Humphrey Bogart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

155

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-12-25

Day of death

1957-01-14 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Humphrey Bogart

Biography

Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest male star of classic American cinema. Bogart began acting in Broadway shows, beginning his career in motion pictures with Up the River (1930) for Fox and appeared in supporting roles for the next decade, regularly portraying gangsters. He was praised for his work as Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest (1936), but remained cast secondary to other actors at Warner Bros. who received leading roles. Bogart also received positive reviews for his performance as gangster Hugh "Baby Face" Martin, in Dead End (1937), directed by William Wyler. His breakthrough from supporting roles to stardom was set in motion with High Sierra (1941) and catapulted in The Maltese Falcon (1941), considered one of the first great noir films. Bogart's private detectives, Sam Spade (in The Maltese Falcon) and Philip Marlowe (in 1946's The Big Sleep), became the models for detectives in other noir films. His most significant romantic lead role was with Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (1942), which earned him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. 44-year-old Bogart and 19-year-old Lauren Bacall fell in love during filming of To Have and Have Not (1944). In 1945, a few months after principal photography for The Big Sleep, their second film together, he divorced his third wife and married Bacall. After their marriage, they played each other's love interest in the mystery thrillers Dark Passage (1947) and Key Largo (1948). Bogart's performances in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and In a Lonely Place (1950) are now considered among his best, although they were not recognized as such when the films were released. He reprised those unsettled, unstable characters as a World War II naval-vessel commander in The Caine Mutiny (1954), which was a critical and commercial hit and earned him another Best Actor nomination. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a cantankerous river steam launch skipper opposite Katharine Hepburn's missionary in the World War I African adventure The African Queen (1951). Other significant roles in his later years included The Barefoot Contessa (1954) with Ava Gardner and his on-screen competition with William Holden for Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina (1954). A heavy smoker and drinker, Bogart died from esophageal cancer in January 1957.

Known For

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • San Quentin

    San Quentin

  • Sirocco

    Sirocco

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • Battle Circus

    Battle Circus

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • Invisible Stripes

    Invisible Stripes

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • Dark Passage

    Dark Passage

  • Always Together

    Always Together

  • Crime School

    Crime School

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • The Barefoot Contessa

    The Barefoot Contessa

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

    Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

  • The African Queen

    The African Queen

  • A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'

    A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'

  • The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon

  • Chain Lightning

    Chain Lightning

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • To Have and Have Not

    To Have and Have Not

  • Midnight

    Midnight

  • Angels with Dirty Faces

    Angels with Dirty Faces

  • The Caine Mutiny

    The Caine Mutiny

  • Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

  • Marked Woman

    Marked Woman

  • Bogart: The Untold Story

    Bogart: The Untold Story

  • Blow-Ups of 1947

    Blow-Ups of 1947

  • Tokyo Joe

    Tokyo Joe

  • Blow-Ups of 1946

    Blow-Ups of 1946

  • The Left Hand of God

    The Left Hand of God

  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • We're No Angels

    We're No Angels

  • The Love Lottery

    The Love Lottery

  • Knock on Any Door

    Knock on Any Door

  • China Clipper

    China Clipper

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • Passage to Marseille

    Passage to Marseille

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder

  • The Bad Sister

    The Bad Sister

  • The Return of Doctor X

    The Return of Doctor X

  • The Two Mrs. Carrolls

    The Two Mrs. Carrolls

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

    Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

  • Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

    Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

  • Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

    Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

    You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

  • Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

  • Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'

    Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • Up the River

    Up the River

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • As Time Goes By: The Children Remember

    As Time Goes By: The Children Remember

  • The Wagons Roll at Night

    The Wagons Roll at Night

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

  • Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

  • Julie Andrews Forever

    Julie Andrews Forever

  • Breakdowns of 1939

    Breakdowns of 1939

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • A Holy Terror

    A Holy Terror

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • Bacall on Bogart

    Bacall on Bogart

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • King of the Underworld

    King of the Underworld

  • Key Largo

    Key Largo

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • Two Guys from Milwaukee

    Two Guys from Milwaukee

  • Breakdowns of 1936

    Breakdowns of 1936

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • The Great O'Malley

    The Great O'Malley

  • I Am an American

    I Am an American

  • It All Came True

    It All Came True

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • Breakdowns of 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

    Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Swing Your Lady

    Swing Your Lady

  • Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning

  • Beat the Devil

    Beat the Devil

  • The Oklahoma Kid

    The Oklahoma Kid

  • Biography: Humphrey Bogart

    Biography: Humphrey Bogart

  • Iconic Couples of Hollywood

    Iconic Couples of Hollywood

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Ersatz

    Ersatz

  • Breakdowns of 1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

  • Ingrid Bergman Remembered

    Ingrid Bergman Remembered

  • Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

    Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

  • All This and World War II

    All This and World War II

  • Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

  • The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

  • Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

    Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

  • Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • Broadway's Like That

    Broadway's Like That

  • Dark Victory

    Dark Victory

  • Hollywood Victory Caravan

    Hollywood Victory Caravan

  • Black Legion

    Black Legion

  • The Hollywood Ten

    The Hollywood Ten

  • Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • Isle of Fury

    Isle of Fury

  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

  • Breakdowns of 1949

    Breakdowns of 1949

  • Breakdowns of 1940

    Breakdowns of 1940

  • Living Famously

    Living Famously

  • Swingtime in the Movies

    Swingtime in the Movies

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Men Are Such Fools

    Men Are Such Fools

  • Two Against the World

    Two Against the World

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Movie Tough Guys

    Movie Tough Guys

  • Pulp Cinema

    Pulp Cinema

  • Racket Busters

    Racket Busters

  • Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

    Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

  • The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

    The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

  • Love Affair

    Love Affair

  • Dynamite Chicken

    Dynamite Chicken

  • Showbiz Ballyhoo

    Showbiz Ballyhoo

  • 'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

    'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

    Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

  • Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • The Dancing Town

    The Dancing Town

  • Report from the Front

    Report from the Front

  • Humphrey Bogart on Film

    Humphrey Bogart on Film

  • A Devil with Women

    A Devil with Women

  • The Crime Of Korea

    The Crime Of Korea