Humphrey Bogart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

158

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

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Sirocco

    Sirocco

  • Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

  • King of the Underworld

    King of the Underworld

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Invisible Stripes

    Invisible Stripes

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • We're No Angels

    We're No Angels

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Chain Lightning

    Chain Lightning

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • The Barefoot Contessa

    The Barefoot Contessa

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • Midnight

    Midnight

  • Isle of Fury

    Isle of Fury

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • Breakdowns of 1949

    Breakdowns of 1949

  • Always Together

    Always Together

  • China Clipper

    China Clipper

  • The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

  • Breakdowns of 1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

  • The African Queen

    The African Queen

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • The Bad Sister

    The Bad Sister

  • Biography: Humphrey Bogart

    Biography: Humphrey Bogart

  • Breakdowns of 1936

    Breakdowns of 1936

  • Up the River

    Up the River

  • Breakdowns of 1939

    Breakdowns of 1939

  • Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

  • Ersatz

    Ersatz

  • In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • Breakdowns of 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

  • The Caine Mutiny

    The Caine Mutiny

  • Angels with Dirty Faces

    Angels with Dirty Faces

  • Battle Circus

    Battle Circus

  • Dark Passage

    Dark Passage

  • Dynamite Chicken

    Dynamite Chicken

  • Breakdowns of 1940

    Breakdowns of 1940

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

  • The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • To Have and Have Not

    To Have and Have Not

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

  • The Left Hand of God

    The Left Hand of God

  • Key Largo

    Key Largo

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • Iconic Couples of Hollywood

    Iconic Couples of Hollywood

  • Beat the Devil

    Beat the Devil

  • The Hollywood Ten

    The Hollywood Ten

  • Dark Victory

    Dark Victory

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Knock on Any Door

    Knock on Any Door

  • Pulp Cinema

    Pulp Cinema

  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

  • Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

    Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

  • The Love Lottery

    The Love Lottery

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • Black Legion

    Black Legion

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

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

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

  • The Return of Doctor X

    The Return of Doctor X

  • Passage to Marseille

    Passage to Marseille

  • Tokyo Joe

    Tokyo Joe

  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • The Oklahoma Kid

    The Oklahoma Kid

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Marked Woman

    Marked Woman

  • Hollywood Victory Caravan

    Hollywood Victory Caravan

  • Bogart: The Untold Story

    Bogart: The Untold Story

  • San Quentin

    San Quentin

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • Crime School

    Crime School

  • Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

  • Men Are Such Fools

    Men Are Such Fools

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • The Wagons Roll at Night

    The Wagons Roll at Night

  • Blow-Ups of 1947

    Blow-Ups of 1947

  • It All Came True

    It All Came True

  • The Great O'Malley

    The Great O'Malley

  • Warner at War

    Warner at War

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

    You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

  • Living Famously

    Living Famously

  • Racket Busters

    Racket Busters

  • Blow-Ups of 1946

    Blow-Ups of 1946

  • Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

    Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

  • Swing Your Lady

    Swing Your Lady

  • Two Against the World

    Two Against the World

  • Julie Andrews Forever

    Julie Andrews Forever

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • Two Guys from Milwaukee

    Two Guys from Milwaukee

  • Showbiz Ballyhoo

    Showbiz Ballyhoo

  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

    Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

  • Ingrid Bergman Remembered

    Ingrid Bergman Remembered

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder

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

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

  • The Two Mrs. Carrolls

    The Two Mrs. Carrolls

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

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

    Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

  • The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

    The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

  • Love Affair

    Love Affair

  • Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

    Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • 'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

    'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

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

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

  • A Holy Terror

    A Holy Terror

  • Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

    Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

  • Movie Tough Guys

    Movie Tough Guys

  • Bacall on Bogart

    Bacall on Bogart

  • I Am an American

    I Am an American

  • A Devil with Women

    A Devil with Women

  • Swingtime in the Movies

    Swingtime in the Movies

  • Hollywood sul Tevere

    Hollywood sul Tevere

  • All This and World War II

    All This and World War II

  • The Dancing Town

    The Dancing Town

  • Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

    Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

  • Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

    Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

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

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

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

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

  • As Time Goes By: The Children Remember

    As Time Goes By: The Children Remember

  • Broadway's Like That

    Broadway's Like That

  • Akai Ito

    Akai Ito

  • Report from the Front

    Report from the Front

  • The Crime Of Korea

    The Crime Of Korea

  • Humphrey Bogart on Film

    Humphrey Bogart on Film