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

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

    You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

    Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

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

    John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

  • The Great O'Malley

    The Great O'Malley

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

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

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

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Julie Andrews Forever

    Julie Andrews Forever

  • Sabrina

    Sabrina

  • Blow-Ups of 1946

    Blow-Ups of 1946

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • Blow-Ups of 1947

    Blow-Ups of 1947

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

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

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

    Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?

  • It All Came True

    It All Came True

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

    You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

  • Dark Passage

    Dark Passage

  • To Have and Have Not

    To Have and Have Not

  • Angels with Dirty Faces

    Angels with Dirty Faces

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • The Big Sleep

    The Big Sleep

  • Deadline - U.S.A.

    Deadline - U.S.A.

  • As Time Goes By: The Children Remember

    As Time Goes By: The Children Remember

  • San Quentin

    San Quentin

  • Sirocco

    Sirocco

  • Battle Circus

    Battle Circus

  • The African Queen

    The African Queen

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder

  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

  • Bogart: The Untold Story

    Bogart: The Untold Story

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

  • The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon

  • Crime School

    Crime School

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

    Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

  • The Barefoot Contessa

    The Barefoot Contessa

  • Invisible Stripes

    Invisible Stripes

  • Passage to Marseille

    Passage to Marseille

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • The Caine Mutiny

    The Caine Mutiny

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Always Together

    Always Together

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

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

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • Chain Lightning

    Chain Lightning

  • In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

  • Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

  • We're No Angels

    We're No Angels

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • Midnight

    Midnight

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • The Wagons Roll at Night

    The Wagons Roll at Night

  • Knock on Any Door

    Knock on Any Door

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • Key Largo

    Key Largo

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • Marked Woman

    Marked Woman

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • The Two Mrs. Carrolls

    The Two Mrs. Carrolls

  • The Bad Sister

    The Bad Sister

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • The Left Hand of God

    The Left Hand of God

  • The Return of Doctor X

    The Return of Doctor X

  • Tokyo Joe

    Tokyo Joe

  • The Love Lottery

    The Love Lottery

  • Beat the Devil

    Beat the Devil

  • Two Guys from Milwaukee

    Two Guys from Milwaukee

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • China Clipper

    China Clipper

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

    Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

  • Up the River

    Up the River

  • Bacall on Bogart

    Bacall on Bogart

  • Swing Your Lady

    Swing Your Lady

  • All This and World War II

    All This and World War II

  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

  • Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

    Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

  • A Holy Terror

    A Holy Terror

  • Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning

  • Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

  • Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

  • Broadway's Like That

    Broadway's Like That

  • Breakdowns of 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

  • Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

    Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Movie Tough Guys

    Movie Tough Guys

  • Breakdowns of 1936

    Breakdowns of 1936

  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

  • King of the Underworld

    King of the Underworld

  • I Am an American

    I Am an American

  • Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

    Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

    Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart

  • Breakdowns of 1939

    Breakdowns of 1939

  • Iconic Couples of Hollywood

    Iconic Couples of Hollywood

  • The Desperate Hours

    The Desperate Hours

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • Dark Victory

    Dark Victory

  • Black Legion

    Black Legion

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • Ersatz

    Ersatz

  • The Oklahoma Kid

    The Oklahoma Kid

  • Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

    Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

  • The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

    The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert

  • Living Famously

    Living Famously

  • Breakdowns of 1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

  • Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

  • Hollywood Victory Caravan

    Hollywood Victory Caravan

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Biography: Humphrey Bogart

    Biography: Humphrey Bogart

  • Swingtime in the Movies

    Swingtime in the Movies

  • The Hollywood Ten

    The Hollywood Ten

  • Isle of Fury

    Isle of Fury

  • Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

  • Men Are Such Fools

    Men Are Such Fools

  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

    Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

  • Breakdowns of 1949

    Breakdowns of 1949

  • Two Against the World

    Two Against the World

  • Racket Busters

    Racket Busters

  • 'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

    'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

  • Breakdowns of 1940

    Breakdowns of 1940

  • Ingrid Bergman Remembered

    Ingrid Bergman Remembered

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

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

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Pulp Cinema

    Pulp Cinema

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • The Dancing Town

    The Dancing Town

  • Dynamite Chicken

    Dynamite Chicken

  • Showbiz Ballyhoo

    Showbiz Ballyhoo

  • Love Affair

    Love Affair

  • Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

  • A Devil with Women

    A Devil with Women

  • Report from the Front

    Report from the Front

  • The Crime Of Korea

    The Crime Of Korea

  • Humphrey Bogart on Film

    Humphrey Bogart on Film