Cast & creator
Freddie Bartholomew
Best known for Lights Out, MGM Parade, MGM Parade
Freddie Bartholomew was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in Captains Courageous and Little Lord Fauntleroy. He was born in London and for the title role of David Copperfield, he emigrated to the United States in 1934, living there the rest of his life. He became an American citizen in 1943 following World War II military service. Despite his great success and acclaim following David Copperfield, his childhood film stardom was marred by nearly constant legal battles and payouts which eventually took a huge toll on both his finances and his career. In adulthood, after World War II service, his film career dwindled rapidly, and he switched from performing to directing and producing in the medium of television.
Also known as: Frederick Cecil Bartholomew, Fred Bartholomew, Frederick Llewellyn March
33
film credits
4
television credits
37
1931–1992 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (37)
Showing 37 of 37 credits
Lights Out
1949
MGM Parade
Self
1955MGM Parade
self
1955
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
Tom Brown's School Days
East
1940
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
Captains Courageous
Harvey Cheyne
1937
Anna Karenina
Sergei
1935
David Copperfield
David Copperfield as a Boy
1935
Lloyd's of London
Young Jonathan Blake
1936
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
1935
Junior Army
Freddie Hewlett
1942
Kidnapped
David Balfour
1938
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Cedric 'Ceddie' Erroll aka Lord Fauntleroy
1936
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
1938
The Big Parade of Comedy
David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)
1964
Hollywood Party
Himself
1937
The Devil Is a Sissy
Claude Pierce
1936
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
1986
Fascination
Child
1931
St. Benny the Dip
Reverend Wilbur
1951Soaring Stars
Himself
1942
A Yank at Eton
Peter Carlton
1942
The Town Went Wild
David Conway
1944
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
1941
Swiss Family Robinson
Jack Robinson
1940
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
1938
Sepia Cinderella
1947
Lord Jeff
Geoffrey Braemer
1938
The Spirit of Culver
Bob Randolph
1939
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
Self
1942
Listen, Darling
Buzz Mitchell
1938
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
1982
Naval Academy
Steve Kendall
1941
Two Bright Boys
David Harrington
1939
Professional Soldier
King Peter II
1935
Cadets on Parade
Austin Shannon
1942