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Frederick Cecil Bartholomew, known for his acting work as 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 (1937) and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936).
Birth Name
Frederick Cecil Bartholomew
Born
Friday, 28 March 1924
Died
Thursday, 23 January 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Mandela Catalogue | Cedric 'Ceddie' Errol Jr. | 2021 |
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | David as a Boy (clip from David Copperfield (1935)) | 2005 |
| MGM: When the Lion Roars | Himself | 1992 |
| Biography | David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' | 1987 |
| The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 1986 |
| Hollywood's Children | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1982 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'David Copperfield' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
| MGM Parade | Harvey Cheyne / Harvey / (archive footage) | 1955 |
| St. Benny the Dip | Reverend Wilbur | 1951 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Mandela Catalogue | Cedric 'Ceddie' Errol Jr. | 2021 |
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | David as a Boy (clip from David Copperfield (1935)) | 2005 |
| MGM: When the Lion Roars | Himself | 1992 |
| Biography | David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' | 1987 |
| The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 1986 |
| Hollywood's Children | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1982 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'David Copperfield' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
| MGM Parade | Harvey Cheyne / Harvey / (archive footage) | 1955 |
| St. Benny the Dip | Reverend Wilbur | 1951 |
| Cameo Theatre | (as Fred Bartholomew) | 1950 |
| The Benny Rubin Show | Self | 1949 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Tom Prior | 1948 |
| Sepia Cinderella | Self | 1947 |
| The Town Went Wild | David Conway | 1944 |
| Some of the Best | Harvey in Captains Courageous | 1944 |
| Junior Army | Freddie Hewlett | 1942 |
| A Yank at Eton | Peter Carlton | 1942 |
| Cadets on Parade | Austin Shannon | 1942 |
| Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 | Himself / Self | 1941 |
| Naval Academy | Steve Kendall | 1941 |
| Tom Brown's School Days | East / Ned East | 1940 |
| Swiss Family Robinson | Jack Robinson | 1940 |
| Two Bright Boys | David Harrington | 1939 |
| The Spirit of Culver | Bob Randolph | 1939 |
| Listen, Darling | 'Buzz' Mitchell / Buzz Mitchell | 1938 |
| Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938 |
| Lord Jeff | Geoffrey Braemer | 1938 |
| Kidnapped | David Balfour | 1938 |
| Another Romance of Celluloid | Self | 1938 |
| Captains Courageous | Harvey Cheyne | 1937 |
| Hollywood Party | Himself / Self | 1937 |
| Lloyd's of London | Jonathan Blake - as a Boy / Young Jonathan Blake | 1936 |
| The Devil Is a Sissy | Claude / Claude Pierce | 1936 |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | Ceddie / Cedric 'Ceddie' Erroll aka Lord Fauntleroy | 1936 |
| A Dream Comes True | Self | 1935 |
| Professional Soldier | King Peter / King Peter II | 1935 |
| Anna Karenina | Sergei | 1935 |
| David Copperfield | David - the Child / David Copperfield as a Boy | 1935 |
| Lily Christine | Child | 1932 |
| Fascination | Child | 1931 |
