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William Lee Tracy was an American actor. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the 1964 film The Best Man.
Birth Name
William Lee Tracy
Born
Thursday, 14 April 1898
Died
Friday, 18 October 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Profiles in Courage | Senator Robert A. Taft | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Ben Gifford | 1964 |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | Space in 'Bombshell' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
| The Best Man | President Art Hockstader | 1964 |
| Going My Way | Cornelius McBride | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Baker | 1961 |
| 87th Precinct | Otto Forman | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Johnny Pace / Gentleman Johnny | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia | (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Profiles in Courage | Senator Robert A. Taft | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Ben Gifford | 1964 |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | Space in 'Bombshell' / (archive footage) | 1964 |
| The Best Man | President Art Hockstader | 1964 |
| Going My Way | Cornelius McBride | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Baker | 1961 |
| 87th Precinct | Otto Forman | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Johnny Pace / Gentleman Johnny | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| New York Confidential | Lee Cochran | 1959 |
| Wagon Train | George B. Hanrahan | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Amazing Mr. Malone | John J. Malone | 1951 |
| Wonderful Town, U.S.A. | Self | 1951 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Sidney Black | 1950 |
| The Billy Rose Show | The Baron | 1950 |
| Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet | Self | 1949 |
| Martin Kane | Martin Kane | 1949 |
| Maggi's Private Wire | Self | 1949 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Captain Gallagher | 1948 |
| The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre | Johnny | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Actor | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - Actor | 1948 |
| High Tide | Hugh Fresney | 1947 |
| Betrayal from the East | Eddie Carter | 1945 |
| Power of the Press | Griff Thompson | 1943 |
| The Pay Off | Brad McKay | 1942 |
| Millionaires in Prison | Nick Burton | 1940 |
| The Spellbinder | Jed Marlowe | 1939 |
| Fixer Dugan | Charlie 'The Fixer' Dugan / Charlie "Fixer" Dugan | 1939 |
| Crashing Hollywood | Michael Winslow | 1938 |
| Behind the Headlines | Eddie Haines | 1937 |
| Criminal Lawyer | Brandon / Barry Brandon | 1937 |
| Cinema Circus | Ringmaster / Himself - Ringmaster | 1937 |
| Wanted! Jane Turner | Tom Mallory | 1936 |
| Sutter's Gold | Pete Perkin | 1936 |
| Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Pirate | 1935 |
| Two Fisted | Hap Hurley | 1935 |
| Carnival | Chick Thompson | 1935 |
| You Belong to Me | Bud Hannigan | 1934 |
| I'll Tell the World | Stanley Brown | 1934 |
| Advice to the Forlorn | Toby Prentiss | 1933 |
| Bombshell | Space Hanlon / E.J. 'Space' Hanlon | 1933 |
| Dinner at Eight | Max Kane | 1933 |
| Turn Back the Clock | Joe Gimlet | 1933 |
| The Nuisance | Joseph Phineas 'Joe' Stevens | 1933 |
| Private Jones | Pvt. William 'Bill' Jones | 1933 |
| Clear All Wires! | Buckley Joyce Thomas | 1933 |
| The Half-Naked Truth | Jimmy Bates / Bates | 1932 |
| Washington Merry-Go-Round | Button Wynett Brown / Button Gwinett Brown | 1932 |
| Blessed Event | Alvin Roberts | 1932 |
| The Night Mayor | Mayor Bobby Kingston | 1932 |
| Doctor X | Lee Taylor | 1932 |
| Love Is a Racket | Stanley Fiske | 1932 |
| The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Scotty Cornell / Scott 'Scotty' Cornell | 1932 |
| She Got What She Wanted | Eddie | 1930 |
| Liliom | The Buzzard | 1930 |
| Born Reckless | Bill O'Brien | 1930 |
| Big Time | Eddie Burns | 1929 |
| Salute | Radio Announcer | 1929 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1965 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1965 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
