W.C. Fields 48 pictures

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father (who hit him on the head with a shovel), he ran ...

Born: January 29, 1880
Star sign: Aquarius
Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Known for: The Bank Dick (1940), It's a Gift (1934), Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941), My Little Chickadee (1940)
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