George Bancroft 3 pictures

Actor
George Bancroft was raised in Philadelphia and attended high school at Tomes Institute (Philadelphia). He won an impressive appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and graduated as a commissioned officer. He served in the Navy for the prescribed period of required service but no more. He decided to turn to show business, first ...

Born: September 30, 1882
Star sign: Libra
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Known for: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Stagecoach (1939), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Docks of New York (1928)
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