Humphrey Bogart
Photo: Published by The Minneapolis Tribune-photo from Warner Bros. / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date
December 25, 1899
Died
January 14, 1957
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Natural hair color
Brown
Eye color
Brown
Height
5 ft 9 in | 174 cm
Weight
68 kg | 150 lbs
Chest
40 in | 101 cm
Shoe size
8 US | 41 EU
Waist
34 in | 86 cm
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Humphrey Bogart was born in New York City, New York, United States, on October 12, 1968, was an American actor.
Young Humphrey Bogart began his acting career on stage in Broadway productions (1922-1935).
He made his stage debut in a play "Drifting" (1921) in role as a Japanese butler.
He played reporter Gregory Brown in comedy "Meet the Wife" (1923-1924), at the Klaw Theatre.
He got his movie debut in short silent film The Dancing Town (1928) in role as Man in Doorway at Dance.
He made his feature film debut in pre-Code comedy Up the River (1930) in role as Steve Jordan, directed by John Ford.
He landed his first big break with a role as Duke Mantee in drama crime movie The Petrified Forest (1936) opposite Bette Davis.
Humphrey's breakthrough performances came in noir movies: The Maltese Falcon (1941) in role as Sam Spade and High Sierra (1941) in role as Roy Earle.
Best Movies
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performances in films:
Casablanca (1942) romantic drama in role as Rick Blaine
The Caine Mutiny (1954) romantic drama in role as Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Charlie Allnut in drama romance film The African Queen (1951).
The Big Sleep (1946) noir with Lauren Bacall
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) drama action directed by John Huston
Key Largo (1948) noir crime drama with Lauren Bacall
Sabrina (1954) romantic comedy drama opposite Audrey Hepburn
To Have and Have Not (1944) thriller romance opposite Lauren Bacall
In a Lonely Place (1950) drama mystery with Gloria Grahame
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) drama crime with James Cagney and Ann Sheridan
High Sierra (1941) heist with Ida Lupino
The Roaring Twenties (1939) crime thriller with James Cagney
Dark Passage (1947) crime drama opposite Lauren Bacall
Dark Victory (1939) drama with Bette Davis
Sahara (1943) drama in role as Sergeant Joe Gunn
Facts
Attended the Delancey School and Trinity School in New York City.
Attended boarding school Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
Had two younger sisters, Frances ("Pat") and Catherine Elizabeth ("Kay").
Bogart starred in over 75 films during his career.
American Film Institute ranked him as the greatest male star in history of American movies.
He was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a Star located at 6322 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
He served in the US Navy and was wounded in World War I.
Was good friends with John Huston, Frank Sinatra, Richard Burton and Spencer Tracy.
Was a founding member and the original leader of "Rat Pack".
Humphrey died on January 14, 1957, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 57.
Spouse
He was married to:
Lauren Bacall (1945-1957), they had one son and one daughter
Mayo Methot (1938-1945)
Mary Philips (1928-1938)
Helen Menken (1926-1927)
Relationships
He dated Joan Blondell (1930), Glenda Farrell (1930), Ruth Etting (1930-1931), Louise Brooks (1924-1925) and Ruth Rankin (1920).