Biography
Frederick Cecil Bartholomew, known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an English-American child actor who was very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in Captains Courageous (1937) and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936). His child acting contemporary Mickey Rooney said of him, "He was one of the finest, if not the finest child stars that we had on the scene at that time." His Captains Courageous co-star Spencer Tracy said of him "Freddie Bartholomew's acting is so fine and so simple and so true that it's way over people's heads."
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography16 titles
Hollywood’s Children
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Tom Brown's School Days
Captains Courageous
That's Entertainment, Part II
The Town Went Wild
The Devil Is a Sissy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Listen, Darling
David Copperfield
Anna Karenina
A Yank at Eton
Lights Out
St. Benny the Dip
Swiss Family Robinson
Sepia Cinderella