<Li> Canadian actor Andrew Chapman played W.C Fields in a vaudeville - themed episode of "Murdoch Mysteries" in season 8, titled "The Keystone Constables". </Li> <P> Information for this filmography is derived from the book, W.C. Fields: A Life on Film, by Ronald J. Fields . All films are feature length except where noted . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001915 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1915 </Td> <Td> (untitled film) </Td> <Td> Himself </Td> <Td> Wynn! Ed Wynn </Td> <Td> Short film presented as part of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1915; lost film </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001915 - 09 - 19 - 0000 September 19, 1915 </Td> <Td> Pool Sharks </Td> <Td> pool! The pool shark </Td> <Td> Middleton! Edwin Middleton </Td> <Td> One reel; story by W.C. Fields; extant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001915 - 10 - 03 - 0000 October 3, 1915 </Td> <Td> His Lordship's Dilemma </Td> <Td> Remittance man </Td> <Td> Haddock! William Haddock </Td> <Td> One reel; extant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001924 - 10 - 27 - 0000 October 27, 1924 </Td> <Td> Janice Meredith </Td> <Td> British! A British sergeant </Td> <Td> Hopper! E. Mason Hopper </Td> <Td> extant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001925 - 08 - 02 - 0000 August 2, 1925 </Td> <Td> Sally of the Sawdust </Td> <Td> McGargle! Professor Eustace P. McGargle </Td> <Td> Griffith! D.W. Griffith </Td> <Td> extant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001925 - 10 - 07 - 0000 October 7, 1925 </Td> <Td> That Royle Girl </Td> <Td> Royle! Daisy Royle's father </Td> <Td> Griffith! D.W. Griffith </Td> <Td> lost film </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001926 - 05 - 24 - 0000 May 24, 1926 </Td> <Td> It's the Old Army Game </Td> <Td> Prettywillie! Elmer Prettywillie </Td> <Td> Sutherland! A. Edward Sutherland </Td> <Td> Story by J.P. McEvoy and W.C. Fields; extant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001926 - 10 - 26 - 0000 October 26, 1926 </Td> <Td> So's Your Old Man </Td> <Td> Bisbee! Samuel Bisbee </Td> <Td> La Cava! Gregory La Cava </Td> <Td> extant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001927 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 1927 </Td> <Td> pot! The Potters </Td> <Td> Potter! Pa Potter </Td> <Td> Newmeyer! Fred C. Newmeyer </Td> <Td> lost film </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001927 - 08 - 20 - 0000 August 20, 1927 </Td> <Td> Running Wild </Td> <Td> Finch! Elmer Finch </Td> <Td> La Cava! Gregory La Cava </Td> <Td> extant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001927 - 10 - 17 - 0000 October 17, 1927 </Td> <Td> Two Flaming Youths </Td> <Td> Gilfoil! J.G. "Gabby" Gilfoil </Td> <Td> Waters! John S. Waters </Td> <Td> lost film </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001928 - 03 - 03 - 0000 March 3, 1928 </Td> <Td> Tillie's Punctured Romance </Td> <Td> Ringmaster! The Ringmaster </Td> <Td> Sutherland! A. Edward Sutherland </Td> <Td> extant? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001928 - 05 - 07 - 0000 May 7, 1928 </Td> <Td> Fools for Luck </Td> <Td> Whitehead! Richard Whitehead </Td> <Td> Reisner! Charles F. Reisner </Td> <Td> extant? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001930 - 08 - 22 - 0000 August 22, 1930 </Td> <Td> golf! The Golf Specialist </Td> <Td> Bellwether! J. Effingham Bellwether </Td> <Td> Brice! Monte Brice </Td> <Td> Two reels; story by W.C. Fields (uncredited) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001931 - 10 - 26 - 0000 October 26, 1931 </Td> <Td> Her Majesty, Love </Td> <Td> Toerrek! Bela Toerrek </Td> <Td> Dieterle! William Dieterle </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001932 - 07 - 08 - 0000 July 8, 1932 </Td> <Td> Million Dollar Legs </Td> <Td> President of Klopstokia </Td> <Td> Cline! Edward Cline </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001932 - 10 - 02 - 0000 October 2, 1932 </Td> <Td> If I Had a Million </Td> <Td> La! Rollo La Rue </Td> <Td> Taurog! Norman Taurog </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001932 - 10 - 09 - 0000 October 9, 1932 </Td> <Td> den! The Dentist </Td> <Td> Himself </Td> <Td> Pearce! Leslie Pearce </Td> <Td> Two reels; story by W.C. Fields (uncredited) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001933 - 03 - 03 - 0000 March 3, 1933 </Td> <Td> fat! The Fatal Glass of Beer </Td> <Td> Snavely! Mr. Snavely </Td> <Td> Bruckman! Clyde Bruckman </Td> <Td> Two reels; story by W.C. Fields (uncredited) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001933 - 04 - 21 - 0000 April 21, 1933 </Td> <Td> phar! The Pharmacist </Td> <Td> Dilweg! Mr. Dilweg </Td> <Td> Ripley! Arthur Ripley </Td> <Td> Two reels; story by W.C. Fields (uncredited) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001933 - 06 - 02 - 0000 June 2, 1933 </Td> <Td> International House </Td> <Td> Quail! Professor Quail </Td> <Td> Sutherland! A. Edward Sutherland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001933 - 06 - 24 - 0000 June 24, 1933 </Td> <Td> Hip Action </Td> <Td> Himself </Td> <Td> Marshall! George Marshall </Td> <Td> One reel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001933 - 07 - 28 - 0000 July 28, 1933 </Td> <Td> barb! The Barber Shop </Td> <Td> O'Hare! Cornelius O'Hare </Td> <Td> Ripley! Arthur Ripley </Td> <Td> Two reels; story by W.C. Fields (uncredited) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001933 - 09 - 08 - 0000 September 8, 1933 </Td> <Td> Hollywood on Parade No . B - 02! Hollywood on Parade No . B - 2 </Td> <Td> Himself </Td> <Td> Lewyn! Louis Lewyn </Td> <Td> One reel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001933 - 10 - 13 - 0000 October 13, 1933 </Td> <Td> Tillie and Gus </Td> <Td> Winterbottom! Augustus Q. Winterbottom </Td> <Td> Martin! Francis Martin </Td> <Td> Fields as contributing writer (uncredited) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001933 - 10 - 22 - 0000 October 22, 1933 </Td> <Td> Alice in Wonderland </Td> <Td> Humpty Dumpty </Td> <Td> McLeod! Norman McLeod </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001934 - 02 - 09 - 0000 February 9, 1934 </Td> <Td> Six of a Kind </Td> <Td> Hoxley! Sheriff "Honest John" Hoxley </Td> <Td> McCarey! Leo McCarey </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001934 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 1934 </Td> <Td> You're Telling Me! </Td> <Td> Bisbee! Sam Bisbee </Td> <Td> Kenton! Erle C. Kenton </Td> <Td> Fields as contributing writer (uncredited) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001934 - 04 - 27 - 0000 April 27, 1934 </Td> <Td> Hollywood on Parade No . B - 10 </Td> <Td> Himself </Td> <Td> Lewyn! Louis Lewyn </Td> <Td> One reel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001934 - 07 - 13 - 0000 July 13, 1934 </Td> <Td> old! The Old Fashioned Way </Td> <Td> McGonigle! The Great (Marc Antony) McGonigle </Td> <Td> Beaudine! William Beaudine </Td> <Td> Story by "Charles Bogle" (W.C. Fields) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001934 - 10 - 19 - 0000 October 19, 1934 </Td> <Td> Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch </Td> <Td> Stubbins! Mr. C. Ellsworth Stubbins </Td> <Td> Taurog! Norman Taurog </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001934 - 11 - 30 - 0000 November 30, 1934 </Td> <Td> It's a Gift </Td> <Td> Bissonette! Harold Bissonette </Td> <Td> McLeod! Norman McLeod </Td> <Td> Original story by "Charles Bogle" (W.C. Fields) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001935 - 10 - 13 - 0000 October 13, 1935 </Td> <Td> David Copperfield </Td> <Td> Micawber! Wilkins Micawber </Td> <Td> Cukor! George Cukor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001935 - 03 - 22 - 0000 March 22, 1935 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> Jackson! Commodore Orlando Jackson </Td> <Td> Sutherland! A. Edward Sutherland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001935 - 07 - 26 - 0000 July 26, 1935 </Td> <Td> Man on the Flying Trapeze </Td> <Td> Wolfinger! Ambrose Wolfinger </Td> <Td> Bruckman! Clyde Bruckman </Td> <Td> Story by "Charles Bogle" (W.C. Fields) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001936 - 06 - 19 - 0000 June 19, 1936 </Td> <Td> Poppy </Td> <Td> McGargle! Professor Eustace P. McGargle </Td> <Td> Sutherland! A. Edward Sutherland </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001938 - 02 - 18 - 0000 February 18, 1938 </Td> <Td> big! The Big Broadcast of 1938 </Td> <Td> Bellows! T. Frothingill Bellows S.B. Bellows </Td> <Td> Leisen! Mitchell Leisen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001939 - 02 - 17 - 0000 February 17, 1939 </Td> <Td> You Can't Cheat an Honest Man </Td> <Td> Whipsnade! Larson E. Whipsnade </Td> <Td> Marshall! George Marshall </Td> <Td> Story by "Charles Bogle" (W.C. Fields) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001940 - 02 - 09 - 0000 February 9, 1940 </Td> <Td> My Little Chickadee </Td> <Td> Twillie! Cuthbert J. Twillie </Td> <Td> Cline! Edward Cline </Td> <Td> Bar scene written by W.C. Fields </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001940 - 11 - 29 - 0000 November 29, 1940 </Td> <Td> bank! The Bank Dick </Td> <Td> Sousè! Egbert Sousè </Td> <Td> Cline! Edward Cline </Td> <Td> Story by "Mahatma Kane Jeeves" (W.C. Fields) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001941 - 10 - 10 - 0000 October 10, 1941 </Td> <Td> Never Give a Sucker an Even Break </Td> <Td> Great! The Great Man </Td> <Td> Cline! Edward Cline </Td> <Td> Original story by "Otis Criblecoblis" (W.C. Fields). Final starring film . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> unreleased </Td> <Td> laz! The Laziest Golfer </Td> <Td> Himself </Td> <Td> (unknown) </Td> <Td> Footage shot but never assembled </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001942 - 10 - 30 - 0000 October 30, 1942 </Td> <Td> Tales of Manhattan </Td> <Td> Postlewhistle! Professor Postlewhistle </Td> <Td> Duvivier! Julien Duvivier </Td> <Td> Guest sequence with Fields cut from original release, restored for home video., (uncredited) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001944 - 05 - 05 - 0000 May 5, 1944 </Td> <Td> Follow the Boys </Td> <Td> Himself (Guest sequence) </Td> <Td> Sutherland! A. Edward Sutherland </Td> <Td> Fields revived his old trick pool table routine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001944 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21, 1944 </Td> <Td> Song of the Open Road </Td> <Td> Himself (Guest sequence) </Td> <Td> Simon! S. Sylvan Simon </Td> <Td> Fields juggled for a few moments </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001944 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 30, 1944 </Td> <Td> Sensations of 1945 </Td> <Td> Himself (Guest sequence) </Td> <Td> Stone! Andrew L. Stone </Td> <Td> Fields revived part of his old "Caledonian Express" sketch (last appearance) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Role </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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