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Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American theatrical and film actor, who appeared in 75 films from 1930 to 1967. Tracy was one of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, ranking among the top ten box office draws for almost every year from 1938 to 1951. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor, winning two consecutively in 1937 and 1938—the first actor to achieve this feat. In 1999, the American Film Institute named him the ninth greatest male star in American cinema. Tracy decided on acting as a career whilst a student at Ripon... MORE

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American theatrical and film actor, who appeared in 75 films from 1930 to 1967. Tracy was one of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, ranking among the top ten box office draws for almost every year from 1938 to 1951. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor, winning two consecutively in 1937 and 1938—the first actor to achieve this feat. In 1999, the American Film Institute named him the ninth greatest male star in American cinema. Tracy decided on acting as a career whilst a student at Ripon College. He studied acting in New York and appeared in a number of Broadway plays, finally achieving success in the 1930 hit The Last Mile. Director John Ford was impressed by his performance and cast him in Up the River with Humphrey Bogart. Fox Film Corporation signed him to a long term contract, but after five years of mostly undistinguished films, he joined the most prestigious movie studio of the time, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His career flourished with MGM and he became one of their most valuable stars, guaranteeing him top billing in all his pictures from 1940 onwards. In 1942 he appeared with Katharine LESS