Humphrey Bogart
1899-1957
"I made more lousy pictures than any actor in history."
Well, that certainly is not true. Although Humphrey Bogart took a while to catch on in Hollywood. He was not the typically handsome star but he had a certain quality that was hard to ignore. He was a rugged, tough, hard-drinking man who loved his women with passion and determination. His film career spanned only three decades but it is filled with some of the most iconic performances in film history. Just say the word "Casablanca" and his face appears before you. He was Sam Spade and Phillip Marlowe, and always will be. His characterization of Captain Queeg in "The Caine Mutiny" is a tour de force. "The African Queen," for which he won the Oscar as the irascible and lovable Charles Allnut, is a classic. Then there's "Key Largo", "Treasure of the Sierra Madre", "To Have and Have Not." Humphrey Bogart was an original who will not be easily forgotten.
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