George Bancroft (September 30, 1882 â€" October 2, 1956) was an
American film actor, whose career spanned more than thirty years from
1925 to 1956. He was cast in many notable films alongside major film
stars throughout his Hollywood years.Bancroft was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1882. He attended Tomes Institute in
Port Deposit, Maryland.After working on merchant marine vessels at age
14, Bancroft was an apprentice on USS Constellation and later served
on USS Essex and West Indies. Additionally, during the Battle of
Manila Bay (1898), he was a gunner on USS Baltimore. During his days
in the Navy, he staged plays aboard ship.In 1900, he swam underneath
the hull of the battleship USS Oregon to check the extent of the
damage after it struck a rock off the coast of China. For this, he was
appointed to the United States Naval Academy, but found it too
restrictive for his tastes and left to pursue a theatrical
career.[note 1]
American film actor, whose career spanned more than thirty years from
1925 to 1956. He was cast in many notable films alongside major film
stars throughout his Hollywood years.Bancroft was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1882. He attended Tomes Institute in
Port Deposit, Maryland.After working on merchant marine vessels at age
14, Bancroft was an apprentice on USS Constellation and later served
on USS Essex and West Indies. Additionally, during the Battle of
Manila Bay (1898), he was a gunner on USS Baltimore. During his days
in the Navy, he staged plays aboard ship.In 1900, he swam underneath
the hull of the battleship USS Oregon to check the extent of the
damage after it struck a rock off the coast of China. For this, he was
appointed to the United States Naval Academy, but found it too
restrictive for his tastes and left to pursue a theatrical
career.[note 1]
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