W. C. Fields a "Hommage to Mack Sennett" (1934). Fields is one of the figures that appears in the crowd scene on the cover of The Beatles' 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". The United States Postal Service issued a W.C. Fields commemorative stamp on the comedian's 100th birthday, in January 1980. 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. W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an
Stage name Granger, born James Stewart; and Michael Keaton, born Michael Douglas. (The rumor that Michael Keaton changed his surname because of an attraction to actress Diane Keaton is incorrect; He chose Keaton because of an affinity for the physical comedy of Buster Keaton.) Diane Keaton, whose birth name is Diane Hall, took her mother's maiden name as a stage name after learning that there was already a registered actress named Diane Hall in the Actors' Equity Association. "Ugly Betty" actress Vanessa Williams officially uses "Vanessa L. Williams" due to SAG guidelines, although the other actress with same first and last name