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
William Courtenay (actor) years he appeared alternatively in plays and motion pictures. His first of five sound films, "Evidence" for Warner Brothers, is lost. His penultimate sound film "Three Faces East" with Constance Bennett is restored and on DVD. William Courtenay died at Rye, New York on April 20, 1933. His widow Virginia died in 1946. William Courtenay (actor) William Courtenay (June 19, 1875 – April 20, 1933) was a noted Broadway star and later film actor. He was born William Hancock Kelly. At age 19 in 1894, before his Broadway career took off, Courtenay appeared in Alexander Black's slide show "Miss Jerry".