Spencer Tracy Several of Tracy's films, particularly his comedies, are regarded as classics of American cinema. He starred in four of the titles on the American Film Institute's list of "100 Years ... 100 Laughs": "Adam's Rib", "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", "Father of the Bride" and "Woman of the Year". "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" was included on AFI's list of the 100 greatest American movies, while "Captains Courageous" was featured on their list of America's most inspiring movies. Tracy was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor, a category record he holds with Laurence Olivier. He was
John Sheehan (actor) talking version of the film "Kismet" (1930), starring Otis Skinner and Loretta Young; a featured role in 1934's "Little Miss Marker", starring Shirley Temple and Adolphe Menjou; Michael Curtiz's "Kid Galahad" (1937), starring Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart; the Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn romantic comedy "Woman of the Year" (1942); the classic biopic "The Pride of the Yankees" (1943), starring Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright; another 1943 biographical film, "Yankee Doodle Dandy", starring James Cagney; the Abbott and Costello comedy "Buck Privates Come Home" (1947); and the last film to be released in which he appeared