Humphrey Bogart was born on Christmas Day, 1899, and died on January 14, 1957, of esophageal cancer. He was one of the classic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. In fact, the American Film Institute ranked him the greatest male screen legend in American film history. With an accolade like that, it's no surprise that Bogart, or "Bogie" as he was known to be nicknamed, has been involved in some of the greatest, most beloved films in history.

Update August 7, 2023: This list has been updated with even more great films by the legendary Humphrey Bogart.

Anyone who ever tuned in to Turner Classic Movies likely saw a couple of Bogarts films at some point. So, which films should die-hard Bogart fans or anyone wanting to see some of the best work from one of Hollywood's best names check out? The following list should give you some ideas.

10 High Sierra (1941)

high sierra 1941
Warner Bros

Humphrey Bogart portrayed a seasoned career criminal tasked with carrying out a complex jewel heist at a California casino in the 1941 film noir High Sierra, in which the skilled robber joins forces with a beautiful dance hall performer (Ida Lupino) to mastermind and execute the job for an aging crime boss (Donald MacBride). Bogart's cool and calculating character Roy Earle is forced to go on the run after the seemingly fool-proof theft goes awry, retreating to the mountains with the authorities close in tow for an epic final showdown.

The spellbinding picture was a significant turning point in Bogart's illustrious career, as it helped establish him into one of Hollywood's most exciting leading men after having previously been known for his supportive roles. Then up-and-coming filmmaking great John Huston helped write the screenplay for the noir, and its massive critical and commercial success led to the director being able to create his cinematic triumph later that year, The Maltese Falcon, which once again enlisted the talent of Bogart.

9 The Big Sleep (1946)

Detective Philip Marlowe and Vivian Rutledge
Warner Bros.

In Howard Hawks' 1946 picture The Big Sleep, Bogart shared the screen with his wife and fellow acting legend Lauren Bacall, brilliantly portraying Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe as he is hired by an affluent family led by a wealthy general to investigate the gambling debts of his youngest child, with the woman's insightful older sister Vivian (Bacall) aiding Marlowe on his quest for the truth. The cunning P.I. finds he got more than he bargained for as he becomes embroiled in a convoluted web of lies, murder, deceit, and blackmail while looking into the case, and nobly sets out to help free the family from its own chaos.

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Despite initially garnering mixed reviews from critics, The Big Sleep has retrospectively been praised and celebrated, with Marlowe being named by the American Film Institute as one of cinema's greatest heroes on their 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains list. Its box office draw led to two more collaborations between the dynamic couple, 1947's Dark Passage and 1948's Key Largo, both of which further helped capitalize on the public's fascination with "Bogie & Bacall."

8 The Caine Mutiny (1954)

The Caine Mutiny
Columbia Pictures

Based on Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, the 1954 military trial drama The Caine Mutiny stars Bogart as stoic Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg, who is brought on as the new captain of a run-down vessel during World War II and finds his methods and approach to leadership being questioned by his fellow crew members and Executive Officer. After his men form a mutiny against him during a dangerous typhoon, they are forced to stand trial upon their return to land, and shocking truths about the weary Queeg come to light in dramatic fashion.

For his compelling performance as the PTSD-stricken Captain, Bogart received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, with the drama earning an additional six, including Best Motion Picture. The Caine Mutiny was revered for its handling of the subject source's complex characters and its thrilling action sequences, with Queeg's emotional breakdown during the trial scene being declared "the stuff of movie legend".

7 The African Queen (1952)

Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn The African Queen
United Artists

This 1951 film won Humphrey Bogart his only Oscar for Best Actor, beating out such legendary performances as Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and Montgomery Clift in A Place In The Sun. The story takes place during WWI in German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania). Bogart plays Charlie Allnut, the captain and mechanic of a boat named The African Queen. When a missionary named Rose (played by Katharine Hepburn) suggests turning the titular vessel into a torpedo boat to sink a larger German vessel patrolling the waters, Allnut agrees, and the race is on to find and sink the German vessel.

Shot on location in Uganda and what was at the time the Belgian Congo (a rarity for films during this time), this is a fun adventure film. Bogart and Katharine Hepburn have incredible chemistry together, which is especially important since such a large chunk of the film is just them on the water. The African Queen is a lot of fun and always entertaining.

6 To Have and Have Not (1944)

To Have and Have Not
Warner Bros.

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall famously fell in love during the production of the acclaimed 1944 romantic war drama To Have and Have Not, in which the iconic pair star as an embittered freelancing fisherman and sultry drifter and lounge singer who join forces to help smuggle two French Resistance fighters into the country during World War II. Despite wanting to completely stay out of politics and the current events plaguing the world, sea captain Harry "Steve" Morgan is inspired to help the Resistance after his close friend is taken hostage and he decides to help in the organization's courageous fight against the Nazi occupation.

To Have and Have Not generated a lot of buzz upon its release due to the controversial relationship between Bogart and Bacall during filming, with fans all across the country flocking to theaters to witness the pair's electrifying chemistry on the big screen. Bogart won Best Actor at the National Board of Review Awards, and many critics view the Ernest Hemingway adaptation as Howard Hawks' greatest cinematic masterpiece.

5 In A Lonely Place (1950)

Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame- In A Lonely Place
Distributed by Columbia Pictures

This 1950 film, directed by Nicholas Ray (who also directed Rebel Without A Cause) and co-starring Ray's wife, Gloria Grahame, sees Bogart star as Dixon Steele, a screenwriter with a violent temper who hasn't had a successful hit since before WWII. Hired to adapt a book he hasn't read, Steele invites a young woman over to tell him the plot of the book. When the woman turns up murdered the next day, Steele rises to the top of the suspect's list, as he was the last person to see her alive.

This is a radically different role for Bogart, who usually played likable heroes, even if they were a little rough around the edges. Here, there is no likability whatsoever. Dixon Steele is an angry, violent man who doesn't take much to set off. Bogart does a great job exploring this man, and even though it appears he's innocent of the murder, he's still easily capable of such an act. In A Lonely Place is one of the more underrated films on Bogart's resume, but it's getting its due on this list.

4 Sabrina (1954)

Sabrina
Paramount Pictures

With a phenomenal cast featuring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden, the 1954 romantic dramedy Sabrina stars the Roman Holiday actress as Sabrina Fairchild, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Long Island family's chauffeur who finds herself attracting the attention of both a notorious playboy (Holden) and his reserved and serious older brother (Bogart). Sabrina becomes swept up in a complicated love triangle between the two charming men, which ultimately compromise's the family business and causes tension to build between the two conflicting brothers.

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Bogart did not get along with director Billy Wilder and his fellow cast members during production, as he had initially wanted his wife Lauren Bacall to star as the titular character and was frustrated at being Wilder's second choice for the part, having landed the role after Cary Grant passed on it. Regardless of what went on behind the scenes, Sabrina was a smash hit at the box office and earned rave reviews, with the exciting picture winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.

3 The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Maltese Falcon cast
Warner Bros.

This 1941 noir directed by John Huston (in his debut, no less) sees Bogart playing Sam Spade, a private detective whose partner is murdered while working for a client and soon finds himself involved in the chase for a statue that's worth more than any could have ever expected. Co-starring Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet, this film is an enduring classic. What's the first image that comes to mind when you think "detective in a noir film?" Odds are, it's Humphrey Bogart in this film or Humphrey Bogart in the convoluted The Big Sleep. No matter how you look at it, Bogart and this film have left a huge mark on noir films, which were huge in the '40s and '50s.

Bogart's performance is wonderful, as always. Then again, the incredible script gives him plenty of meat to sink his teeth into. With memorable performances and an even more memorable ending, The Maltese Falcon truly is "the stuff that dreams are made of."

2 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

Humphrey Bogart- Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Distributed by Warner Bros.

Bogart teams up with John Huston once again in this 1948 classic, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. The film co-stars Tim Holt and Walter Huston (John Huston's father), who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in this film. Bogart plays Fred C. Dobbs, an American drifter in Mexico who is talked into prospecting for gold by Walter Huston's Howard in the Sierra Madre mountains.

Dobbs, Howard, and Tim Holt's Bob Curtin all buy the supplies they need and do indeed find their fortune in the Sierra Madre, but things get dicey when Dobbs starts to succumb to paranoia and distrust of his two companions. Bogart portrays the paranoia of Dobbs perfectly, and his descent into madness is very believable. An unsettling performance but one of Bogart's best.

1 Casablanca (1942)

Casablanca 1942 - Rick and Ilsa looking into each other's eyes
Warner Bros.

Is it the obvious choice? Yes, but that doesn't mean it's not the right one. As classic as classic can get, Casablanca is one of the most beloved Best Picture-winning films of all time, one of the most iconic romance movies of all time (American Film Institute ranked it as the greatest love story in American Cinema in 2002), and is one of the most quotable films ever made. Bogart plays Rick Blaine, an American expatriate who owns a nightclub and gambling den in Casablanca, which during the middle of WWII, was controlled by the pro-German Vichy French government.

Blaine wants to stay neutral in all matters related to the war, but that gets complicated when a thief steals two letters of transit and asks Blaine to hold on to them. Things get even more messy when Blaine's old flame, Ingrid Bergman's iconic Ilsa Lund, shows up at Rick's café to seek the letters of transit for herself and husband Viktor Laszlo, a major figure in the Czech Resistance.

Filled with iconic lines like "We'll always have Paris," "Here's looking at you, kid," and "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship," all of which are spoken by Bogart's character, Casablanca has an amazing legacy. The romance between Rick and Ilsa is wonderful and heartbreaking. Bogart and Bergman shine as both actors deliver amazing performances that stand amongst the best of both actors' respective careers.