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==Film and television portrayals== [[File:W. C. Fields 1935.jpg|thumbnail|200px|[[W. C. Fields]] in his famous role as Mr. Micawber]] [[File:Wilkins Micawber from David Copperfield by Frank Reynolds.jpg|thumb|right|Art by [[Frank Reynolds (artist)|Frank Reynolds]].]] {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Wilkins Micawber played by: |- |1935 || ''[[David Copperfield (1935 film)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[W.C. Fields]] |- |1956 || ''[[David Copperfield (1956 TV serial)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[Hilton Edwards]] |- |1966 || ''[[David Copperfield (1966 TV serial)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[Bill Fraser]] |- |1969 || ''[[David Copperfield (1969 film)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[Ralph Richardson]] |- |1974 || ''[[David Copperfield (1974 TV serial)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[Arthur Lowe]] |- |1993 || ''[[David Copperfield (1993 film)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[Joseph Marcell]] |- |1999 || ''[[David Copperfield (1999 film)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[Bob Hoskins]] |- |2000 || ''[[David Copperfield (2000 film)|David Copperfield]]'' || [[Michael Richards]] |- |2002 || ''[[Micawber (TV series)|Micawber]]''|| [[David Jason]] |- |2019 || ''[[The Personal History of David Copperfield]]''|| [[Peter Capaldi]] |} ===Quotations from the 1935 film=== * Boy, as I have frequently had occasion to observe: "When the stomach is empty, the spirits are low!" * Remember my motto "Nil Desperandum! -Never despair!" ===Quotation from the BBC TV/''Masterpiece Theatre'' production=== * (featuring [[Bob Hoskins]] as Micawber) "I could not depart this metropolis without paying a valedictory visit to my dear friend Copperfield, in whose debt I shall forever remain (I speak metaphorically of course!)"
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