Portrait of Dorothy Malone

Acting

Dorothy Malone

Career

Active from 1945 to 2018, with a break from 1988 to 2017, busiest in 1954 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Malone Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 8
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Melodrama 5
  • Frontier Justice 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Western 3
  • Crime Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
These Dead Souls
These Dead Souls (2018)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title ยท average score 78
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

as Diana Barrymore (archive footage)

1990s

1 title ยท average score 59
Basic Instinct
Basic Instinct (1992)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hazel Dobkins

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 42
Rest in Pieces
Rest in Pieces (1987)
GoodWatch score 39

as Aunt Catherine

Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985)

as Constance Carson

He's Not Your Son
He's Not Your Son (1984)

as Dr. Sullivan

The Being
The Being (1983)
GoodWatch score 37

as Marge Smith

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Off Your Rocker
Off Your Rocker (1982)

as Shelley Delaine

The Day Time Ended
The Day Time Ended (1980)
GoodWatch score 29

as Ana Williams

Condominium
Condominium (1980)

TV show ยท as Molly Denniver

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 56
Winter Kills
Winter Kills (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

as Emma Kegan

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mildred

Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold
Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978)
GoodWatch score 49

as Myrtle Cutler

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Murder in Peyton Place
Murder in Peyton Place (1977)

as Constance MacKenzie

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Irene Goodwin

The Man Who Would Not Die
The Man Who Would Not Die (1975)

as Paula Stafford

Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Abduction
Abduction (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mrs. Prescott

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 54
Carnal Circuit
Carnal Circuit (1969)
GoodWatch score 50

as Vanessa Brighton

The Pigeon
The Pigeon (1969)

as Elaine Hagen

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Peyton Place
Peyton Place (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Constance MacKenzie

Beach Party
Beach Party (1963)
GoodWatch score 54

as Marianne

Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial (1963)

TV show ยท as Lois Janeway

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)

TV show

The Last Sunset
The Last Sunset (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

as Belle Breckenridge

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Rena Ladovan

The Last Voyage
The Last Voyage (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Laurie Henderson

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as Lorna Shay

1950s

36 titles ยท average score 62
Too Much, Too Soon
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Diana Barrymore

Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Cleva Creighton Chaney

The Tarnished Angels
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
GoodWatch score 69

as LaVerne Shumann

Quantez
Quantez (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as Chaney

Tension at Table Rock
Tension at Table Rock (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lorna Miller

Pillars of the Sky
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

as Calla Gaxton

Five Guns West
Five Guns West (1955)
GoodWatch score 39

as Shalee

Tall Man Riding
Tall Man Riding (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

as Corinna Ordway

At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint (1955)
GoodWatch score 53

as Martha Wright

The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

as Connie Adair

Law and Order
Law and Order (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jeannie

Torpedo Alley
Torpedo Alley (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Susan Peabody

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 59
Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

as Julie Ann Winslow

Flaxy Martin
Flaxy Martin (1949)
GoodWatch score 50

as Nora Carson

South of St. Louis
South of St. Louis (1949)
GoodWatch score 49

as Deborah Miller

Two Guys from Texas
Two Guys from Texas (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Joan Winston

One Sunday Afternoon
One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Amy Lind

To the Victor
To the Victor (1948)

as Miriam

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

as Acme Bookstore Proprietress

Janie Gets Married
Janie Gets Married (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sgt. Spud Lee

Night and Day
Night and Day (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

as Nancy

Frontier Days
Frontier Days (1945)

as Martha Mercer

Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

as Junior Hostess (uncredited)

Show Business
Show Business (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Chorine