Portrait of Calder Willingham

Writing

Calder Willingham

Career

Active from 1957 to 1991, with a break from 1979 to 1990, busiest in 1957 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    1968 · Nominated · 40th Academy Awards

    The Graduate

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Calder Willingham Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Dustin Hoffman Performance 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 80
Rambling Rose
Rambling Rose (1991)
GoodWatch score 80

Author, Screenplay

1970s

3 titles · average score 71
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (1978)

Writer

Thieves Like Us
Thieves Like Us (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Little Big Man
Little Big Man (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

1960s

4 titles · average score 77
The Graduate
The Graduate (1967)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

Dağların Oğlu
Dağların Oğlu (1965)

Screenplay

One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 82

Scenario Writer

1950s

3 titles · average score 73
The Vikings
The Vikings (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

Screenplay

The Strange One
The Strange One (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Novel