Portrait of Chico Marx

Acting

Chico Marx

Career

Active from 1921 to 1982, with a break from 1960 to 1981, busiest in 1931 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chico Marx Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.1, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.1, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Marx Brothers 6
  • Slapstick Comedy 6
  • Farce 4
  • Musical Numbers 4
  • Classic Comedy 3
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Golden Age Hollywood 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Wordplay & Puns 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Vaudeville Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)

as (archive footage)

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 60
The Incredible Jewel Robbery
The Incredible Jewel Robbery (1959)

as Harry

No Time at All
No Time at All (1958)

as Mr. Kramer

The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind (1957)
GoodWatch score 34

as Monk

Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Mr. Kramer

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956)

as Piano player

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Harry

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 65
Love Happy
Love Happy (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Faustino

A Night in Casablanca
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Corbaccio

The Big Store
The Big Store (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ravelli

Go West
Go West (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

as Joe Panello

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 80
At the Circus
At the Circus (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Antonio Pirelli

Room Service
Room Service (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Harry Binelli

A Day at the Races
A Day at the Races (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

as Tony

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Fiorello

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

as Chicolini

Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers (1932)
GoodWatch score 82

as Baravelli

Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1931)
GoodWatch score 76

as Chico

The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (1931)

as Tomalio

I'll Say She Is
I'll Say She Is (1931)

as Tomalio

Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers (1930)
GoodWatch score 80

as Signor Emanuel Ravelli

1920s

2 titles ยท average score 74
The Cocoanuts
The Cocoanuts (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

as Pastrami

Humor Risk
Humor Risk (1921)

as Chuckling [Italian] Henchman