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Portrait of Harpo Marx

Acting

Harpo Marx

Career

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

Leading roles
17
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 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.2 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
Harpo Marx Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.5, 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
  • Musical Numbers 4
  • Farce 4
  • Classic Comedy 3
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Golden Age Hollywood 3
  • Classic Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Satirical 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Physical Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

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

as (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

1970s

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

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title · 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

7 titles · average score 63
The Incredible Jewel Robbery
The Incredible Jewel Robbery (1959)

as Nick

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Benson

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

as Sir Isaac Newton

DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)

TV show · as Narrator

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (1957)

as The Jinx

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

TV show · as Nick

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Harpo Marx

1940s

5 titles · average score 64
Love Happy
Love Happy (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Harpo

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

as Rusty

Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Harpo Marx

The Big Store
The Big Store (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Wacky

Go West
Go West (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

as 'Rusty' Panello

1930s

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

as 'Punchy'

Room Service
Room Service (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Faker Englund

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

as Stuffy

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

as Tomasso

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

as Pinky

Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers (1932)
GoodWatch score 82

as Pinky

Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1931)
GoodWatch score 76

as Harpo

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

as The Merchant of Wieners

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

as The Merchant of Wieners

Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers (1930)
GoodWatch score 80

as The Professor

1920s

3 titles · average score 67
The Cocoanuts
The Cocoanuts (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

as Red

Too Many Kisses
Too Many Kisses (1925)
GoodWatch score 61

as The Village Peter Pan

Humor Risk
Humor Risk (1921)

as Watson