Portrait of José Ferrer

Acting

José Ferrer

Career

Active from 1946 to 1991, busiest in 1977 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
José Ferrer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    2.3, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Monster Movie 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Historical Period Piece 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

106
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
3-D Rarities
3-D Rarities (2015)

as Alfred Davidson (archive footage)

1990s

3 titles · average score 41
The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute (1991)

as Edward Everett

Old Explorers
Old Explorers (1990)

as Warner Watney

Hired to Kill
Hired to Kill (1990)
GoodWatch score 41

as Rallis

1980s

36 titles · average score 61
Seduced
Seduced (1985)

as James Killian

Dune
Dune (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

as Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV

The Evil That Men Do
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dr. Hector Lomelin

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

as Badger (voice)

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

as Prof. Siletski

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
GoodWatch score 62

as Leopold

Blood Tide
Blood Tide (1982)
GoodWatch score 35

as Nereus

Berlin Tunnel 21
Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

as Martin Komansky

Bloody Birthday
Bloody Birthday (1981)
GoodWatch score 57

as Doctor

Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Abe Fortas

Pleasure Palace
Pleasure Palace (1980)

as 'Pokey'

The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dominici

1970s

35 titles · average score 56
The Amazing Captain Nemo
The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)
GoodWatch score 42

as Captain Nemo

Fedora
Fedora (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as Doctor Vando

Fame
Fame (1978)

as Francesco

Zoltan… Hound of Dracula
Zoltan… Hound of Dracula (1977)
GoodWatch score 25

as Inspector Branco

The Sentinel
The Sentinel (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

as Priest of the Brotherhood

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Deke Donner

Crash!
Crash! (1976)
GoodWatch score 41

as Marc Denne

Paco
Paco (1976)

as Fermin Flores

Cyrano
Cyrano (1974)

as Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jake Weinhaus

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Marshall Cahill

Banyon
Banyon (1971)

as Lee Jennings

1960s

13 titles · average score 61
The Little Drummer Boy
The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ben Haramed (voice)

Enter Laughing
Enter Laughing (1967)
GoodWatch score 52

as Harrison B. Marlowe

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hassan Bey

Kismet
Kismet (1967)

as Hajj

Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rieber

The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
GoodWatch score 53

as Herod Antipas

Cyrano and d'Artagnan
Cyrano and d'Artagnan (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cyrano de Bergerac

Stop Train 349
Stop Train 349 (1963)

as Cowan the Reporter

Nine Hours to Rama
Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Superintendent Das

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

as Turkish Bey

State Fair
State Fair (1962)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Return to Peyton Place
Return to Peyton Place (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

1950s

16 titles · average score 66
I Accuse!
I Accuse! (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Captain Alfred Dreyfus

The High Cost of Loving
The High Cost of Loving (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jim Fry

The Great Man
The Great Man (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

as Joe Harris

The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Major Stringer

The Shrike
The Shrike (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jim Downs

Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sigmund Romberg

Miss Sadie Thompson
Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
GoodWatch score 49

as Alfred Davidson

Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Anything Can Happen
Anything Can Happen (1952)

as Giorgi Papashvily

Crisis
Crisis (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Raoul Farrago

Whirlpool
Whirlpool (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as David Korvo

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
GoodWatch score 74

as Cyrano de Bergerac

1940s

2 titles · average score 70
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Dauphin, Charles VII, later King of France

Bolivia
Bolivia (1946)

as Narrator