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Portrait of Paul Muni

Acting

Paul Muni

Career

Active from 1929 to 1959, busiest in 1935 and 1937 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Scarface
Scarface
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Muni Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 6
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Political Drama 2
  • Class Struggle 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 60
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title · average score 67
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as James Allen (archive footage)

1960s

1 title
Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners (1962)

TV show · as Samuel Foss

1950s

3 titles · average score 65
The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sam Abelman

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

TV show · as Senator Ryder

Stranger on the Prowl
Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Stranger With A Gun

1940s

7 titles · average score 59
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show · as George Simon

Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
GoodWatch score 50

as Eddie Kagle / Judge Fredrick Parker

A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Professor Joseph Elsner

Counter-Attack
Counter-Attack (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alexei Kulkov

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

as Paul Muni

Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

as Eric Toresen

Hudson's Bay
Hudson's Bay (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pierre Esprit Radisson

1930s

14 titles · average score 69
Juarez
Juarez (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Benito Pablo Juárez

We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dr. David Newcome

The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Emile Zola

The Good Earth
The Good Earth (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Wang

The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love (1937)

as Lt. Claude Maury

The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

as Louis Pasteur

Bordertown
Bordertown (1935)
GoodWatch score 72

as Johnny Ramirez

Dr. Socrates
Dr. Socrates (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lee

Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie! (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

as Samuel N. 'Brad' Bradshaw

The World Changes
The World Changes (1933)
GoodWatch score 45

as Orin Nordholm Jr.

Scarface
Scarface (1932)
GoodWatch score 85

as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

as James Allen

1920s

2 titles · average score 40
The Valiant
The Valiant (1929)
GoodWatch score 40

as James Dyke

Seven Faces
Seven Faces (1929)

as Chibou / Diablero / Smith / Schubert / Juan / Gans / Napoleon