Portrait of Barry Fitzgerald

Acting

Barry Fitzgerald

Career

Active from 1930 to 1959, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barry Fitzgerald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

13 titles Β· average score 66
Broth of a Boy
Broth of a Boy (1959)

as Patrick Farrell

Play of the Week
Play of the Week (1959)

TV show

Rooney
Rooney (1958)

as Grandfather

The Catered Affair
The Catered Affair (1956)
GoodWatch score 44

as Jack Conlon

Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Harold "Stretch" Sears

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Harold 'Stretch' Sears

Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Thady O'Heggarty

The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man (1952)
GoodWatch score 83

as Michaleen Oge Flynn

Ha da venì... don Calogero!
Ha da venì... don Calogero! (1952)

as Don Calogero

Silver City
Silver City (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as R.R. Jarboe

Union Station
Union Station (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Inspector Donnelly

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show Β· as Barry Flynn

1940s

25 titles Β· average score 66
The Story of Seabiscuit
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Shawn O'Hara

Top o' the Morning
Top o' the Morning (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sergeant Briany McNaughton

The Naked City
The Naked City (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as Lt. Dan Muldoon

Miss Tatlock's Millions
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

as Denno Noonan

Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Joseph McRory

California
California (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Michael Fabian

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

as Francis Quinncannon

The Stork Club
The Stork Club (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jerry B. 'J.B.' / 'Pop' Bates

Going My Way
Going My Way (1944)
GoodWatch score 76

as Father Fitzgibbon

None But the Lonely Heart
None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Henry Twite

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Timothy Blake

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Cocky

1930s

11 titles Β· average score 59
The Saint Strikes Back
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Zipper Dyson

Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Britches

Full Confession
Full Confession (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Michael O'Keefe

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mr. Gogarty

The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bott

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Peddler (uncredited)

Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mulcahay

Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide (1937)

as Huish

The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

as Fluther Good

Guests of The Nation
Guests of The Nation (1935)

as Captured British soldier

Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock (1930)
GoodWatch score 32

as The Orator