Acting
May McAvoy
- Career
Active from 1918 to 1944, with a break from 1930 to 1939, busiest in 1927 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 41top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.4
- Violence2.5, average 4.1
- Crime2.3, average 3.6
- Scare1.4, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Class Conflict 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Silent Film 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Intrigue 2
- Family Melodrama 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Classic Cinema 2
- Silent Era 2
- Mistaken Identity 2
- Silent Era Melodrama 2
- Emotional Redemption 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Robert AgnewActorTessie, Slightly Used, Only 38, Kick In, Clarence
George FawcettActorSentimental Tommy, The Bedroom Window, West of the Water Tower, The Mad Whirl, Only 38
Alec B. FrancisActorThe Terror, The Mad Whirl, A Virginia Courtship, The Lion and the Mouse, The Little Snob
Charles OgleActorGrumpy, A Homespun Vamp, The Bedroom Window, Kick In
Kathlyn WilliamsActorA Virginia Courtship, A Private Scandal, Morals, Clarence
Eugenie BessererActorThe Jazz Singer, The Fire Brigade, Slightly Used, Her Reputation
Holmes HerbertActorThe Fire Brigade, The Terror, The Truth About Husbands, The Enchanted Cottage
Conrad NagelActorGrumpy, Caught in the Fog, If I Were Single, Slightly Used
William C. deMilleDirectorGrumpy, The Bedroom Window, Only 38, Clarence
Guy OliverActorA Homespun Vamp, The Bedroom Window, A Virginia Courtship
Bruce GordonActorThe House of the Tolling Bell, The Forbidden Valley, A Private Scandal
Lionel BarrymoreActorThe Devil's Garden, Hollywood: Style Center of the World, The Lion and the Mouse
Movies and TV shows
721950s
6 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch score 86as Woman in crowd (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 47as Nurse (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 86as Grimm's Secretary (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 79as Pebbel's Secretary (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 70as Nurse (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 66as (uncredited)
1940s
17 titles · average score 62
GoodWatch score 55as Woman (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 62as Wife (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 63as Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 82as Dowager (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 57as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 56as (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 51as 1st Nurse (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 87as Sanity Hearing Secretary (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 53as Saleslady
GoodWatch score 67as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 50as Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 61as Middle Telephone Operator
1920s
44 titles · average score 75
as The Girl
as Olga Redmayne
GoodWatch score 64as Mary Dale
as May Howard
as Helen Corwin
as Judith Allen
GoodWatch score 86as Lady Windermere
GoodWatch score 87as Esther
as Cathleen Gillis
GoodWatch score 71as Jeannie Wilton
GoodWatch score 70as Laura Pennington
as Ruth Martin
1910s
5 titles
as Edith Norton
as Grace Lee
as Australy Wiggs
as Wounded Girl
as Claire Higgins