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Portrait of Lew Ayres

Acting

Lew Ayres

Titles
101movies59TV shows
Career

Active from 1929 to 1989, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles
66
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Holiday
Holiday
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 84 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Lew Ayres Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.2
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.3
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 5.1
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Mystery 6
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Intrigue 5
  • Film Noir 4
  • Medical Drama 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

3
TypeAllMovies2TV shows1
RoleAnyActing3
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1920s31930s441940s131950s171960s191970s381980s161990s3
GenreAnyDocumentary2Adventure1Crime1Mystery1TV Movie1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

3 titles · average score 73
Poster for Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)