Acting
Sammy Davis Jr.
- Titles
- 121movies59TV shows
- Career
Active from 1933 to 1990, with a break from 1934 to 1958, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 20top three billing
- Average score
52/100
- Highest rated
Heidi's Song70/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.7
- Historical4.1average 2.6
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
- Situational Comedy4.0average 2.7
- Pop Culture3.3average 2.2
- Physical Comedy3.3average 2.4
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Crime4.1average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Psychological3.7, average 5.6
- Tension4.5, average 6.0
- Violence2.8, average 4.2
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 3
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Satirical Humor 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Pure Escapism 2
- Family-Friendly 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Peter LawfordActorOcean's Eleven, A Man Called Adam, Sergeants 3, Salt & Pepper, One More Time
Dean MartinActorCannonball Run II, Ocean's Eleven, The Cannonball Run, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Sergeants 3
Frank SinatraActorOcean's Eleven, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Sergeants 3
Shirley MacLaineActorCannonball Run II, Sweet Charity
Cicely TysonActorA Man Called Adam, The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Aldo RayActorNightmare in the Sun, Gone with the West
Norman AldenActorThe Pigeon, The Trackers
Henry SilvaActorSergeants 3, The Enemy
Dom DeLuiseActorCannonball Run II, The Cannonball Run
Burt ReynoldsActorCannonball Run II, The Cannonball Run
Ricardo MontalbanActorSweet Charity, The Pigeon
Joey BishopActorOcean's Eleven, Sergeants 3
Movies and TV shows
591990s
2 titles · average score 64
TV show · as (archive footage)
as Sideman
1980s
9 titles · average score 60
as Little Mo
as The Spirit
TV show · as Caterpillar / Father WIlliam
as Fenderbaum
TV show · as Ray Palomino
TV show · as Benny Schafer
as Head Ratte (voice)
as Fenderbaum
1970s
9 titles · average score 41
as Littlechap
TV show · as Edward Ross Sr. / Mr. Bojangles
TV show · as Sammy Davis Jr. / Herbert Brubaker III
as Kid Dandy
TV show
as Sammy
as Sammy Davis Jr.
as Ezekiel Smith
as Charles Salt
1960s
27 titles · average score 59
as Big Daddy
as Larry Miller
as Charles Salt
TV show · as Sammy Davis Jr.
as Adam Johnson
as The Cheshire Cat
TV show · as Sammy Davis Jr.
as Truck driver
TV show · as Cordwainer Bird
as Jonah Williams
as Josh Howard
1950s
9 titles · average score 65
as Sportin' Life
TV show
TV show
as Danny
TV show · as Cpl. Smith
as Sammy Davis Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
as Uncredited
TV show · as Jacob Johnson / Private Spider Johnson
TV show · as Sammy Davis Jr.
1940s
1 title
1930s
2 titles · average score 63
as Rufus Jones
as Henry Johnson