Portrait of Ernie Kovacs

Acting

Ernie Kovacs

Career

Active from 1951 to 1961, busiest in 1960 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernie Kovacs Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.2, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.1, average 3.6
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

as (archive footage)

1960s

7 titles Β· average score 64
Sail a Crooked Ship
Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain

Five Golden Hours
Five Golden Hours (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Aldo Bondi

North to Alaska
North to Alaska (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Frankie Canon

Wake Me When It's Over
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Charlie Stark

Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana (1960)
GoodWatch score 83

as Captain Segura

Strangers When We Meet
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Roger Altar

Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

as Immigration Inspector

1950s

14 titles Β· average score 63
It Happened to Jane
It Happened to Jane (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harry Foster Malone

Shotgun Slade
Shotgun Slade (1959)

TV show Β· as Hacks

Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sidney Redlitch

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV show

Operation Mad Ball
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Capt. Paul Lock

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show Β· as Ernie Kovacs

Topaze
Topaze (1957)

as Topaze

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956)

as Man in bar

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

TV show Β· as Sam Lund / Barney Colby

The Ernie Kovacs Show
The Ernie Kovacs Show (1951)

TV show

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Hack

The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show Β· as Ernie Kovacs