Portrait of Barry Humphries

Acting

Barry Humphries

Career

Active from 1967 to 2019, busiest in 2019 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mary and Max
Mary and Max
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barry Humphries Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.4, average 6.0
  • Crime
    1.3, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    1.9, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Pop Culture Commentary 4
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Theatrical Performance 2
  • Character Comedy 2
  • Observational Humor 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Witty & Satirical 2
  • Audience Interaction 2
  • British Humor 2
  • Celebrity Interviews 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Cringe Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Parkinson at 50
Parkinson at 50 (2021)

as Dame Edna Everage (archive footage)

Show of Titles
Show of Titles (2021)

as "Anyone Can Whistle" Performer

2010s

13 titles ยท average score 54
Magical Land of Oz
Magical Land of Oz (2019)

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Standing Up for Sunny
Standing Up for Sunny (2019)
GoodWatch score 59

as Barry Humphries

Dame Edna Rules The Waves
Dame Edna Rules The Waves (2019)

as Dame Edna Everidge

A Granny's Guide to the Modern World
A Granny's Guide to the Modern World (2016)

TV show

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

as Charlie / Dame Edna

Blinky Bill the Movie
Blinky Bill the Movie (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as Wombo (voice)

Jack Irish: Dead Point
Jack Irish: Dead Point (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

as Justice Logan

Justin and the Knights of Valour
Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)
GoodWatch score 32

as Braulio (voice)

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013)

TV show ยท as Contestant (Dame Edna Everage)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

as The Great Goblin

Kath & Kimderella
Kath & Kimderella (2012)
GoodWatch score 36

as Dame Edna Everage

A Comedy Roast
A Comedy Roast (2010)

TV show

2000s

13 titles ยท average score 62
Mary and Max
Mary and Max (2009)
GoodWatch score 84

as Narrator (voice)

Salvation
Salvation (2009)

as Client

Gaybo Laughs Back
Gaybo Laughs Back (2008)

as Dame Edna

The Dame Edna Treatment
The Dame Edna Treatment (2007)

TV show

Little Britain Down Under
Little Britain Down Under (2007)

as Dame Edna Everage

The One Show
The One Show (2006)
GoodWatch score 26

TV show ยท as Self / Dame Edna Everage

Betjeman and Me
Betjeman and Me (2006)

TV show

Da Kath & Kim Code
Da Kath & Kim Code (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as John Monk

The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
GoodWatch score 33

TV show ยท as Dame Edna

Parkinson
Parkinson (2004)

TV show ยท as Dame Edna Everage

Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo (2003)
GoodWatch score 88

as Bruce (voice)

Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Crummles/Mr. Leadville

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 59
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bert / Lady Shopper / Manager

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Claire Otoms

The Leading Man
The Leading Man (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

as Humphrey Beal

Immortal Beloved
Immortal Beloved (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

as Clemens Metternich

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Dame Edna

Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch
Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch (1992)

TV show ยท as Dame Edna

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Dame Edna Everage

Joan Rivers: Abroad in London
Joan Rivers: Abroad in London (1992)

as Dame Edna Everage

Dame Edna's Hollywood
Dame Edna's Hollywood (1991)

TV show ยท as Dame Edna Everage

A Late Lunch With Sir Les
A Late Lunch With Sir Les (1991)

as Les Patterson

Single Voices
Single Voices (1990)

TV show ยท as Sandy Stone

A Night on Mount Edna
A Night on Mount Edna (1990)

as Dame Edna Everage

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 49
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1988)

as Dame Edna Everage

The Dame Edna Experience
The Dame Edna Experience (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Les Patterson Saves the World
Les Patterson Saves the World (1987)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage

The Marsupials: The Howling III
The Marsupials: The Howling III (1987)
GoodWatch score 29

as Academy Award Presenter

An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna
An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna (1986)

as Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson / Self

Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1984)

as Dame Edna/Les Patterson

Dr. Fischer of Geneva
Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

as Richard Deane

A Birthday Tribute to Dame Edna Everage
A Birthday Tribute to Dame Edna Everage (1984)

as Dame Edna/Sir Les Patterson

The Rocky Horror Treatment
The Rocky Horror Treatment (1981)

as (archive footage)

Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

as Bert Schnick

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1980)

as Dame Edna

Russell Harty
Russell Harty (1980)

TV show

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 56
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)

TV show

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Self

An Audience with...
An Audience with... (1978)

TV show ยท as Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
GoodWatch score 34

as Our Guests at Heartland

The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rev. Strachey

Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

as Edna Everage

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Dame Edna Everage

Side by Side
Side by Side (1975)

as Rodney

The Great MacArthy
The Great MacArthy (1975)

as Col Ball-Miller

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
GoodWatch score 53

as Aunt Edna Everage / Dr. Meyer Delamphrey / Offensive Buck-toothed Englishman / Senator Douglas Manton

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

as Aunt Edna Everage / Hoot / Dr. DeLamphrey

The Naked Bunyip
The Naked Bunyip (1970)

as Edna Everage

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 69
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Wainwright

Bedazzled
Bedazzled (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

as Envy

Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Self / Sir Les Patterson

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Self / Dame Edna Everage