Portrait of Lionel Atwill

Acting

Lionel Atwill

Career

Active from 1918 to 2007, with a break from 1947 to 1978, busiest in 1942 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
44
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lionel Atwill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gothic Atmosphere 7
  • Old Hollywood 7
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Period Piece 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Classic Horror 4
  • Mad Scientist 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Character-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)

as Dr. Xavier (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Doctor Bohmer / Krogh (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All (1983)

as Dr. Otto von Niemann (archive footage)

1970s

1 title
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)

1940s

28 titles ยท average score 58
Fog Island
Fog Island (1945)
GoodWatch score 43

as Alec Ritchfield

Captain America
Captain America (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

as Cyrus Maldor

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mayor of Vasaria

The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Bohmer

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Professor Moriarty

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
GoodWatch score 87

as Rawitch

Night Monster
Night Monster (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. King

The Mad Doctor of Market Street
The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Ralph Benson, posing as Graham

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dr. Fish

Man-Made Monster
Man-Made Monster (1941)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dr. Paul Rigas

Boom Town
Boom Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Harry Compton

Charlie Chan in Panama
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
GoodWatch score 71

as Cliveden Compton

1930s

42 titles ยท average score 62
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Prof. Roger Chauncey Hildebrand

Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

as Colonel Bishop

The Devil Is a Woman
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar

The Murder Man
The Murder Man (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

as Captain Cole

The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence (1934)
GoodWatch score 52

as Julius Beaufort

Murders in the Zoo
Murders in the Zoo (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Eric Gorman

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ivan Igor

The Song of Songs
The Song of Songs (1933)
GoodWatch score 74

as Baron von Merzbach

The Vampire Bat
The Vampire Bat (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Otto von Niemann

Secret of the Blue Room
Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

as Robert von Helldorf

The Sphinx
The Sphinx (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jerome Breen

Doctor X
Doctor X (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dr. Jerry Xavier

1920s

2 titles
The Knife
The Knife (1929)

as The Surgeon

The Highest Bidder
The Highest Bidder (1921)

as Lester

1910s

2 titles
The Marriage Price
The Marriage Price (1919)

as Kenneth Gordon

Eve's Daughter
Eve's Daughter (1918)

as Courtenay Urquhart