Portrait of Cary Grant

Acting

Cary Grant

Career

Active from 1932 to 2024, with a break from 1971 to 2003, busiest in 1932 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
70
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for North by Northwest
North by Northwest
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cary Grant Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 14
  • Nostalgic 10
  • Romantic Comedy 10
  • Lighthearted 9
  • Screwball Comedy 6
  • Charming 6
  • Classic Romantic Comedy 6
  • Escapist Entertainment 4
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Classic Cinema 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 71
True Blue
True Blue (2024)

as (Archive Footage)

1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year (2023)

TV show

Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as (archive footage)

2000s

2 titles
Warner at War
Warner at War (2008)

as (archive footage)

On Location with Gunga Din
On Location with Gunga Din (2004)

as Archibald Cutter (archive footage)

1990s

1 title ยท average score 79
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as (archive footage)

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 68
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
GoodWatch score 67

as (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

as (in "Suspicion") (archive footage)

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 77
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Killer of Fossil Gulch
The Killer of Fossil Gulch (1970)

as The Victim / The Head Juror (archival footage)

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 71
Walk Don't Run
Walk Don't Run (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sir William Rutland

Father Goose
Father Goose (1964)
GoodWatch score 77

as Walter Christopher Eckland

The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Andre Charville (archive footage)

Charade
Charade (1963)
GoodWatch score 85

as Peter Joshua

That Touch of Mink
That Touch of Mink (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

as Philip Shayne

The Grass Is Greener
The Grass Is Greener (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Victor Rhyall

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 68
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Roger Thornhill

Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman

Houseboat
Houseboat (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tom Winters

Indiscreet
Indiscreet (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

as Philip Adams

An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nickie Ferrante

The Pride and the Passion
The Pride and the Passion (1957)
GoodWatch score 33

as Anthony

Kiss Them for Me
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
GoodWatch score 49

as Cmdr. Andrew " Andy" Crewson

To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief (1955)
GoodWatch score 81

as John Robie

Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Barnaby Fulton

Room for One More
Room for One More (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

as George "Poppy" Rose

People Will Talk
People Will Talk (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

as Noah Praetorius

Crisis
Crisis (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Eugene Norland Ferguson

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 71
I Was a Male War Bride
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

as Capt. Henri Rochard

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jim Blandings

The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dudley

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Richard

Notorious
Notorious (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Devlin

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mortimer Brewster

Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Joe Adams

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town (1942)
GoodWatch score 83

as Leopold Dilg

Suspicion
Suspicion (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as John D. 'Johnnie' Aysgarth

His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday (1940)
GoodWatch score 88

as Walter Burns

The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
GoodWatch score 88

as C.K. Dexter Haven

My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nick Arden

1930s

36 titles ยท average score 66
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Geoff Carter

Gunga Din
Gunga Din (1939)
GoodWatch score 79

as Archibald Cutter

In Name Only
In Name Only (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Alec Walker

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as David

Holiday
Holiday (1938)
GoodWatch score 89

as Johnny Case

The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jerry Warriner

Topper
Topper (1937)
GoodWatch score 80

as George Kerby

When You're in Love
When You're in Love (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jimmy Hudson

I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

as Jack Clayton

She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
GoodWatch score 75

as Captain Cummings

The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
GoodWatch score 70

as Henry Crocker

Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nick Townsend