Acting
Elsa Lanchester
- Titles
- 78movies34TV shows
- Career
Active from 1924 to 1980, busiest in 1950 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 19top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Big Clock88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.7average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Wonder4.0average 3.4
- Physical Comedy3.0average 2.5
- Romance4.3average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
- Psychological4.6, average 5.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Gothic Horror 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Family-Friendly 3
- Period Piece 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Charming 3
- Heartwarming Story 2
- Whodunit Mystery 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Musical Comedy 2
- Lighthearted Fun 2
- Physical Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charles LaughtonActorWitness for the Prosecution, The Big Clock, Rembrandt, The Tonic, Blue Bottles, +2 more
Roddy McDowallActorThat Darn Cat!, Lassie Come Home, Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake, Arnold
J. Pat O'MalleyActorLassie Come Home, Willard, Alice in Wonderland, Thumbs Up
Robert NewtonActorAndrocles and the Lion, Les Miserables, Vessel of Wrath
Robert StevensonDirectorBlackbeard's Ghost, That Darn Cat!, My Dog, the Thief- WWilliam E. SnyderCinematographerMy Dog, the Thief, The Petty Girl, Rascal
George DuningComposerBell, Book and Candle, Terror in the Wax Museum, Arnold- IIvor MontaguDirectorThe Tonic, Blue Bottles, Daydreams
Henry KosterDirectorThe Bishop's Wife, Come to the Stable, The Inspector General
Ray MillandActorThe Big Clock, Terror in the Wax Museum
Dean JonesActorBlackbeard's Ghost, That Darn Cat!
Gene LockhartActorAndrocles and the Lion, The Inspector General
Movies and TV shows
271950s
27 titles · average score 67
71
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
TV show · as Miss Creshaw
73
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
as Aunt Queenie Holroyd
70
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
TV show · as Mother Goose
87
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
as Miss Plimsoll
63
The Glass Slipper (1955)
as Widow Sonder
Alice in Wonderland (1955)
as Red Queen
Heidi (1955)
as Fräulein Rottenmeier
47
Hell's Half Acre (1954)
as Lida O'Reilly
53
3 Ring Circus (1954)
as The Bearded Lady
81
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
TV show · as Mrs. Formby
The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)
as Thelma
68
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV show · as Hanna Winters
48
Androcles and the Lion (1952)
as Megaera
55
Les Miserables (1952)
as Madame Magloire
55
Dreamboat (1952)
as Mathilda Coffey
76
Omnibus (1952)
TV show
74
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
TV show · as Rosie Bowker
85
I Love Lucy (1951)
TV show · as Edna Grundy
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Red Queen
74
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV show · as Betsey Monk, the Widow
51
The Petty Girl (1950)
as Dr. Crutcher
69
Mystery Street (1950)
as Mrs. Smerrling
59
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
as Madame Brizar
71
Frenchie (1950)
as Countess
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV show · as Miss Mabel / Emily