Portrait of Ronald Colman

Acting

Ronald Colman

Career

Active from 1919 to 1957, busiest in 1925 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
47
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ronald Colman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Classic Melodrama 2
  • Lighthearted Romance 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Stylish Production 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

1950s

7 titles · average score 61
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind (1957)
GoodWatch score 34

as The Spirit of Man

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Railway Official

The Halls of Ivy
The Halls of Ivy (1954)

TV show

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

TV show · as Graham

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Cameron / Narrator

Champagne for Caesar
Champagne for Caesar (1950)
GoodWatch score 75

as Beauregard Bottomley

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

TV show · as Ronald Colman

1940s

7 titles · average score 68
A Double Life
A Double Life (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

as Anthony John

The Late George Apley
The Late George Apley (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as George Apley

Kismet
Kismet (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Hafiz

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

as Michael Lightcap

Random Harvest
Random Harvest (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Charles Rainier

My Life with Caroline
My Life with Caroline (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Anthony Mason

Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as David Grant

1930s

15 titles · average score 65
The Light That Failed
The Light That Failed (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dick Heldar

If I Were King
If I Were King (1938)
GoodWatch score 72

as François Villon

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Robert " Bob " Conway

The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
GoodWatch score 84

as Major Rudolf Rassendyll / The Prisoner of Zenda

Under Two Flags
Under Two Flags (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sgt. Victor

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sydney Carton

Clive of India
Clive of India (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

as Robert Clive

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Paul Gaillard

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond

Cynara
Cynara (1932)
GoodWatch score 46

as James Warlock

Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith (1931)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. Martin Arrowsmith

The Devil to Pay!
The Devil to Pay! (1930)
GoodWatch score 52

as Willie Hale

1920s

24 titles · average score 67
Bulldog Drummond
Bulldog Drummond (1929)
GoodWatch score 68

as Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond

Condemned!
Condemned! (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Michel

The Magic Flame
The Magic Flame (1927)

as Tito the Clown / The Count

Kiki
Kiki (1926)
GoodWatch score 61

as Victor Renal

The Winning of Barbara Worth
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
GoodWatch score 56

as Willard Holmes

Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1926)
GoodWatch score 67

as Michael 'Beau' Geste

Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
GoodWatch score 86

as Lord Darlington

Her Sister from Paris
Her Sister from Paris (1925)
GoodWatch score 65

as Joseph

Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas (1925)
GoodWatch score 71

as Stephen Dallas

Her Night of Romance
Her Night of Romance (1924)
GoodWatch score 65

as Paul Menford

Romola
Romola (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

as Carlo Bucellini

The White Sister
The White Sister (1923)
GoodWatch score 70

as Capt. Giovanni Severi

1910s

1 title
The Toilers
The Toilers (1919)

as Bob