Portrait of Eric Blore

Acting

Eric Blore

Career

Active from 1934 to 1955, busiest in 1935 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Top Hat
Top Hat
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eric Blore Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Mistaken Identity 5
  • Escapist Entertainment 5
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Golden Age Hollywood 4
  • Classic Crime Film 3
  • Golden Age Cinema 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 3
  • Period Piece 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 83
Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mr. Toad (voice) (archive sound)

1980s

1 title
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1950s

2 titles · average score 69
Bowery to Bagdad
Bowery to Bagdad (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Genie

Fancy Pants
Fancy Pants (1950)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sir Wimbley

1940s

45 titles · average score 63
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mr. Toad (voice)

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as J. Thaddeus Toad (voice)

The Lone Wolf in London
The Lone Wolf in London (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Claudius Augustus Lucius Jamison

The Notorious Lone Wolf
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jameson

Submarine Base
Submarine Base (1943)
GoodWatch score 49

as Spike, Morgan's Aide

Passport to Suez
Passport to Suez (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Llewellyn Jameson

One Dangerous Night
One Dangerous Night (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jamison

Counter-Espionage
Counter-Espionage (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jameson

The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve (1941)
GoodWatch score 86

as Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith

Redhead
Redhead (1941)

as Digby

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jamison

The Lone Wolf Strikes
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jamison

1930s

37 titles · average score 63
Island of Lost Men
Island of Lost Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Herbert

$1,000 a Touchdown
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)

as Henry

Quality Street
Quality Street (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Recruiting Sergeant

Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Cecil Flintridge

Swing Time
Swing Time (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

as Gordon

Sons o' Guns
Sons o' Guns (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hobson

Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Francois

Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
GoodWatch score 87

as Bates

I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much (1935)
GoodWatch score 46

as Roger Briggs

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

as Prof. Harrison Boulton

The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1935)
GoodWatch score 82

as Doctor Metz

The Gay Divorcee
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

as Waiter

1920s

1 title
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1926)

as Lord Digby