Portrait of Louis Calhern

Acting

Louis Calhern

Career

Active from 1921 to 1956, busiest in 1950 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Notorious
Notorious
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Louis Calhern Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Period Piece 2
  • Classic Literature Adaptation 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Family 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 71
Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as (archive footage)

1970s

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

as (archive footage)

1950s

28 titles · average score 64
High Society
High Society (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

as Uncle Willie

Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jim Murdock

The Prodigal
The Prodigal (1955)
GoodWatch score 44

as Nahreeb

Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as James A. Michener

Athena
Athena (1954)
GoodWatch score 50

as Grandpa Mulvain

Confidentially Connie
Confidentially Connie (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Opie Bedloe

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

as Julius Caesar

Remains to Be Seen
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Benjamin Goodman

The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Charles Theverner

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

as Alonzo D. Emmerich

Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

as Col. Buffalo Bill Cody

Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

as Verne Coolan

1940s

10 titles · average score 66
The Red Pony
The Red Pony (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Grandfather

The Red Danube
The Red Danube (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

as Colonel Piniev

Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Boris Morosov

Notorious
Notorious (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Paul Prescott

Up in Arms
Up in Arms (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

as Colonel Ashley

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
GoodWatch score 45

as Don Andre - The Viceroy

Nobody's Darling
Nobody's Darling (1943)

as Curtis Farnsworth

Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
GoodWatch score 80

as Randolph Van Cleve

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Brockdorf

I Take This Woman
I Take This Woman (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen

1930s

28 titles · average score 63
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as Prefect Allus Martius

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
GoodWatch score 70

as De Villefort Jr.

The Affairs of Cellini
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

as Ottaviano

Frisco Jenny
Frisco Jenny (1933)
GoodWatch score 67

as Steve Dutton

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

as Ambassador Trentino

Diplomaniacs
Diplomaniacs (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Winkelreid

20,000 Years in Sing Sing
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

as Joe Finn

Okay, America!
Okay, America! (1932)

as Mileaway Russell

They Call It Sin
They Call It Sin (1932)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ford Humphries

Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy (1931)
GoodWatch score 71

as 'Dapper Dan' Barker

Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaven (1931)

as Steve Perry

The Road to Singapore
The Road to Singapore (1931)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. George March

1920s

4 titles · average score 60
The Last Moment
The Last Moment (1923)

as Harry Gaines

Too Wise Wives
Too Wise Wives (1921)
GoodWatch score 56

as David Graham

The Blot
The Blot (1921)
GoodWatch score 64

as Phil West

What's Worth While?
What's Worth While? (1921)

as 'Squire' Elton