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Acting

Danny DeVito

Career: Active from 1971 to 2024, busiest in 1985 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 53
top three billing

Average score: 56/100

Highest rated: L.A. Confidential
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 134 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Danny DeVito Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.2, average 2.6
Scare
1.4, average 2.6
Tension
4.8, average 6.0
Psychological
4.5, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 11
Quirky Characters 8
Social Commentary 6
Character Study 6
Family-Friendly 5
Fast-Paced 5
Nostalgic 5
Cringe Humor 5
Feel-Good Movie 4
Situational Humor 4
Heartwarming 4
Lighthearted 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

173

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

as William Keys

2020s

18 titles · average score 59

A Sudden Case of Christmas

38

as Lawrence Armanetti

Poolman

36

as Jack Denisoff

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

68

as Janitor

Haunted Mansion

51

as Bruce Davis

Migration

67

as Uncle Dan (voice)

History of the World: Part II

57

TV show · as Czar Nicholas

Little Demon

74

TV show · as Satan (voice)

The Survivor

73

as Charley Goldman

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist

49

Executive Producer

Abbott Elementary

79

TV show · as Frank

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon

52

Executive Producer

The One and Only Ivan

67

as Bob (voice)

2010s

29 titles · average score 60

Dumbo

52

as Maximilian "Max" Medici

Smallfoot

65

as Dorgle (voice)

Animal Crackers

51

as Chesterfield (voice)

The Comedian

40

as Jimmy Berkowitz

Wiener-Dog

61

as Dave Schmerz

A Walk Among the Tombstones

61

Producer

Rick and Morty

86

TV show · as Dr. Dogballs (voice)

The Lorax

56

as The Lorax (voice)

Hotel Noir

36

as Eugene Portland

Forces of Nature

49

as The Lorax (voice)

Skin Deep

Director

When in Rome

35

as Al Russo

2000s

45 titles · average score 55

Solitary Man

65

as Jimmy Marino

House Broken

48

as Tom Cathkart

Deck the Halls

32

as Buddy Hall

Relative Strangers

46

as Frank Menure

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

84

TV show · as Frank Reynolds

Duplex

49

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Reno 911!

78

TV show · as Danny DeVito

Death to Smoochy

52

as Burke Bennett

Heist

64

as Mickey Bergman

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

37

as Max Fairbanks

Drowning Mona

40

as Chief Wyatt Rash

Screwed

28

as Grover Cleaver

1990s

34 titles · average score 64

Man on the Moon

68

as George Shapiro

The Big Kahuna

66

as Phil Cooper

The Rainmaker

74

as Deck Shifflet

Hercules

77

as Philoctetes (voice)

L.A. Confidential

89

as Sid Hudgens

Matilda

72

as Mr. Wormwood / Narrator (voice)

Mars Attacks!

58

as Rude Gambler

Junior

46

as Dr. Larry Arbogast

Renaissance Man

44

as Bill Rago

Batman Returns

73

as Penguin

Hoffa

57

as Bobby Ciaro

Other People's Money

44

as Lawrence Garfield

1980s

22 titles · average score 57

The War of the Roses

75

as Gavin D'Amato

Twins

52

as Vincent Benedict

Throw Momma from the Train

60

as Owen Lift

Tin Men

72

as Ernest Tilley

Ruthless People

77

as Sam Stone

My Little Pony: The Movie

41

as Grundle King (voice)

Wise Guys

46

as Harry Valentini

Amazing Stories

54

TV show · as Herbert

The Jewel of the Nile

53

as Ralph

Romancing the Stone

71

as Ralph

The Ratings Game

52

as Vic De Salvo

Terms of Endearment

77

as Vernon Dahlart

1970s

24 titles · average score 62

Swap Meet

as Max

Taxi

77

TV show · as Louie De Palma

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

as Vince D'Angelo

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

88

as Martini

Saturday Night Live

69

TV show · as Self / Self (uncredited)

Starsky & Hutch

78

TV show · as John John the Apple / John DeAppoliso

Minestrone

as Lodovico

Police Woman

43

TV show

Scalawag

46

as Fly Speck

Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30

as Petey

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

68

as Adrian

Lady Liberty

56

as Fred Mancuso