Portrait of Chris Farley

Acting

Chris Farley

Career

Active from 1992 to 2019, with a break from 1999 to 2018, busiest in 1993 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wayne's World
Wayne's World
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chris Farley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    1.9, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    2.9, average 5.3
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick 4
  • 90s Comedy 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Music-Centric 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • 90s Nostalgia 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
An SNL Thanksgiving
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)

as (archive footage)

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 64
Biography: Comedy Icons
Biography: Comedy Icons (2019)

TV show

The Women of SNL
The Women of SNL (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tom Arnold (archive footage)

2000s

1 title ยท average score 79
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

Other

1990s

15 titles ยท average score 55
Almost Heroes
Almost Heroes (1998)
GoodWatch score 31

as Bartholomew Hunt

Dirty Work
Dirty Work (1998)
GoodWatch score 42

as Jimmy (uncredited)

Beverly Hills Ninja
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
GoodWatch score 38

as Haru

Black Sheep
Black Sheep (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mike Donnelly

Tommy Boy
Tommy Boy (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Thomas 'Tommy' Callahan III

Billy Madison
Billy Madison (1995)
GoodWatch score 47

as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Road Rules
Road Rules (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

Airheads
Airheads (1994)
GoodWatch score 49

as Officer Wilson

Coneheads
Coneheads (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

as Ronnie the Mechanic

Wayne's World 2
Wayne's World 2 (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

as Milton

Wayne's World
Wayne's World (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Security Guard

The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Chris Farley

1970s

1 title ยท average score 69
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Newt Gingrich / Self (uncredited) / Self - Host