Acting
Austin Pendleton
- Titles
- 94movies35TV shows
- Career
Active from 1972 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 14top three billing
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
My Cousin Vinny85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 79 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.2average 5.2
- Situational Comedy4.4average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.6average 2.3
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.3average 3.6
- Physical Comedy3.1average 2.5
- Social Commentary5.4average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
- Historical1.5, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.8
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Fast-Paced 3
- Character Study 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Underdog Story 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Feel-Good Movie 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Legal Comedy 2
- Mistaken Identity 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charles DurningActorThe Muppet Movie, The Front Page, Starting Over
Susan SarandonActorThe Front Page, The Great Smokey Roadblock, June Moon
Michael MurphyActorWhat's Up, Doc?, The Thief Who Came to Dinner, Talk to Me
Madeline KahnActorWhat's Up, Doc?, First Family, Simon
Fred GwynneActorMy Cousin Vinny, Simon
Rip TornActorTrial and Error, First Family
Renée TaylorActorWhen Robert Met Judith, Magic Hour
Allison ToremActorOur Father, Essentials
Glenne HeadlyActorRaising Flagg, Say Goodnight, Gracie
Jill ClayburghActorStarting Over, The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Alan ArkinActorSimon, Raising Flagg
Simon CallowActorThe Ballad of the Sad Cafe, The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
Movies and TV shows
88Upcoming
2 titles
as Dr. Nacht
as Robert
2020s
6 titles · average score 60
as Joseph
as Max
41
as The Driver
65
as Jerry
73
as Professor Jacob Winston
2010s
10 titles · average score 59
57
as Robert Feinway
35
as Fyodor Wax
as Julian
85
as Gurgle (voice)
50
as Judge Pendergast
67
as Earl
as William Peters
41
as Dapper Man
70
as Senator Joe Lieberman
66
as Dr. Masters
2000s
20 titles · average score 59
29
as Gus Falk
32
as Julian
60
as Teacher
56
as James Perley
45
as Umbrella Santa / Marty
56
as Mr. McConkey
91
as Gurgle (voice)
42
as Mr. Turner
85
as Thomas King
62
as Alvin
as Archie
1990s
28 titles · average score 60
as Jerry Trask
56
as Judge Paul Z. Graff
as Eugene Cleft
62
as Aesop Franklin
57
as Willy Kunst
65
as Ralph Crupi
75
as Hamlet
56
as Earl
34
as Alex Mason, Sr.
85
as John Gibbons
as Harold Blodgett
57
as Lawyer Taylor
1980s
9 titles · average score 51
44
as Junior Lacey
79
as Howard Marner
41
as Gun Shop Salesman
as Mr. Greenhut
as Richard Patterson
Director
as White Rabbit
69
as Dr. Carl Becker
24
as Dr. Alexander Grade
1970s
11 titles · average score 64
69
as Paul
49
as Fancy Car Man (uncredited)
as Dr. Klein
73
as Earl Williams
as Bennie
62
as Zukovsky
80
as Frederick Larrabee
72
as Lt. Col. Moodus
1960s
2 titles · average score 60
77
as Intern (uncredited)
43
as Fred the Professor