Portrait of Raymond Walburn

Acting

Raymond Walburn

Career

Active from 1916 to 1954, with a break from 1917 to 1928, busiest in 1935 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Raymond Walburn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 7
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Situational Humor 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 3
  • 1940s Hollywood 3
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 54
The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1955)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mr. Skinner

She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

as Judge Hobart

Golden Girl
Golden Girl (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as Cornelius

Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust (1951)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mayor Fred Haskell

Father Takes the Air
Father Takes the Air (1951)

as Henry Latham

Father's Wild Game
Father's Wild Game (1950)

as Henry Latham

Riding High
Riding High (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Prof. Pettigrew

Father Makes Good
Father Makes Good (1950)

as Henry Latham

Short Grass
Short Grass (1950)

as Doctor McKenna

Key to the City
Key to the City (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mayor Billy Butler

1940s

36 titles ยท average score 68
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
GoodWatch score 74

as E.J. Waggleberry

Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

as Richard Cartwright

The Cheaters
The Cheaters (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Willie Crawford

I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World (1945)

as H.I. Bailey

Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mayor Everett J. Noble

And the Angels Sing
And the Angels Sing (1944)
GoodWatch score 68

as Pop Angel

Dixie
Dixie (1943)

as Mr. Cook

The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Judge Cameron

Bachelor Daddy
Bachelor Daddy (1941)

as George Smith

Christmas in July
Christmas in July (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Maxford

Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Sherwood

Millionaires in Prison
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bruce Vander

1930s

43 titles ยท average score 65
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
GoodWatch score 48

as B. Townsend Thayer - The Professor

It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You (1939)

as J. Hadden Quigley

Professor Beware
Professor Beware (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Judge James G. Parkhouse Marshall

Start Cheering
Start Cheering (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dean Worthington

Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)

as The Senator

They Met in a Taxi
They Met in a Taxi (1936)

as Mr. Roger Clifton

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Walter

Absolute Quiet
Absolute Quiet (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gov. Sam K. Pruden

She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss (1935)
GoodWatch score 61

as Franklin

I'll Love You Always
I'll Love You Always (1935)

as Charlie

Society Doctor
Society Doctor (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Waverly

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

as Danglars

1920s

1 title
The Laughing Lady
The Laughing Lady (1929)

as Hector Lee

1910s

2 titles
The Man Hunt
The Man Hunt (1916)

as Captain Steadwell

The Scarlet Runner
The Scarlet Runner (1916)

as John Brown