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Portrait of Monty Woolley

Acting

Monty Woolley

Career

Active from 1937 to 1955, busiest in 1938 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Supporting Role

    1945 · Nominated · 17th Academy Awards

    Since You Went Away

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role

    1943 · Nominated · 15th Academy Awards

    The Pied Piper

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Monty Woolley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.5, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Showbiz Drama 2
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles · average score 57
Kismet
Kismet (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

as Omar

As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as John R. Hodges

1940s

10 titles · average score 68
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

as Miles Tatlock

The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Professor Wutheridge

Night and Day
Night and Day (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

as Monty Woolley

Molly and Me
Molly and Me (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as John Graham

Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

as Edgar Brawley

Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away (1944)
GoodWatch score 74

as William Smollett

Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Priam Farll

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Madden Thomas

The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

as John Sidney Howard

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sheridan Whiteside

1930s

17 titles · average score 62
See Your Doctor
See Your Doctor (1939)

as Doctor

Man About Town
Man About Town (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Henri Dubois

Midnight
Midnight (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Judge

Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Georges Bouchet

The Forgotten Step
The Forgotten Step (1938)

as The Art Collector

Artists and Models Abroad
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)

as Gantvoort

The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Governor

Three Comrades
Three Comrades (1938)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Jaffe

Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Lane-Porteus

Lord Jeff
Lord Jeff (1938)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jeweler

Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn (1937)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mr. Bawltitude

Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

as Dr. Oswald Vunch (uncredited)