Portrait of Ernest Hilliard

Acting

Ernest Hilliard

Career

Active from 1921 to 1944, busiest in 1928 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Matinee Idol
The Matinee Idol
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernest Hilliard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Satire & Parody
    1.0, average 2.3
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Romance 2
  • Historical Artifact 2
  • Good vs Evil 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 63
Gilda
Gilda (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

as English Cartel Member (uncredited)

Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Kitty
Kitty (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Assistant Hazard Banker (uncredited)

On Stage Everybody
On Stage Everybody (1945)

as Sponsor (uncredited)

The Soul of a Monster
The Soul of a Monster (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Wayne

Make Your Own Bed
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
GoodWatch score 57

as Man in Waiting Room

The Missing Juror
The Missing Juror (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Doctor (uncredited)

The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Senator (uncredited)

Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. Oliver (uncredited)

Let's Have Fun
Let's Have Fun (1943)

as 'Pepe' J. Morgan

Lucky Legs
Lucky Legs (1942)

as Salesman

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 56
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936)

as Banker Ed Randall

Sea Spoilers
Sea Spoilers (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

as Reggie Winton

Go-Get-'Em, Haines
Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)

as Walter Bernard, the Editor

Racing Luck
Racing Luck (1935)

as Walker Hammond

Smart Girl
Smart Girl (1935)

as Waiter (uncredited)

Flirting with Danger
Flirting with Danger (1934)

as James E. Dawson

Parole Girl
Parole Girl (1933)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr. Hoss, Millard's Manager (uncredited)

In Conference
In Conference (1931)

as Salisbury's Manager

Mother and Son
Mother and Son (1931)

as Jameson

The Drums of Jeopardy
The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)
GoodWatch score 50

as Prince Ivan Petroff

Second Honeymoon
Second Honeymoon (1930)

as Maj. Pat Lovering

Lovin' the Ladies
Lovin' the Ladies (1930)

as Davison - Tailor Shop Owner

1920s

39 titles ยท average score 64
Red Hot Rhythm
Red Hot Rhythm (1929)

as Eddie Graham

The Big Diamond Robbery
The Big Diamond Robbery (1929)

as Rodney Stevens

The Broadway Hoofer
The Broadway Hoofer (1929)

as Morton

The Matinee Idol
The Matinee Idol (1928)
GoodWatch score 75

as Arnold Wingate

The Big Hop
The Big Hop (1928)

as Ben Barnett

Dugan of the Dugouts
Dugan of the Dugouts (1928)

as Sgt. Davis

A Midnight Adventure
A Midnight Adventure (1928)

as Randolph Sargent

The Silent Hero
The Silent Hero (1927)

as Wade Burton

The Racing Fool
The Racing Fool (1927)

as Colwyn Kane

White Mice
White Mice (1926)

as Colonel Vega

Man and Wife
Man and Wife (1923)

as Walter Powell

Annabelle Lee
Annabelle Lee (1921)

as David Granger