Portrait of Edmund Willard

Acting

Edmund Willard

Career

Active from 1931 to 1955, busiest in 1931 and 1935 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score43/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
GoodWatch score43/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edmund Willard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Whodunit 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • British Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 60
Up in the World
Up in the World (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Judge (uncredited)

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)

TV show ยท as Concierge

The Merry Christmas
The Merry Christmas (1955)

as Marley's Ghost

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 67
Cardboard Cavalier
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

as Oliver Cromwell

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ezekial

The Queen's Husband
The Queen's Husband (1946)

as General Northrup

Penn of Pennsylvania
Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)

as Ship's Captain

Atlantic Ferry
Atlantic Ferry (1941)

as Robert Napier

Hoots Mon
Hoots Mon (1940)

as Sandy McBride

The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Ramage

Pastor Hall
Pastor Hall (1940)
GoodWatch score 76

as Freundlich

1930s

15 titles ยท average score 56
The Insect Play
The Insect Play (1939)

as The Tranp

Smash and Grab
Smash and Grab (1937)

as Cappellano

Dark Journey
Dark Journey (1937)
GoodWatch score 55

as General Berlin of German Intelligence

Royal Eagle
Royal Eagle (1936)

as Burnock

Rembrandt
Rembrandt (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

as Van Zeeland

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
GoodWatch score 43

as Toby Bilson

King of the Damned
King of the Damned (1935)

as The Greek

The Iron Duke
The Iron Duke (1934)

as Marshal Ney

Moscow Nights
Moscow Nights (1934)

as Officer of Prosecution

A Night in Montmartre
A Night in Montmartre (1931)

as Alexandre

Cape Forlorn
Cape Forlorn (1931)

as Henry Cass

Rynox
Rynox (1931)

as Captain Inigo 'Glassy' James