Gene Kelly (1912-1996)
73.2 TOPICAL actor score · #182 of 1,977 actors
Gene Kelly (1912-1996) has a TOPICAL actor score of 73.2 - ranked 182 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and career standing. They've won 3 acting honours from 4 nominations, including the AFI Life Achievement Award. Their best ten-year run was 1944-1953. Best films: Singin' in the Rain (1952), An American in Paris (1951), Inherit the Wind (1960).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours95
Prime88
Their movies62
Credits39
Career standing92
- Acting honours3 wins, 4 nominations - incl. AFI Life Achievement Award; Academy Honorary Award; Kennedy Center Honors
- Prime1944-1953
- Credits47 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 16 scored films (11 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 87 languages
“He starred in, choreographed, and, with Stanley Donen, co-directed some of the best-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
Gene Kelly's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Singin' in the Rain | 1952 | 1 |
| 654 | An American in Paris | 1951 | 1 |
| 875 | Inherit the Wind | 1960 | 3 |
| 1,309 | The Young Girls of Rochefort | 1967 | 4 |
| 1,546 | On the Town | 1949 | 1 |
| 2,744 | Anchors Aweigh | 1945 | 3 |
| 3,109 | Les Girls | 1957 | 1 |
| 3,495 | Cover Girl | 1944 | 2 |
| 3,849 | The Three Musketeers | 1948 | 1 |
| 3,962 | For Me and My Gal | 1942 | 3 |
| 4,160 | It's Always Fair Weather | 1955 | 1 |
| 4,336 | The Pirate | 1948 | 2 |
| 4,519 | Brigadoon | 1954 | 1 |
| 4,824 | What a Way to Go! | 1964 | 5 |
| 5,157 | Thousands Cheer | 1943 | 2 |
| 5,763 | Christmas Holiday | 1944 | 2 |