Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
60.2 TOPICAL actor score · #371 of 1,977 actors
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) has a TOPICAL actor score of 60.2 - ranked 371 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are career standing and acting honours. They've won 2 acting honours from 3 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1970-1979. Best films: Ninotchka (1939), Being There (1979), Hud (1963).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours84
Prime60
Their movies65
Credits70
Career standing85
- Acting honours2 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- Prime1970-1979
- Credits70 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 14 scored films (6 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 53 languages
“He was one of 24 performers to win the Triple Crown of Acting – winning two Academy Awards (both in the Best Supporting Actor category), a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
Melvyn Douglas's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 289 | Being There | 1979 | 3 |
| 580 | Ninotchka | 1939 | 2 |
| 652 | Hud | 1963 | 2 |
| 1,023 | Captains Courageous | 1937 | 4 |
| 1,806 | I Never Sang for My Father | 1970 | 2 |
| 2,003 | The Candidate | 1972 | 3 |
| 2,061 | The Tenant | 1976 | 3 |
| 2,388 | Billy Budd | 1962 | 4 |
| 3,167 | The Americanization of Emily | 1964 | 3 |
| 4,172 | Theodora Goes Wild | 1936 | 2 |
| 4,433 | The Gorgeous Hussy | 1936 | 5 |
| 5,469 | Too Many Husbands | 1940 | 3 |
| 5,478 | That Uncertain Feeling | 1941 | 2 |
| 6,123 | That Certain Age | 1938 | 2 |