Orson Welles (1915-1985)
79.1 TOPICAL actor score · #116 of 1,977 actors
Orson Welles (1915-1985) has a TOPICAL actor score of 79.1 - ranked 116 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are career standing and credits. They've won 2 acting honours from 3 nominations, including the Academy Honorary Award. Their best ten-year run was 1941-1950. Best films: Citizen Kane (1941), The Third Man (1949), Touch of Evil (1958).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours92
Prime89
Their movies28
Credits94
Career standing98
- Acting honours2 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Honorary Award; AFI Life Achievement Award
- Prime1941-1950
- Credits117 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 16 scored films (7 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 113 languages
“Remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre, he is considered among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10
Orson Welles's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Citizen Kane | 1941 | 1 |
| 73 | The Third Man | 1949 | 4 |
| 493 | Touch of Evil | 1958 | 3 |
| 623 | A Man for All Seasons | 1966 | 5 |
| 1,782 | The Lady from Shanghai | 1947 | 2 |
| 2,920 | Waterloo | 1970 | 3 |
| 3,894 | Genocide | 1982 | 2 |
| 4,056 | The Battle of Neretva | 1969 | 6 |
| 4,873 | The Black Rose | 1950 | 2 |
| 4,903 | Prince of Foxes | 1949 | 2 |
| 5,404 | The V.I.P.s | 1963 | 8 |
| 5,905 | Casino Royale | 1967 | 4 |
| 5,990 | The Finest Hours | 1964 | 4 |
| 5,996 | A King's Story | 1965 | 3 |
| 6,291 | Mysterious Castles of Clay | 1978 | 1 |
| 6,308 | The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art | 1974 | 1 |