Louis Calhern

Actor. Born 18 February 1895 in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA. Died 12 May 1956.

Titles on Fi1m7 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 7 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

18 February 1895, Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Died

12 May 1956

Active

1933–1956

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

84Fi1m

80Critics

We rate Louis’s work 4 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 7 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 7 films
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $39m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1933–1956

Genres

Drama5
Comedy3
Romance3
Crime2
History2
Fantasy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestNotorious1946

70WorstThe Life of Emile Zola1937

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41920s

281930s

101940s

281950s

11970s

12020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1951Best Actor · The Magnificent Yankee

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.