- Films
- 37
- Avg rating
- 6.62
- Peak run
- 1956’59
- Oscar noms
- 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Arthur by the numbers
Average
6.62
28 rated films
Vote weighted
6.66
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.63
rating spread
Career
34y
1942 to 1975
Total votes
287K
across every film
Best
8.0
Anatomy of a Murder
Worst
6.3
Bus Stop
Newest first
Filmography
| 1975 | The Hiding Place | Casper ten Boom, 'Papa' | 7.4 | 2,669 |
| 1974 | Huckleberry Finn | Col. Grangerford | · | 806 |
| 1973 | Wicked, Wicked | Mr. Fenley, Hotel Engineer | · | 826 |
| 1972 | Ben | Billy Hatfield | 5.3 | 4,010 |
| 1972 |  The Poseidon Adventure | Chaplain | 7.1 | 54,789 |
| 1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters | Ernie | 6.2 | 1,450 |
| 1971 | The Last Valley | Hoffman | 7.0 | 3,987 |
| 1970 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came | Mr. Kruft | · | 475 |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... | Mr. Lomax | 6.8 | 5,775 |
| 1968 | The Power | Henry Hallson | 5.9 | 2,088 |
| 1967 | The Reluctant Astronaut | Buck Fleming | 6.3 | 2,990 |
| 1966 |  Fantastic Voyage | Col. Donald Reid | 6.8 | 22,792 |
| 1966 | The Silencers | Joe Wigman | 5.9 | 4,217 |
| 1965 |  The Great Race | Henry Goodbody | 7.2 | 21,860 |
| 1965 | The Monkey's Uncle | Darius Green III | 5.9 | 1,096 |
| 1965 | The Third Day | Dr. Wheeler | · | 455 |
| 1964 | Kissin' Cousins | Pappy Tatum | 5.3 | 2,724 |
| 1964 | 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Clint Stark | 7.1 | 6,020 |
| 1964 | Your Cheatin' Heart | Fred Rose | 6.5 | 1,031 |
| 1962 | Follow That Dream | Pop Kwimper | 6.6 | 3,313 |
Better together?
Arthur O'Connell's regulars
- Anthony MannDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.06
- Joshua LoganDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.65 avg●+0.02
- Gene NelsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.90 avg▼−0.14
- Phil KarlsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.60 avg▼−0.94
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Arthur O'Connell
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1960Arthur O'Connell
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1956Arthur O'Connell
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