- Films
- 51
- Avg rating
- 6.98
- Peak run
- 1955’66
- Oscar noms
- 3
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
Charles by the numbers
Average
6.98
29 rated films
Vote weighted
7.01
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.55
rating spread
Career
38y
1929 to 1966
Total votes
191K
across every film
Best
7.9
The Big Country
Worst
6.5
The Unforgiven
Newest first
Filmography
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Benson Tropp | 7.3 | 5,382 |
| 1965 | Della | Hugh Stafford | · | 670 |
| 1962 |  Days of Wine and Roses | Ellis Arnesen | 7.8 | 15,286 |
| 1960 |  The Unforgiven | Zeb Rawlins | 6.5 | 11,151 |
| 1958 |  The Big Country | Maj. Henry Terrill | 7.9 | 24,819 |
| 1957 | Mister Cory | Jeremiah Des Plains 'Biloxi' Caldwell | · | 608 |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It | A.A. Andrews | · | 812 |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Gen. Jimmy Guthrie | 6.8 | 2,593 |
| 1955 | Not as a Stranger | Dr. David Runkleman | 6.7 | 3,130 |
| 1955 | Prince of Players | Dave Prescott | · | 493 |
| 1954 |  A Star Is Born | Oliver Niles | 7.5 | 21,259 |
| 1953 | The Last Posse | Sampson Drune | · | 630 |
| 1951 | Jim Thorpe -- All-American | Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner | 6.9 | 2,567 |
| 1951 | The Raging Tide | Hamil Linder | · | 504 |
| 1950 | Guilty of Treason | Joszef Cardinal Mindszenty | · | 269 |
| 1950 | Whirlpool | Lt. James Colton | 6.7 | 5,369 |
| 1950 | Branded | Richard Lavery | 6.7 | 1,203 |
| 1950 | Riding High | J.L. Higgins | · | 629 |
| 1949 | Roseanna McCoy | Devil Anse Hatfield | · | 306 |
| 1948 | The Babe Ruth Story | Brother Matthias | 5.3 | 1,288 |
Better together?
Charles Bickford's regulars
- Cecil B. DeMilleDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.80 avg●−0.04
- Burt LancasterCo-star · 3 films · 6.97 avg●+0.01
- Otto PremingerDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.83 avg●−0.02
- Blake EdwardsDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.80 avg▲+1.14
- William WylerDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.55 avg▲+0.34
- H.C. PotterDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.15 avg▲+0.29
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Charles Bickford
3 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1949Charles Bickford
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1948Charles Bickford
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1944Charles Bickford
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