- Films
- 56
- Avg rating
- 6.69
- Peak run
- 1943’46
- Oscar noms
- 1
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
Chill by the numbers
Average
6.69
29 rated films
Vote weighted
6.73
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.52
rating spread
Career
39y
1939 to 1977
Total votes
220K
across every film
Best
7.6
Giant
Worst
6.8
The Alamo
Newest first
Filmography
| 1977 | Mr. Billion | Col. Clayton T. Winkle | 5.4 | 1,650 |
| 1973 |  Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Lemuel | 7.2 | 23,534 |
| 1970 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Mr. Ike | 6.8 | 1,443 |
| 1966 | Fireball 500 | Big Jaw Harris | · | 707 |
| 1965 | The Rounders | Jim Ed Love | 6.1 | 2,144 |
| 1963 |  McLintock! | Drago | 7.1 | 18,604 |
| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers | Jay R. Spinelby | 6.5 | 1,713 |
| 1962 | Young Guns of Texas | Preacher Sam Shelby | · | 315 |
| 1961 | The Deadly Companions | Turk | 6.0 | 3,257 |
| 1961 | Gold of the Seven Saints | Doc Gates | · | 808 |
| 1960 |  The Alamo | Beekeeper | 6.8 | 19,922 |
| 1960 | Where the Boys Are | Police Captain | 6.7 | 3,497 |
| 1958 | From Hell to Texas | Amos Bradley | 6.9 | 1,333 |
| 1957 | Gun Glory | Preacher | 6.2 | 1,043 |
| 1956 |  Giant | Uncle Bawley | 7.6 | 44,513 |
| 1956 | Gun for a Coward | Loving | · | 735 |
| 1956 | Santiago | Captain 'Sidewheel' Jones | · | 364 |
| 1955 | Timberjack | Steve Riika | · | 262 |
| 1955 | Kentucky Rifle | Tobias Taylor | · | 330 |
| 1954 | Francis Joins the WACS | Gen. Benjamin Kaye | · | 546 |
Better together?
Chill Wills's regulars
- Joseph KaneDirector and actor · 3 films
- Richard ThorpeDirector and actor · 2 films
- Gordon DouglasDirector and actor · 2 films
- Sam PeckinpahDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.21
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Chill Wills
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1961Chill Wills
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.