- Films
- 31
- Avg rating
- 6.65
- Peak run
- 1961’67
- 7+ run
- 4 films
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
Clifton by the numbers
Average
6.65
25 rated films
Vote weighted
6.71
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.79
rating spread
Career
46y
1957 to 2002
Total votes
772K
across every film
Best
8.0
Cool Hand Luke
Worst
5.6
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Newest first
Filmography
| 2002 | Sunshine State | Buster Bidwell | 6.8 | 4,369 |
| 2000 | Interstate 84 | Buddy | · | 283 |
| 1996 |  Lone Star | Hollis | 7.4 | 36,362 |
| 1990 |  The Bonfire of the Vanities | Albert Fox | 5.6 | 27,697 |
| 1988 |  Eight Men Out | Charles Comiskey - The Owners | 7.2 | 24,347 |
| 1985 | Where Are the Children? | Chief Coffin | · | 363 |
| 1980 |  Superman II | Sheriff | 6.8 | 125K |
| 1977 | The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | Sy Orlansky | 5.7 | 4,064 |
| 1976 |  Silver Streak | Sheriff Chauncey | 6.9 | 23,780 |
| 1975 | From Hong Kong with Love | Bill | · | 328 |
| 1975 | Rancho Deluxe | John Brown | 6.3 | 2,485 |
| 1974 | The Bank Shot | Streiger | 5.4 | 1,346 |
| 1974 | Buster and Billie | Jake | 6.9 | 1,077 |
| 1974 | Juggernaut | Corrigan | 6.6 | 7,406 |
| 1974 |  The Man with the Golden Gun | J.W. Pepper | 6.7 | 123K |
| 1973 | Kid Blue | Mr. Hendricks | 6.2 | 1,146 |
| 1973 |  The Last Detail | M.A.A. | 7.5 | 31,628 |
| 1973 |  Live and Let Die | Sheriff Pepper | 6.7 | 126K |
| 1973 | The Werewolf of Washington | Attorney General | 4.1 | 1,414 |
| 1972 | The Biscuit Eater | Mr. Eben | · | 642 |
Better together?
Clifton James's regulars
- John SaylesDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.17
- Frank PerryDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.75 avg▲+0.18
- Guy HamiltonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg●−0.03
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Clifton James
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.