- Films
- 25
- Avg rating
- 6.85
- Peak run
- 1948’54
- 7+ run
- 2 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
Howard by the numbers
Average
6.85
13 rated films
Vote weighted
6.90
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
46y
1945 to 1990
Total votes
281K
across every film
Best
7.8
Kramer vs. Kramer
Worst
6.9
While the City Sleeps
Newest first
Filmography
| 1990 | Too Much Sun | O.M. Rivers | · | 605 |
| 1987 |  No Way Out | Senator Duvall | 7.1 | 56,828 |
| 1986 | Monster in the Closet | Father Finnegan | 5.0 | 3,328 |
| 1979 |  Kramer vs. Kramer | John Shaunessy | 7.8 | 169K |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Dr. Jules Meecham | 7.0 | 4,305 |
| 1977 | The Late Show | Harry Regan | 6.8 | 3,883 |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out | Doug Jackson | 6.5 | 2,666 |
| 1956 | The Broken Star | Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed | · | 305 |
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps | Lt. Burt Kaufman | 6.9 | 7,973 |
| 1955 | Flame of the Islands | Doug Duryea | · | 300 |
| 1955 | Women's Prison | Dr. Crane | 6.5 | 1,356 |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 | Police Sgt. Jack Farnham | 6.7 | 2,307 |
| 1954 | Tanganyika | Dan Harder McCracken | · | 293 |
| 1954 | The Yellow Mountain | Pete Menlo | · | 425 |
| 1953 | Jennifer | Jim Hollis | · | 626 |
| 1953 | Spaceways | Dr. Stephen Mitchell | · | 798 |
| 1950 | Woman in Hiding | Keith Ramsey | 6.9 | 1,743 |
| 1950 | Shakedown | Jack Early | 7.1 | 1,098 |
| 1950 | Spy Hunt | Steve Quain | · | 392 |
| 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Sam Bass | · | 506 |
Better together?
Howard Duff's regulars
- John McIntireCo-star · 3 films
- George ShermanDirector and actor · 3 films
- Ida LupinoCo-star · 3 films · 6.80 avg●0.00
- Michael GordonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.14
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Howard Duff
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.