- Films
- 84
- Avg rating
- 6.40
- Peak run
- 1936’41
- 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
J. by the numbers
Average
6.40
39 rated films
Vote weighted
6.43
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.71
rating spread
Career
41y
1931 to 1971
Total votes
150K
across every film
Best
7.5
Sahara
Worst
6.2
House of Frankenstein
Newest first
Filmography
| 1971 | Dracula vs. Frankenstein | Dr. Durea | 3.5 | 2,422 |
| 1957 | This Could Be the Night | Leon - Chef | 6.7 | 1,060 |
| 1956 | Rebel in Town | Bedloe Mason | · | 484 |
| 1955 | Desert Sands | Sergeant Diepel | · | 431 |
| 1955 | Hit the Deck | Mr. Peroni | 6.5 | 1,103 |
| 1955 | The Last Command | Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana | 6.3 | 1,104 |
| 1955 | New York Confidential | Ben Dagajanian | 7.1 | 1,741 |
| 1955 | Rage at Dawn | Simeon 'Sim' Reno | 6.0 | 1,648 |
| 1955 | Violent Saturday | Chapman, Bank Robber | 6.9 | 3,528 |
| 1954 | Saskatchewan | Batoche | 6.4 | 1,356 |
| 1954 | Sitting Bull | Sitting Bull | 5.8 | 1,074 |
| 1953 | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Socrates 'Soc' Houlis | 5.7 | 1,805 |
| 1952 | Clash by Night | Uncle Vince | 7.0 | 8,483 |
| 1952 | Denver & Rio Grande | Gil Harkness | · | 695 |
| 1952 | Ride the Man Down | Sheriff Joe Kneen | · | 296 |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri | Looking Glass | 6.2 | 2,501 |
| 1951 | Mark of the Renegade | Luis | · | 291 |
| 1950 | Black Hand | Louis Lorelli | 6.4 | 1,067 |
| 1950 | Annie Get Your Gun | Chief Sitting Bull | 6.8 | 5,784 |
| 1950 | Please Believe Me | Lucky Reilly | · | 692 |
Better together?
J. Carrol Naish's regulars
- Lon Chaney Jr.Co-star · 4 films · 5.27 avg▼−0.92
- Anna May WongCo-star · 3 films
- Norman TaurogDirector and actor · 3 films
- William A. WellmanDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.85 avg▲+0.22
- John CarradineCo-star · 3 films · 6.20 avg▲+0.13
- Randolph ScottCo-star · 3 films · 6.00 avg▼−0.45
- Irving PichelDirector and actor · 2 films
- Louis KingDirector and actor · 2 films
- Irving CummingsDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.55 avg▲+0.13
- Robert FloreyDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▲+0.09
- Michael CurtizDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.45 avg▼−0.17
- Reginald LeBorgDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.10 avg●−0.01
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On J. Carrol Naish
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1946J. Carrol Naish
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1944J. Carrol Naish
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