- Films
- 44
- Avg rating
- 6.44
- Peak run
- 1929’38
- 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
Lew by the numbers
Average
6.44
18 rated films
Vote weighted
6.52
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.15
rating spread
Career
56y
1929 to 1984
Total votes
235K
across every film
Best
8.1
All Quiet on the Western Front
Worst
5.4
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Newest first
Filmography
| 1984 | The World of Don Camillo | Doc | 5.6 | 2,489 |
| 1978 |  Battlestar Galactica | President Adar | 6.8 | 11,905 |
| 1978 |  Damien: Omen II | Bill Atherton | 6.2 | 40,617 |
| 1977 | End of the World | Beckerman | 3.2 | 1,475 |
| 1973 |  Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Mandemus | 5.4 | 38,313 |
| 1972 | The Biscuit Eater | Mr. Ames | · | 642 |
| 1972 | The Man | Noah Calvin | · | 476 |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers | 'Mac' McAllister | 6.5 | 2,747 |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | The Vice President | 7.7 | 8,196 |
| 1953 | Donovan's Brain | Dr. Patrick J. Cory | 5.9 | 1,880 |
| 1953 | No Escape | John Howard Tracy | · | 487 |
| 1951 | New Mexico | Capt. Hunt | · | 256 |
| 1950 | The Capture | Lin Vanner | · | 785 |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Dr. Robert Richardson | 7.7 | 5,877 |
| 1947 | The Unfaithful | Larry Hannaford | 6.8 | 1,840 |
| 1946 | The Dark Mirror | Dr. Scott Elliott | 7.0 | 6,446 |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Dr. James Kildare | · | 386 |
| 1942 | Fingers at the Window | Oliver Duffy | 6.3 | 1,345 |
| 1941 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Dr. James Kildare | · | 470 |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady | Bob Rawlston | · | 765 |
Better together?
Lew Ayres's regulars
- Lionel BarrymoreCo-star · 9 films
- Harold S. BucquetDirector and actor · 8 films
- Laraine DayCo-star · 7 films · 6.30 avg▼−0.23
- Nat PendletonCo-star · 4 films
- Lana TurnerCo-star · 3 films
- S. Sylvan SimonDirector and actor · 2 films
- Reinhold SchünzelDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.20 avg▼−0.62
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Lew Ayres
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1949Lew Ayres
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