- Films
- 59
- Avg rating
- 6.84
- Peak run
- 1970’79
- Oscar wins
- 2 of 3
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
Melvyn by the numbers
Average
6.84
36 rated films
Vote weighted
6.90
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.63
rating spread
Career
51y
1931 to 1981
Total votes
378K
across every film
Best
7.9
Being There
Worst
6.3
Ghost Story
Newest first
Filmography
| 1981 |  Ghost Story | John Jaffrey | 6.3 | 11,253 |
| 1980 |  The Changeling | Senator Carmichael | 7.1 | 45,321 |
| 1979 |  Being There | Benjamin Rand | 7.9 | 82,786 |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Senator Birney | 6.1 | 2,167 |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleaming | Zachariah Guthrie | 6.7 | 4,254 |
| 1976 |  The Tenant | Monsieur Zy | 7.5 | 52,088 |
| 1972 |  The Candidate | John J. McKay | 7.0 | 13,685 |
| 1972 | One Is a Lonely Number | Joseph Provo | · | 526 |
| 1970 | I Never Sang for My Father | Tom Garrison | 7.4 | 3,552 |
| 1967 | Hotel | Warren Trent - Owner of the St. Gregory | 6.6 | 1,894 |
| 1965 | Rapture | Frederick Larbaud | 7.2 | 1,412 |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear | Colonel Brackenby | 5.9 | 1,016 |
| 1964 | The Americanization of Emily | Admiral William Jessup | 7.3 | 6,336 |
| 1963 |  Hud | Homer Bannon | 7.8 | 26,447 |
| 1962 | Billy Budd | The Dansker - Sailmaker | 7.8 | 5,591 |
| 1951 | My Forbidden Past | Paul Beaurevel | 6.2 | 1,354 |
| 1949 | The Great Sinner | Armand De Glasse | 6.6 | 1,816 |
| 1949 | A Woman's Secret | Luke Jordan | 6.0 | 2,268 |
| 1948 |  Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Bill Cole | 7.2 | 13,859 |
| 1947 | The Guilt of Janet Ames | Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb | · | 729 |
Better together?
Melvyn Douglas's regulars
- Alexander HallDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.70 avg●0.00
- Lee BowmanCo-star · 4 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.12
- Joan CrawfordCo-star · 4 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.29
- Joan BlondellCo-star · 4 films · 6.30 avg▼−0.50
- Virginia BruceCo-star · 3 films
- Ernst LubitschDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.20
- Greta GarboCo-star · 3 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.14
- Robert YoungCo-star · 3 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.39
- Phil RosenDirector and actor · 2 films
- George FitzmauriceDirector and actor · 2 films
- Richard ThorpeDirector and actor · 2 films
- Robert Z. LeonardDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.13
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Melvyn Douglas
3 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1980Melvyn Douglas
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1971Melvyn Douglas
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1964Melvyn Douglas
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.