- Films
- 46
- Avg rating
- 6.05
- Peak run
- 1974’78
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
Peter by the numbers
Average
6.05
38 rated films
Vote weighted
6.13
bigger films count more
Median
6.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.99
rating spread
Career
39y
1970 to 2008
Total votes
2.16M
across every film
Best
8.2
Taxi Driver
Worst
3.9
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Newest first
Filmography
| 2008 | All Roads Lead Home | Poovey | · | 992 |
| 2004 |  Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Old Man Wickles | 5.4 | 74,702 |
| 2002 |  The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Rowland | 3.9 | 28,518 |
| 2001 |  Monster's Ball | Buck Grotowski | 7.0 | 98,040 |
| 1998 |  Doctor Dolittle | Calloway | 5.5 | 108K |
| 1997 | That Darn Cat | Pa | 4.7 | 5,269 |
| 1996 | Sweet Evil | Jay Glass | · | 388 |
| 1995 | The Surgeon | Lt. McEllwaine | · | 864 |
| 1995 | Born to Be Wild | Gus Charnley | 5.2 | 1,834 |
| 1995 |  While You Were Sleeping | Ox | 6.8 | 129K |
| 1994 | Bulletproof Heart | George | · | 848 |
| 1994 |  The Santa Clause | Mr. Whittle | 6.6 | 149K |
| 1994 |  The Shadow | Moe Shrevnitz | 6.1 | 29,538 |
| 1992 |  Honeymoon in Vegas | Chief Orman | 5.9 | 20,673 |
| 1992 | Nervous Ticks | Ron Rudman | · | 526 |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Justin Maciah | 4.6 | 6,869 |
| 1990 | Solar Crisis | Arnold Teague | 4.1 | 2,314 |
| 1990 | Men of Respect | Matt Duffy | 5.5 | 1,064 |
| 1989 |  The Dream Team | Jack McDermott | 6.5 | 16,301 |
| 1989 | Speed Zone | Chief Edsel | 4.5 | 4,062 |
Better together?
Peter Boyle's regulars
- Allen GarfieldCo-star · 3 films · 6.57 avg▲+0.39
- Howard ZieffDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.35 avg▲+0.22
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Peter Boyle
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.