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Acting · 1900 to 1967

Spencer Tracy

Best rated: Judgment at Nuremberg (8.3)

Films
61
Avg rating
6.95
Peak run
1960’67
Oscar wins
2 of 9
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The career

Spencer Tracy, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1960 to 1967, 7.6067819301935194019451950195519601965Judgment at Nuremberg 8.3Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 6.8Career avg 6.95

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Spencer Tracy's career barcodecoolhot
193061 films1967
Current formLast 5: 7.60 vs career 6.95 (+0.65)
  1. WInherit the Wind1960 · 8.1+1.1
  2. LThe Devil at 4 O'Clock1961 · 6.4−0.6
  3. WJudgment at Nuremberg1961 · 8.3+1.3
  4. WIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World1963 · 7.4+0.4
  5. WGuess Who's Coming to Dinner1967 · 7.8+0.8
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Spencer by the numbers

Average
6.95
50 rated films
Vote weighted
7.01
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.52
rating spread
Career
38y
1930 to 1967
Total votes
502K
across every film
Best
8.3
Judgment at Nuremberg
Worst
6.8
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1967Guess Who's Coming to Dinner posterGuess Who's Coming to DinnerMatt Drayton7.853,343
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World posterIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldCapt. T. G. Culpeper7.451,790
1961The Devil at 4 O'ClockFather Matthew Doonan6.42,781
1961Judgment at Nuremberg posterJudgment at NurembergChief Judge Dan Haywood8.398,739
1960Inherit the Wind posterInherit the WindHenry Drummond8.136,027
1958The Last HurrahFrank Skeffington7.34,626
1958The Old Man and the SeaThe Old Man6.99,427
1957Desk Set posterDesk SetRichard Sumner7.210,577
1956The MountainZachary Teller6.82,517
1955Bad Day at Black Rock posterBad Day at Black RockJohn J. Macreedy7.627,181
1954Broken LanceMatt Devereaux6.94,850
1953The ActressClinton Jones6.41,689
1952Pat and MikeMike Conovan6.96,620
1952Plymouth AdventureCapt. Christopher Jones6.31,846
1951Father's Little DividendStanley Banks6.54,800
1951The People Against O'HaraJames Curtayne6.81,703
1950Father of the Bride posterFather of the BrideStanley T. Banks7.113,722
1949Adam's Rib posterAdam's RibAdam Bonner7.424,737
1949Edward, My SonArnold Boult6.51,623
1949MalayaCarnahan6.51,674
Better together?

Spencer Tracy's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Spencer Tracy

9 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1968
    Spencer Tracy
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1962
    Spencer Tracy
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1961
    Spencer Tracy
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1959
    Spencer Tracy
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1956
    Spencer Tracy
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1951
    Spencer Tracy
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1939
    Spencer Tracy
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1938
    Spencer Tracy
    Won
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1937
    Spencer Tracy
    Nominated

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