- Films
- 43
- Avg rating
- 6.47
- Peak run
- 1958’63
- 7+ run
- 4 films
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
Whit by the numbers
Average
6.47
28 rated films
Vote weighted
6.56
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.96
rating spread
Career
30y
1946 to 1975
Total votes
237K
across every film
Best
7.8
Hud
Worst
6.9
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Newest first
Filmography
| 1975 | Psychic Killer | Dr. Paul Taylor | 5.5 | 1,138 |
| 1972 | Justin Morgan Had a Horse | Mr. Mays | · | 292 |
| 1972 | Pete 'n' Tillie | Minister | 6.3 | 1,341 |
| 1972 | The Salzburg Connection | Jim Newhart | · | 636 |
| 1969 | Once You Kiss a Stranger... | Dr. Haggis | · | 485 |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear | Capt. Queeg | 5.9 | 1,016 |
| 1964 |  Seven Days in May | Sen. Frederick Prentice | 7.8 | 17,942 |
| 1963 |  Hud | Mr. Burris | 7.8 | 26,447 |
| 1963 | Spencer's Mountain | Dr. Campbell | 7.0 | 3,590 |
| 1962 |  Birdman of Alcatraz | Dr. Ellis | 7.8 | 21,608 |
| 1960 |  The Time Machine | Walter Kemp | 7.5 | 47,907 |
| 1958 |  The Defiant Ones | Lou Gans | 7.5 | 20,438 |
| 1958 | Monster on the Campus | Dr. Oliver Cole | 5.8 | 2,424 |
| 1958 | The Black Orchid | Mr. Harmon | 6.4 | 1,344 |
| 1957 | I Was a Teenage Werewolf | Dr. Alfred Brandon | 5.2 | 3,192 |
| 1957 | I Was a Teenage Frankenstein | Prof. Frankenstein | 5.2 | 1,190 |
| 1957 | Johnny Tremain | Josiah Quincy | 6.5 | 2,165 |
| 1957 | The Tall Stranger | Adam Judson | 6.4 | 1,108 |
| 1957 | The Young Stranger | Grubbs | · | 735 |
| 1956 | Dakota Incident | Mark Chester | · | 746 |
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