Mischa Auer

Actor. Born 17 November 1905 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. Died 5 March 1967.

Titles on Fi1m4 acting · 2 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 4 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

17 November 1905, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Died

5 March 1967

Active

1936–1939

Frequently works with

Alice Brady, Eugene Pallette, James Stewart, Joe Pasternak

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Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Mischa’s work 1 point above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $8m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1936–1939

Genres

Comedy4
Romance2
Music1
Western1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestDestry Rides Again1939

70WorstYou Can't Take It with You1938

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51920s

961930s

291940s

201950s

121960s

11980s

11990s

Co-stars most worked with

Alice Brady2 titles

Eugene Pallette2 titles

James Stewart2 titles

Producers most worked with

Joe Pasternak2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1937Best Supporting Actor · My Man Godfrey

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.