Orson Welles

Director and actor. Born 6 May 1915 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. Died 10 October 1985.

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 8 directing · 1 writing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 8 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

6 May 1915, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Died

10 October 1985

Active

1941–2000

Frequently works with

Joseph Cotten, Akim Tamiroff, John Huston, Oja Kodar

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

86Fi1m

85Critics

We rate Orson’s work 1 point above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 8 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Lead roles: 3 of 8 billed first or second
Reviewed: 8 films
Screen time: 14 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $29m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1941–2000

Genres

Drama6
Comedy2
Crime2
Thriller2
Adventure1
Documentary1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestCitizen Kane1941

54WorstDon Quixote1992

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41930s

191940s

331950s

451960s

641970s

381980s

151990s

152000s

232010s

92020s

Directors most worked with

John Huston2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Joseph Cotten3 titles

Akim Tamiroff2 titles

Oja Kodar2 titles