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Actor · 1926 to 2007

Bill Catching

Best rated (acting): North by Northwest (8.0)

Acting films
17
Acting avg
6.84
Peak run
1955’69
7+ run
4 films
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Bill Catching, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1955 to 1969, 7.32567819551960196519701975North by Northwest 8.0Westworld 6.8Career avg 6.84

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Bill Catching's career barcodecoolhot
195317 films1978
Current formLast 5: 6.57 vs career 6.84 (−0.27)
  1. WSupport Your Local Sheriff!1969 · 6.9+0.1
  2. LHeaven with a Gun1969 · 5.5−1.3
  3. WWestworld1973 · 6.80.0
  4. WBlazing Saddles1974 · 7.2+0.4
  5. LDirty Mary Crazy Larry1974 · 6.4−0.4
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Bill by the numbers

Average
6.84
10 rated films
Vote weighted
7.01
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.74
rating spread
Career
26y
1953 to 1978
Total votes
12K
across every film
Best
8.0
North by Northwest
Worst
6.8
Westworld
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1978Mean Dog Blues posterMean Dog BluesMr. Vogel·7
1974Dirty Mary Crazy Larry posterDirty Mary Crazy LarryRoy Bailes6.4149
1974Blazing Saddles posterBlazing SaddlesOutlaw (uncredited)7.22,180
1973Westworld posterWestworldSaloon Brawler (uncredited)6.81,535
1971Macho Callahan posterMacho CallahanGruber·20
1970The Phynx posterThe PhynxBruce (uncredited)·12
1969Heaven with a Gun posterHeaven with a GunWillie5.526
1969Support Your Local Sheriff! posterSupport Your Local Sheriff!Brawler at Emma's (uncredited)6.9212
1966Ride Beyond Vengeance posterRide Beyond VengeanceA Drunk·12
1965The Great Race posterThe Great RaceSaloon Brawler (uncredited)7.1394
1963Gunfight at Comanche Creek posterGunfight at Comanche CreekDeputy Harris·17
1963Johnny Cool posterJohnny Cool··24
1960Spartacus posterSpartacusSoldier (uncredited)7.52,470
1959North by Northwest posterNorth by NorthwestAuction Attendant (uncredited)8.04,669
1955The Man from Laramie posterThe Man from LaramieMule Driver (uncredited)7.1273
19555 Against the House poster5 Against the HouseCop (uncredited)5.943
1953The Nebraskan posterThe NebraskanAnderson·4
Takes

On Bill Catching

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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