- Acting films
- 18
- Acting avg
- 6.65
- Peak run
- 1947’51
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
Denis by the numbers
Average
6.65
10 rated films
Vote weighted
6.68
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.48
rating spread
Career
26y
1935 to 1960
Total votes
2.14K
across every film
Best
7.3
Odd Man Out
Worst
5.8
Sea Devils
Newest first
Filmography
| 1960 |  Esther and the King | Mordecai | · | 21 |
| 1960 | Cradle of Genius | Self | · | 1 |
| 1959 |  Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Father Murphy | 6.7 | 177 |
| 1957 |  The Story of Esther Costello | Father Devlin | · | 15 |
| 1957 |  The Rising of the Moon | Police Sergeant Tom O'Hara (segment '1921') | · | 22 |
| 1955 |  Captain Lightfoot | Regis Donnell | · | 22 |
| 1953 |  Mogambo | Father Josef | 6.4 | 181 |
| 1953 |  Sea Devils | Lethierry | 5.8 | 32 |
| 1953 |  Niagara | Inspector Starkey | 6.8 | 460 |
| 1951 |  Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. | RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton | 7.0 | 149 |
| 1951 |  The Long Dark Hall | Sir Charles Morton | · | 10 |
| 1950 |  Treasure Island | Dr. Livesy | 6.5 | 247 |
| 1949 | Landfall | Captain Burnaby | · | 5 |
| 1949 |  Under Capricorn | Mr. Corrigan | 6.0 | 202 |
| 1948 |  The Fallen Idol | Inspector Crowe | 7.2 | 200 |
| 1947 |  Odd Man Out | Inspector | 7.3 | 234 |
| 1936 |  The Plough and the Stars | The Covey | · | 20 |
| 1936 |  Beloved Enemy | Sean's I.R.A. Friend (Uncredited) | · | 9 |
| 1935 |  The Informer | Street Singer | 6.8 | 132 |
Better together?
Denis O'Dea's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Raoul Walsh and Denis O'Dea movies
Takes