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Actor · 1909 to 1999

Ed Herlihy

Best rated (acting): The King of Comedy (7.8)

Acting films
7
Acting avg
6.79
Peak run
1982’86
7+ run
2 films
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Ed Herlihy, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1982 to 1986, 6.4845678198219841986198819901992The King of Comedy 7.8Police Academy 2: Their F… 6.1Career avg 6.79

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

Ed Herlihy's career barcodecoolhot
19827 films1992
Current formLast 5: 6.46 vs career 6.79 (−0.33)
  1. LPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment1985 · 6.1−0.7
  2. LPee-wee's Big Adventure1985 · 6.5−0.3
  3. LA Fine Mess1986 · 4.6−2.2
  4. WWho Framed Roger Rabbit1988 · 7.5+0.8
  5. WMalcolm X1992 · 7.5+0.8
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Ed by the numbers

Average
6.79
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.97
bigger films count more
Median
7.4
half are better
Consistency
±1.14
rating spread
Career
11y
1982 to 1992
Total votes
14.7K
across every film
Best
7.8
The King of Comedy
Worst
6.1
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1992Malcolm X posterMalcolm XJoe Louis Announcer7.52,011
1988Who Framed Roger Rabbit posterWho Framed Roger RabbitNewscaster7.56,385
1986A Fine Mess posterA Fine MessTV Reporter4.634
1985Pee-wee's Big Adventure posterPee-wee's Big AdventureMr. Buxton6.5890
1985Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment posterPolice Academy 2: Their First AssignmentDooley6.11,796
1983Zelig posterZeligPathe News Announcer (voice)7.4943
1982The King of Comedy posterThe King of ComedyEd Herlihy7.82,689
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On Ed Herlihy

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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