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Actor · 1912 to 1962

Frank Lovejoy

Best rated (acting): In a Lonely Place (7.6)

Acting films
26
Acting avg
6.62
Peak run
1950’55
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Frank Lovejoy, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1950 to 1955, 6.795678194819501952195419561958In a Lonely Place 7.6Julie 5.8Career avg 6.62

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

Frank Lovejoy's career barcodecoolhot
194826 films1958
Current formLast 5: 6.42 vs career 6.62 (−0.20)
  1. LThe Sound of Fury1950 · 6.5−0.1
  2. WThe Hitch-Hiker1953 · 6.8+0.2
  3. WHouse of Wax1953 · 6.9+0.3
  4. LStrategic Air Command1955 · 6.1−0.5
  5. LJulie1956 · 5.8−0.8
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Frank by the numbers

Average
6.62
6 rated films
Vote weighted
6.74
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.64
rating spread
Career
11y
1948 to 1958
Total votes
1.69K
across every film
Best
7.6
In a Lonely Place
Worst
5.8
Julie
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1958Cole Younger, Gunfighter posterCole Younger, GunfighterCole Younger·7
1956Julie posterJulieDet. Lt. Pringle5.836
1955Shack Out on 101 posterShack Out on 101Prof. Sam Bastion·20
1955The Crooked Web posterThe Crooked WebStanley E. 'Stan' Fabian·16
1955Finger Man posterFinger ManCasey Martin·16
1955Strategic Air Command posterStrategic Air CommandEnnis Hawkes6.149
1955The Americano posterThe AmericanoBento Hermany·13
1954Men of the Fighting Lady posterMen of the Fighting LadyLt. Cmdr. Grayson·12
1954Beachhead posterBeachheadSgt. Fletcher·21
1953The Charge at Feather River posterThe Charge at Feather RiverSgt. Charlie Baker·8
1953House of Wax posterHouse of WaxTom Brennan6.9401
1953The Hitch-Hiker posterThe Hitch-HikerGilbert Bowen6.8213
1953She's Back on Broadway posterShe's Back on BroadwayJohn Webber·4
1952The Winning Team posterThe Winning TeamRogers Hornsby·7
1952Retreat, Hell! posterRetreat, Hell!Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett·12
1951I'll See You in My Dreams posterI'll See You in My DreamsWalter Donaldson·14
1951Starlift posterStarliftFrank Lovejoy·7
1951Force of Arms posterForce of ArmsMaj. Blackford·10
1951Goodbye, My Fancy posterGoodbye, My FancyMatt Cole·12
1951I Was a Communist for the FBI posterI Was a Communist for the FBIMatt Cvetic·15
Better together?

Frank Lovejoy'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: Gordon Douglas and Frank Lovejoy movies · Doris Day and Frank Lovejoy movies · Lewis Seiler and Frank Lovejoy movies · Michael Curtiz and Frank Lovejoy movies

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On Frank Lovejoy

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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