- Films
- 19
- Avg rating
- 7.03
- Peak run
- 1956’63
- 7+ run
- 5 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
James by the numbers
Average
7.03
11 rated films
Vote weighted
7.14
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.63
rating spread
Career
32y
1944 to 1975
Total votes
594K
across every film
Best
8.2
The Great Escape
Worst
7.0
The Vikings
Newest first
Filmography
| 1975 | Conduct Unbecoming | Doctor | 6.6 | 1,247 |
| 1969 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun | King Carlos | · | 916 |
| 1967 | The Jokers | Col. Gurney-Simms | · | 843 |
| 1967 |  Five Million Years to Earth | Doctor Roney | 7.0 | 12,781 |
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow | Maj. Safir | 6.3 | 4,494 |
| 1963 |  The Great Escape | Ramsey 'The SBO' | 8.2 | 281K |
| 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain | Franz Lerner | 7.0 | 1,459 |
| 1958 |  The Vikings | Egbert | 7.0 | 17,687 |
| 1957 |  The Bridge on the River Kwai | Major Clipton | 8.1 | 252K |
| 1956 |  Lust for Life | Theo Van Gogh | 7.3 | 13,286 |
| 1954 | Beau Brummell | Lord Edwin Mercer | 6.4 | 2,008 |
| 1952 | Brandy for the Parson | Bill Harper | · | 256 |
| 1952 | Glory at Sea | Lt. Richard Jennings RN | · | 924 |
| 1952 | The Pickwick Papers | Nathaniel Winkle | · | 745 |
| 1950 | Cage of Gold | Alan | · | 702 |
| 1949 | Edward, My Son | Bronton | 6.5 | 1,623 |
| 1948 | Broken Journey | Bill Haverton | · | 311 |
| 1948 | The Hideout | Murray Byrne | · | 293 |
| 1944 | The Way Ahead | Pte. Evan Lloyd | 6.9 | 2,552 |
Better together?
James Donald's regulars
- Ken AnnakinDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.21
- George CukorDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.90 avg●−0.01
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On James Donald
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