- Acting films
- 24
- Acting avg
- 6.60
- Peak run
- 1938’39
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
Joe by the numbers
Average
6.60
9 rated films
Vote weighted
6.68
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
39y
1935 to 1973
Total votes
943
across every film
Best
7.5
Angels with Dirty Faces
Worst
5.8
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Newest first
Filmography
| 1973 | Blood | The New Realton | · | 20 |
| 1957 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Eddie 'Cockeye' Cook | · | 9 |
| 1942 | Lucky Jordan | Harrison | · | 5 |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | Varney (uncredited) | · | 6 |
| 1942 |  The Big Shot | Frenchy | 6.2 | 27 |
| 1942 |  Larceny, Inc. | Smitty | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1941 |  Johnny Eager | Ryan (as Joseph Downing) | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1941 | Unholy Partners | Jerry | · | 5 |
| 1941 |  Belle Starr | Jim Cole | · | 17 |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi | Benny McKaye | · | 6 |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Gangster in Car (uncredited) | · | 14 |
| 1939 |  Invisible Stripes | Johnny | 6.2 | 29 |
| 1939 |  Another Thin Man | Hoodlum (uncredited) | 7.1 | 146 |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Dice Mathews | · | 4 |
| 1939 |  Each Dawn I Die | Limpy Julien | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Spuds O'Brien | · | 8 |
| 1939 |  You Can't Get Away with Murder | Smitty | 5.8 | 26 |
| 1938 |  Angels with Dirty Faces | Steve | 7.5 | 369 |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Joe Pender | · | 16 |
| 1938 | Danger on the Air | Joe Carney | · | 6 |
Takes