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Actor · 1913 to 1991

Lou Nova

Best rated (acting): Where the Sidewalk Ends (7.2)

Acting films
9
Acting avg
6.85
Peak run
1950’64
7+ run
2 films
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Lou Nova, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1950 to 1964, 6.9067819451950195519601965Where the Sidewalk Ends 7.2The Red Badge of Courage 6.4Career avg 6.85

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

Lou Nova's career barcodecoolhot
19439 films1968
Current formLast 5: 6.80 vs career 6.85 (−0.04)
  1. WThe Tall Target1951 · 6.80.0
  2. LThe Red Badge of Courage1951 · 6.4−0.4
  3. WWestward the Women1951 · 7.0+0.2
  4. WWhat a Way to Go!1964 · 7.1+0.3
  5. LBlackbeard's Ghost1968 · 6.7−0.1
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Lou by the numbers

Average
6.85
7 rated films
Vote weighted
6.86
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.27
rating spread
Career
26y
1943 to 1968
Total votes
798
across every film
Best
7.2
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Worst
6.4
The Red Badge of Courage
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1968Blackbeard's Ghost posterBlackbeard's GhostLeon6.7167
1964What a Way to Go! posterWhat a Way to Go!Trentino7.1111
1954World for Ransom posterWorld for RansomGuzik·22
1951Westward the Women posterWestward the WomenBlacksmith (uncredited)7.087
1951The Red Badge of Courage posterThe Red Badge of CourageVeteran (uncredited)6.472
1951The Tall Target posterThe Tall TargetZouave Sergeant (uncredited)6.848
1950Where the Sidewalk Ends posterWhere the Sidewalk EndsErnie, Scalise Hood (uncredited)7.2213
1946Somewhere in the Night posterSomewhere in the NightHubert6.774
1943Swing Fever posterSwing FeverKid Mandell·4
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On Lou Nova

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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