- Films
- 52
- Avg rating
- 6.26
- Peak run
- 1953’56
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
Michael by the numbers
Average
6.26
25 rated films
Vote weighted
6.33
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.86
rating spread
Career
50y
1938 to 1987
Total votes
274K
across every film
Best
8.1
The Message
Worst
5.8
It's Alive
Newest first
Filmography
| 1987 | Assassination | Sen. Bunsen | 5.2 | 4,302 |
| 1986 | Knights of the City | · | · | 293 |
| 1985 | KGB: The Secret War | Lyman Taylor | · | 250 |
| 1978 | The Manitou | John Singing Rock | 5.4 | 3,820 |
| 1977 | Day of the Animals | Daniel Santee | 5.3 | 3,708 |
| 1976 |  The Message | Abu Sofyan | 8.1 | 54,471 |
| 1974 |  It's Alive | The Captain | 5.8 | 9,891 |
| 1974 | The Bears and I | Oliver Red Fern | · | 652 |
| 1973 | The Doll Squad | Eamon O'Reilly | 4.4 | 1,259 |
| 1972 | Dear Dead Delilah | Morgan Charles | · | 585 |
| 1970 | The Phynx | Col. Rostinov | · | 406 |
| 1969 | Target: Harry | Maj. Milos Segora | · | 323 |
| 1969 | Guns of the Magnificent Seven | Col. Diego | 5.8 | 3,829 |
| 1968 | The Pink Jungle | Ortega | · | 477 |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid | Captain Ortega | · | 494 |
| 1966 | Texas Across the River | Iron Jacket | 6.2 | 2,176 |
| 1965 | Harum Scarum | Prince Dragna | 4.6 | 2,174 |
| 1965 |  The Greatest Story Ever Told | · | 6.6 | 13,636 |
| 1961 |  The Comancheros | Amelung | 6.8 | 11,046 |
| 1961 |  Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Miguel Alvarez | 6.0 | 7,261 |
Better together?
Michael Ansara's regulars
- William CastleDirector and actor · 2 films
- Sidney SalkowDirector and actor · 2 films
- William GirdlerDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.35 avg▼−0.49
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: William Castle and Michael Ansara movies · Sidney Salkow and Michael Ansara movies · William Girdler and Michael Ansara movies
Takes
On Michael Ansara
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