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Actor · 1931 to 2016

Paul McDowell

Best rated (acting): The Thirty Nine Steps (6.8)

Acting films
6
Acting avg
6.02
Peak run
1972’85
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The career

Paul McDowell, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1972 to 1985, 6.38456781975198019851990199520002005The Thirty Nine Steps 6.8Chemical Wedding 4.2Career avg 6.02

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

Paul McDowell's career barcodecoolhot
19726 films2008
Current formLast 5: 5.94 vs career 6.02 (−0.08)
  1. WThe Thirty Nine Steps1978 · 6.8+0.8
  2. WPorridge1979 · 6.7+0.7
  3. LRough Cut1980 · 5.8−0.2
  4. WNational Lampoon's European Vacation1985 · 6.2+0.2
  5. LChemical Wedding2008 · 4.2−1.8
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Paul by the numbers

Average
6.02
6 rated films
Vote weighted
6.04
bigger films count more
Median
6.3
half are better
Consistency
±0.96
rating spread
Career
37y
1972 to 2008
Total votes
1.25K
across every film
Best
6.8
The Thirty Nine Steps
Worst
4.2
Chemical Wedding
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2008Chemical Wedding posterChemical WeddingSymons4.236
1985National Lampoon's European Vacation posterNational Lampoon's European VacationEnglish Motorist #16.21,057
1980Rough Cut posterRough CutPostman5.846
1979Porridge posterPorridgeCollinson6.740
1978The Thirty Nine Steps posterThe Thirty Nine StepsMcLean6.844
1972Savage Messiah posterSavage MessiahAgitator (uncredited)6.427
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On Paul McDowell

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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