- Films
- 56
- Avg rating
- 6.47
- Peak run
- 1943’45
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Peter by the numbers
Average
6.47
37 rated films
Vote weighted
6.54
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±1.05
rating spread
Career
44y
1938 to 1981
Total votes
263K
across every film
Best
7.8
That's Entertainment!
Worst
6.5
Ocean's Eleven
Newest first
Filmography
| 1981 | Body and Soul | Big Man | · | 489 |
| 1979 | Angels' Brigade | Burke | 2.3 | 2,194 |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | · | · | 843 |
| 1975 | Rosebud | Lord Carter | 5.2 | 1,219 |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | · | 7.8 | 5,743 |
| 1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters | Lee Campbell | 6.2 | 1,451 |
| 1970 | One More Time | Christopher Pepper | · | 623 |
| 1969 | The April Fools | Ted Gunther | 6.1 | 1,842 |
| 1969 | Hook, Line and Sinker | Scott Carter | 5.4 | 1,073 |
| 1968 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell | Justin Young | 6.8 | 2,204 |
| 1968 | Skidoo | The Senator | 4.7 | 2,079 |
| 1968 | Salt and Pepper | Christopher Pepper | · | 908 |
| 1966 | A Man Called Adam | Manny | · | 880 |
| 1966 | The Oscar | · | 5.3 | 1,627 |
| 1965 | Harlow | Paul Bern | 5.5 | 1,282 |
| 1965 | Sylvia | Frederic Summers | · | 474 |
| 1963 |  Dead Ringer | Tony Collins | 7.3 | 7,483 |
| 1962 |  The Longest Day | · | 7.7 | 63,755 |
| 1962 |  Advise & Consent | Sen. Lafe Smith | 7.7 | 8,203 |
| 1962 | Sergeants 3 | Sgt. Larry Barrett | 5.9 | 1,464 |
Better together?
Peter Lawford's regulars
- Sammy Davis Jr.Co-star · 4 films · 6.20 avg▼−0.28
- Frank SinatraCo-star · 4 films · 6.18 avg▼−0.32
- Janet LeighCo-star · 3 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.69
- June AllysonCo-star · 3 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.38
- Jimmy DuranteCo-star · 3 films · 6.20 avg▼−0.29
- Norman TaurogDirector and actor · 2 films
- Don WeisDirector and actor · 2 films
- Charles WaltersDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.00 avg▲+0.48
- Lewis MilestoneDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.14
- Otto PremingerDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.95 avg▼−0.66
- John SturgesDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.85 avg▼−0.72
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: Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford movies · Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford movies · Janet Leigh and Peter Lawford movies · June Allyson and Peter Lawford movies
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