- Films
- 59
- Avg rating
- 6.78
- Peak run
- 1940’41
- Oscar noms
- 1
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
William by the numbers
Average
6.78
31 rated films
Vote weighted
6.82
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.56
rating spread
Career
39y
1927 to 1965
Total votes
168K
across every film
Best
7.9
Sullivan's Travels
Worst
6.4
Viva Las Vegas
Newest first
Filmography
| 1965 | That Darn Cat! | Mr. MacDougall | 6.8 | 8,918 |
| 1964 |  Viva Las Vegas | Mr. Martin | 6.4 | 10,240 |
| 1962 | Son of Flubber | Mr. Hummel | 6.1 | 3,432 |
| 1961 | King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein | Henry Hecht | · | 376 |
| 1961 | Twenty Plus Two | Desmond Slocum | · | 709 |
| 1956 | The Mountain | Father Belacchi | 6.8 | 2,517 |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Brand Comfort | · | 912 |
| 1955 | The Far Horizons | Sgt. Gass | 6.1 | 1,526 |
| 1955 | Hell on Frisco Bay | Dan Bianco | · | 850 |
| 1955 | Jupiter's Darling | Mago | · | 770 |
| 1955 | Lucy Gallant | Charles Madden | · | 745 |
| 1955 | The Private War of Major Benson | John | 6.4 | 1,149 |
| 1955 | Sincerely Yours | Sam Dunne | · | 486 |
| 1954 | The Yellow Mountain | Jackpot Wray | · | 425 |
| 1953 | Dangerous When Wet | Pa Higgins | 6.3 | 1,310 |
| 1953 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Campbell | 6.6 | 3,477 |
| 1953 | Here Come the Girls | Dennis Logan | · | 469 |
| 1952 | What Price Glory | Cpl. Kiper | 6.1 | 1,554 |
| 1951 | Behave Yourself! | Officer O'Ryan | · | 886 |
| 1951 | Excuse My Dust | Harvey Bullitt | · | 453 |
Better together?
William Demarest's regulars
- Preston SturgesDirector and actor · 7 films · 7.36 avg▲+0.39
- Betty HuttonCo-star · 3 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.16
- Alan LaddCo-star · 3 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.12
- Charlton HestonCo-star · 3 films · 6.25 avg▼−0.36
- Fred MacMurrayCo-star · 3 films · 6.10 avg▼−0.68
- John FarrowDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.36
- Leslie FentonDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.09
- George MarshallDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.25
- John FordDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.10 avg▼−0.79
- Rudolph MatéDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.10 avg▼−0.55
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On William Demarest
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1947William Demarest
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.