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Actor · 1917 to 2017

William Woodson

Best rated: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (6.8)

Films
16
Avg rating
6.09
Peak run
1956’74
Every film, by TMDB rating

The career

William Woodson, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1956 to 1974, 6.225678195019551960196519701975198019851990The Naked Gun 2½: The Sme… 6.8The Bonfire of the Vaniti… 5.6Career avg 6.09

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

William Woodson's career barcodecoolhot
194916 films1991
Current formLast 5: 6.18 vs career 6.09 (+0.09)
  1. WThe One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band1968 · 6.10.0
  2. WEscape from the Planet of the Apes1971 · 6.4+0.3
  3. LThe Life and Times of Grizzly Adams1974 · 6.0−0.1
  4. LThe Bonfire of the Vanities1990 · 5.6−0.5
  5. WThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear1991 · 6.8+0.7
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

William by the numbers

Average
6.09
10 rated films
Vote weighted
6.14
bigger films count more
Median
6.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.43
rating spread
Career
43y
1949 to 1991
Total votes
5.2K
across every film
Best
6.8
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Worst
5.6
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1991The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear posterThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearTV Commercial Announcer6.82,896
1990The Bonfire of the Vanities posterThe Bonfire of the VanitiesGene Lopwitz (voice)5.6559
1976Tunnel VisionAnnouncer·19
1974The Life and Times of Grizzly AdamsNarrator6.025
1971Escape from the Planet of the Apes posterEscape from the Planet of the ApesNaval Officer6.41,285
1969More Dead than AliveWarden·21
1968The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family BandHenry White (uncredited)6.126
1966Not With My Wife, You Don't!Col. Wilson (uncredited)·11
1957The Garment JungleAnnouncer (uncredited)6.527
1956Earth vs. the Flying Saucers posterEarth vs. the Flying SaucersNarrator (voice) (uncredited)6.1189
1954The Fast and the Furious posterThe Fast and the FuriousOfficer Samuels (uncredited)5.341
1954The Miami Story··11
1953Vice SquadDave (uncredited)6.127
1952Assignment: ParisNarrator (voice) (uncredited)·19
1952Red Skies of MontanaOpening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)·6
1949Trapped posterTrappedNarrator (voice) (uncredited)6.034
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On William Woodson

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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