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Hugh Griffith (1912-1980) was an Oscar®-winning American actor. Griffith is best known for role in 1959’s Ben-Hur. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for the role. His IMDb page shows 103 acting credits from 1939 to 1979. This page will rank Hugh Griffith movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings. Sadly, many of his movies produced in England did not make our rankings.
Hugh Griffith Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
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Hugh Griffith is the # 47 most connectible actor of the 1970’s.
I’ll always remember Hugh Griffith as Sheik Ilderim in William Wyler’s magnificent epic ‘Ben-Hur’, adding some welcome humour to a very serious movie.
I’ve seen 11 of the 33 films on the chart. Favorites are – Ben-Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver! and The Abominable Dr. Phibes – Rises Again.
Ben-Hur tops the charts, as it should.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
As The Work Horse rightly suggests most people will probably remember Hugh for Ben Hur and he was indeed very good in it. I note he was in Brando’s Mutiny on the Bounty but I can only vaguely remember Hugh in that one.
However I will always most-cherish him in The Counterfeit Traitor as the British intelligence agent with a tough exterior and pushy manner but with a kindly heart who pressurizes Golden Holden to come out of his own comfort zone and become a spy.
This new page is “Voted Up” in memory of The Counterfeit Traitor. We Holden fans didn’t know it at the time but a close study of Bruce’s Holden stats will show that historically Counterfeit Traitor with its moderately successful adjusted Cogerson gross of $95 million was actually a pull-down curtain on Bill’s days as a great box office star.
He did sporadically feature in some more box office successes but not always as the top star and there were a number of flops [I count 15 of them in WH’s tables] and certainly the great Golden Holden era as we knew it in the 1950s was gone forever.
Accordingly after a consecutive 9-year run in the Quigley Top 30 he was seen there no more. To compound matters his non-movies business ventures such as his safari park also started to fail.
Hey Bob
1. Thanks for checking out our last Best Supporting Actor Oscar winning page….now I just need to knock out Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor.
2. I for some reason get him mixed up with Ron Moody…..the fact that they were both in Oliver seems interesting to me for some reason.
3. There are so many good roles in Mutiny…..he played Alexander Smith….one of the many mutineers. It looks like he got 4th billing behind Trevor Howard, Richard Harris and an unknown actor named Brando….lol.
4. I have not seen The Counterfeit Traitor…..but I will keep an eye out for it.
5. Good points on William Holden. Although I think he still had some gas in the tank in the 1960s and 1970s…..most actors would have loved his success in those decades…..they just seem a little lacking when you study his incredible 1950s run….probably second to Brando only.
6. Looking at my 1950s Decade page….here are Holden’s rankings….3rd in box office (trailing on James Stewart and Charlton Heston, 14th in average critic rating score (23 movies), 1st in Oscar nominations (65 noms.), first in Oscar wins (21 awards) and 9th overall.
Good stuff as always.
HI BRUCE:
Thanks for the detailed and interestingfeedback. I agree with your analysis of Golden’s career. It seems that he was in denial about the wind-down of his mega star days as even as late as 1974 he demanded billing above McQueen and Newman in Towering Inferno.
He had no chance there of course as those two were THE stars at that juncture and McQueen wouldn’t accept 2nd billing to even the Great Al Leach who was originally lined up for the ultimate Edward G Robinson part in 1965’s Cincinatti Kid.
Bill Holden got more-and-more down in the dumps as he generated an increasing number of movie flops AND his other business ventures such as his safari park in Kenya started losing money as well. He took more-and-more to booze as solace and became terrified with what it was doing to him.
Eventually it killed him at the premature age of 63 so that Holden who was iniitially one of the great Golden Boys of the screen at the height of his powers ultimately became one of Hollywood greatest tragedies though usually only the very detailed biographies emphsise his sad end. After lacerating his forehead from slipping on a rug while highly intoxicated and hitting a bedside table he bled to death.
He was a great friend of the Duke and they shared for example 1/Republican political ideology. In one film that I saw William gave a supposed communist sympathiser a tongue-lashing; 2/interest in horse racing. In fact newsreels filmed them sitting together at an important racing event near the end of the 1950s. RIP o Golden One.
Last night in Galveston, back home to always thrilling (yawn) New York tomorrow.
I have seen 28 of Hugh’s pictures, the highest rated I haven’t seen is the Sailor from Gibraltar. Also did not see his very long titled films starring Rosalind Russell and Tony Curtis. I remember Canterbury Tales opened in New York in 1980, 6 years after the fact. I remember the New York Daily News gave it 0 stars. That was the first time I ever saw that rating so I went to it..
Hugh Griffith is # 969 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list; these are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
8 JOHN HURT The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Joseph Andrews (1977)
25 TREVOR HOWARD Craze (1974)
25 TREVOR HOWARD Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
25 TREVOR HOWARD The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
25 TREVOR HOWARD The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
27 ALFRED MOLINA A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
30 PETER O’TOOLE How to Steal a Million (1966)
30 PETER O’TOOLE The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Ben-Hur (1959)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE The Passover Plot (1976)
42 TERENCE STAMP Term of Trial (1962)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
47 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
58 ELI WALLACH How to Steal a Million (1966)
58 ELI WALLACH The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN Joseph Andrews (1977)
66 OMAR SHARIFF The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Joseph Andrews (1977)
67 VERNON DOBTCHEFF The Canterbury Tales (1972)
70 JOSS ACKLAND A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
82 IAN BANNEN The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
93 PETER USTINOV The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
95 IAN HOLM The Fixer (1968)
96 JACK PALANCE Craze (1974)
98 DAVID NIVEN A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
102 ORSON WELLES Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
102 ORSON WELLES The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
111 STACY KEACH Luther (1974)
117 RICHARD HARRIS Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
136 SHANE RIMMER Take Me High (1974)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
178 JUDI DENCH Luther (1974)
183 DAVID WARNER The Fixer (1968)
183 DAVID WARNER Tom Jones (1963)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Lisa (1962)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Last Days of Man on Earth (1973)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Passover Plot (1976)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Wuthering Heights (1970)
187 JAMES EARL JONES The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
199 MARCELLO MASTROIANNI The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
201 KLAUS KINSKI The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
216 JEANNE MOREAU The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
219 OLIVER REED Oliver! (1968)
224 PAUL NEWMAN Exodus (1960)
248 ANGELA LANSBURY The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
266 PETER CUSHING Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
266 PETER CUSHING Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
274 DAN HEDAYA The Passover Plot (1976)
277 JULIAN GLOVER Luther (1974)
277 JULIAN GLOVER Tom Jones (1963)
277 JULIAN GLOVER Wuthering Heights (1970)
305 STEVEN BERKOFF Joseph Andrews (1977)
311 SCOTT WILSON The Passover Plot (1976)
317 KENNETH CRANHAM JOSEPH ANDREWS (1977)
317 KENNETH CRANHAM OLIVER! (1968)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Term of Trial (1962)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER The Beggar’s Opera (1953)
326 ALBERT FINNEY Tom Jones (1963)
327 BURT KWOUK The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
366 ANN-MARGRET Joseph Andrews (1977)
366 ANN-MARGRET The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
373 FERDY MAYNE Ben-Hur (1959)
379 WILLIAM HOLDEN The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
406 LIONEL STANDER Crescete e moltiplicatevi (1973)
413 JOSEPH COTTEN The Wild Heart (1952/I)
419 ALEC GUINNESS A Run for Your Money (1949)
419 ALEC GUINNESS Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
422 MARLON BRANDO Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
443 LESLIE PHILLIPS The Galloping Major (1951)
451 GRAHAM STARK Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
475 BRITT EKLAND Some Like It Cool (1977)
490 LYNN REDGRAVE Tom Jones (1963)
512 RAY MILLAND So Evil My Love (1948)
517 WOLFGANG PREISS The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
533 ELKE SOMMER A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
534 CURT JURGENS Hide and Seek (1964)
539 ALAN BATES The Fixer (1968)
547 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON TERM OF TRIAL (1962)
549 VINCENT PRICE Cry of the Banshee (1970)
549 VINCENT PRICE Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Tom Jones (1963)
562 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE Man with a Million (1954)
564 CYRIL CUSACK Gone to Earth (1950)
564 CYRIL CUSACK Passage Home (1955)
564 CYRIL CUSACK The Wild Heart (1952/I)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Dulcimer Street (1948)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Luther (1974)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Man with a Million (1954)
568 ERIC POHLMANN The Beggar’s Opera (1953)
569 TERRY-THOMAS Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
569 TERRY-THOMAS Lucky Jim (1957)
569 TERRY-THOMAS The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
569 TERRY-THOMAS The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
580 YUL BRYNNER The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
592 ANGIE DICKINSON The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
596 ROY KINNEAR The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
596 ROY KINNEAR The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
612 DESMOND LLEWELYN The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
618 RICHARD JOHNSON A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
618 RICHARD JOHNSON The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
628 GEORGE SANDERS The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
639 STEPHEN REA Cry of the Banshee (1970)
642 GEOFFREY KEEN Lisa (1962)
642 GEOFFREY KEEN Passage Home (1955)
648 RICHARD JORDAN A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
661 JACK HAWKINS Ben-Hur (1959)
661 JACK HAWKINS The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
667 PETER LAWFORD Exodus (1960)
684 SENTA BERGER The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
698 TIMOTHY DALTON Wuthering Heights (1970)
703 ROLAND CULVER Term of Trial (1962)
716 KENNETH GRIFFITH LUCKY JIM (1957)
747 E.G. MARSHALL The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
751 RALPH RICHARDSON Exodus (1960)
751 RALPH RICHARDSON Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
759 CHARLES BOYER How to Steal a Million (1966)
769 RONALD PICKUP JOSEPH ANDREWS (1977)
788 MARCEL DALIO How to Steal a Million (1966)
806 HENRY GIBSON The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
807 PERCY HERBERT Craze (1974)
807 PERCY HERBERT Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
840 ROBERT STEPHENS Lisa (1962)
840 ROBERT STEPHENS Luther (1974)
842 MARIANNE STONE A Run for Your Money (1949)
842 MARIANNE STONE Craze (1974)
842 MARIANNE STONE The Good Companions (1957)
842 MARIANNE STONE Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
851 ALDO RAY The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
856 BRIAN GLOVER JOSEPH ANDREWS (1977)
882 ANTON DIFFRING Neutral Port (1940)
895 JOHN CRAWFORD Exodus (1960)
898 MARTIN BENSON EXODUS (1960)
898 MARTIN BENSON PASSAGE HOME (1955)
906 PRUNELLA SCALES THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1978)
913 ROBERT BROWN Ben-Hur (1959)
913 ROBERT BROWN Passage Home (1955)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER Ben-Hur (1959)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER The Good Companions (1957)
957 BERNARD LEE The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
968 PATRICK MAGEE Luther (1974)
968 PATRICK MAGEE The Last Days of Man on Earth (1973)
991 LILLI PALMER The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
991 LILLI PALMER The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
994 JACQUES HERLIN Some Like It Cool (1977)
996 DIRK BOGARDE The Fixer (1968)
996 DIRK BOGARDE The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
998 GEOFFREY BAYLDON THE DAY THEY ROBBED THE BANK OF ENGLAND (1960)
Hugh appeared with 24 Oscar winners.
ALEC GUINNESS A Run for Your Money (1949)
ALEC GUINNESS Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
AUDREY HEPBURN How to Steal a Million (1966)
AUDREY HEPBURN Laughter in Paradise (1951)
CHARLTON HESTON Ben-Hur (1959)
DAVID NIVEN A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
EVA MARIE SAINT Exodus (1960)
GEORGE SANDERS The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
GIG YOUNG The Story on Page One (1959)
GLORIA GRAHAME A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
JACK PALANCE Craze (1974)
JENNIFER JONES Gone to Earth (1950)
JENNIFER JONES The Wild Heart (1952/I)
JOHN GIELGUD Joseph Andrews (1977)
JUDI DENCH Luther (1974)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Term of Trial (1962)
LAURENCE OLIVIER The Beggar’s Opera (1953)
MARLON BRANDO Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
PAUL NEWMAN Exodus (1960)
PEGGY ASHCROFT Joseph Andrews (1977)
PETER FINCH Passage Home (1955)
PETER USTINOV The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
RAY MILLAND So Evil My Love (1948)
SHELLEY WINTERS Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
SIMONE SIGNORET Term of Trial (1962)
VANESSA REDGRAVE The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
WILLIAM HOLDEN The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
YUL BRYNNER The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
Hey Dan
1. Safe travels back to Mask Mandate City….lol.
2. Thanks as always for putting together these lists.
3. Tally count: Easy win for you….28 seen…while neither Flora or myself even reach double digits….8 for each of us.
4. Interesting that you remember when Canterbury Tales played in NYC. That is the only film version of that very famous book. You would think somebody else would have taken another attempt.
5. Wow…Hugh is still holding onto a spot on the Oracle 1000. Pretty impressive for a person that has not had a movie in the last 5 decades.
6. Most frequent Oracle co-star goes to many with 4 movies with him….lots of Brits in that group of four…Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews and Terry-Thomas. I am not too aware of Marianne Stone.
7. 24 Oscar winning co-stars is below average…I guess he spent too much time in England making movies.
Good stuff as always.
Dan, i am sorry i missed your visit to texas. i have had several major family health crises in last 10 weeks and been travelling constantly. i hope new York is treating you well. i enjoy your comments as always.
I hope everything gets better.
How often do you see the top three movies of an actor win the Best Picture Oscar and the fourth film nominated for the award? Not very often I imagine.
I have seen 8 Hugh Griffith movies, 7 of them in the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Ben-Hur.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Exodus.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Beggar’s Opera.
Favourite Hugh Griffith Movies:
Oliver!
Tom Jones
Mutiny on the Bounty
How to Steal a Million
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Other Hugh Griffith Movies I Have seen:
Ben-Hur
The Counterfeit Traitor
The Beggar’s Opera
Hey Flora. Thanks for checking out our latest page. Tally count: Dan the champ with 28…..you are I are tied with 8. I have seen 80% of his Top 10….and then nothing. Good point about his top 3 being Oscar winning Best Pictures…maybe Dustin Hoffman can make that claim too….as he was in Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs Kramer and Rain Man….I wonder if that is his Top 3….I will check that after writing this comment. I have seen all of our favorites and one of your “others”. Steve is probably confused when one of his all-time favorite movies is sitting in the “others” pile….lol. Good stuff as always.
Hey Flora…just looked up Dustin Hoffman’s UMR page….he has Hugh beat….not only are his Top 3 movies Best Picture Oscar Winners…..but his next FOUR movies were Best Picture Oscar Nominated movies….not thinking anybody can top that. Too bad John does not visit here anymore….he seemed to be tracking that information. Dustin’s Top 7.
MovieYear
1st – Midnight Cowboy (1969) Oscar Winner Best Picture
2nd -Rain Man (1988) Oscar Winner Best Picture
3rd – Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Oscar Winner Best Picture
4th – Tootsie (1982) Oscar Nominated Best Picture
5th – Graduate, The (1967) Oscar Nominated Best Picture
6th – All the President’s Men (1976) Oscar Nominated Best Picture
7th – Lenny (1974) Oscar Nominated Best Picture