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Peter Lawford (1923-1984) was an English actor. Although his film career spanned over 7 decades, Lawford was best known as a member of the “Rat Pack” and the brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. His IMDb page shows 122 acting credits from 1931 to 1990. This page will rank Peter Lawford 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. This UMR page was requested by Søren and Flora.
Peter Lawford Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1948
Easter Parade (1948)
1949
Little Women (1949)
1948
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
1944
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
1962
The Longest Day (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
1951
Royal Wedding (1951)
1944
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
1960
Exodus (1960)
1945
Son of Lassie (1945)
1942
Eagle Squadron (1942)
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
1960
Pepe (1960)
1946
Two Sisters From Boston (1946)
1948
On an Island with You (1948)
1947
Good News (1947)
1960
Ocean's 11 (1960)
1947
It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
1954
It Should Happen To You (1954)
1962
Advise & Consent (1962)
1946
Cluny Brown (1946)
1962
Sergeants 3 (1962)
1942
A Yank At Eton (1942)
1969
The April Fools (1969)
1959
Never So Few (1959)
1964
Dead Ringer (1964)
1938
Lord Jeff (1938)
1949
The Red Danube (1949)
1965
Harlow (Embassy Pictures) (1965)
1945
Vacation From Marriage (1945)
1947
My Brother Talks To Horses (1947)
1952
Kangaroo (1952)
1965
Sylvia (1965)
1952
Just This Once (1952)
1952
The Hour of 13 (1952)
1942
Junior Army (1942)
1950
Please Believe Me (1950)
1953
Rogue's March (1953)
1968
Salt and Pepper (1968)
1952
You For Me (1952)
1972
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
1969
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
1968
Skidoo (1968)
1970
One More Time (1970)
1966
The Oscar (1966)
1975
Rosebud (1975)
1981
Body and Soul (1981)
1971
Clay Pigeon (1971)
1984
Where Is Parsifal? (1984)
Peter Lawford Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 2 | Easter Parade (1948) | Judy Garland & Fred Astaire |
10.90 | 340.8 | 477.20 | 3 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 3 | Little Women (1949) | Elizabeth Taylor | 9.50 | 276.6 | 478.00 | 10 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 96.9 | |
| 3 | Julia Misbehaves (1948) | Elizabeth Taylor & Greer Garson |
7.80 | 242.4 | 369.80 | 21 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 4 | Mrs. Parkington (1944) | Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon |
9.90 | 385.8 | 709.60 | 12 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 4 | The Longest Day (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Wayne & Robert Mitchum |
31.30 | 521.4 | 521.40 | 3 | 60 | 05 / 02 | 95.4 | |
| 8 | Royal Wedding (1951) | Fred Astaire & Jane Powell |
7.30 | 182.0 | 278.70 | 27 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 7 | The Canterville Ghost (1944) | Charles Laughton & Robert Young |
5.60 | 219.9 | 219.90 | 60 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 5 | Exodus (1960) | Paul Newman & Eva Marie Saint |
23.80 | 431.2 | 431.20 | 4 | 67 | 03 / 01 | 94.9 | |
| 8 | Son of Lassie (1945) | Donald Crisp | 6.90 | 255.2 | 447.30 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 12 | Eagle Squadron (1942) | Eddie Albert & Walter Wanger |
5.00 | 213.9 | 340.70 | 46 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 11 | The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | Irene Dunne & Van Johnson |
13.00 | 509.7 | 793.10 | 5 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 12 | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) | Angela Lansbury & George Sanders |
3.90 | 142.9 | 303.80 | 88 | 78 | 03 / 01 | 92.4 | |
| 13 | Pepe (1960) | Edward G. Robinson & Greer Garson |
13.70 | 248.4 | 328.50 | 13 | 55 | 07 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 12 | Two Sisters From Boston (1946) | Kathryn Grayson & Jimmy Durante |
9.00 | 321.8 | 430.60 | 26 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 14 | On an Island with You (1948) | Esther Williams & Cyd Charisse |
8.20 | 254.9 | 426.90 | 19 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 17 | Good News (1947) | June Allyson & Football Movies |
5.80 | 196.7 | 196.70 | 55 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 15 | Ocean's 11 (1960) | Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin |
16.10 | 292.4 | 292.40 | 10 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 19 | It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) | Frank Sinatra & Kathryn Grayson |
5.10 | 171.4 | 243.20 | 65 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 21 | It Should Happen To You (1954) | Judy Holliday & Jack Lemmon |
4.00 | 108.7 | 108.70 | 79 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 18 | Advise & Consent (1962) | Henry Fonda & Charles Laughton |
5.70 | 95.2 | 95.20 | 47 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 20 | Cluny Brown (1946) | Jennifer Jones | 2.70 | 96.5 | 96.50 | 109 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 24 | Sergeants 3 (1962) | Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin |
12.40 | 205.9 | 205.90 | 16 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 26 | A Yank At Eton (1942) | Mickey Rooney & Edmund Gwenn |
4.40 | 189.9 | 189.90 | 59 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 23 | The April Fools (1969) | Jack Lemmon & Catherine Deneuve |
14.30 | 125.8 | 125.80 | 23 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 25 | Never So Few (1959) | Frank Sinatra & Gina Lollobrigida |
8.40 | 175.6 | 175.60 | 27 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 25 | Dead Ringer (1964) | Bette Davis & Karl Malden |
5.70 | 76.0 | 110.20 | 52 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 27 | Lord Jeff (1938) | Mickey Rooney | 2.50 | 113.9 | 113.90 | 91 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 28 | The Red Danube (1949) | Walter Pidgeon & Ethel Barrymore |
3.30 | 95.0 | 150.10 | 110 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 30 | Harlow (Embassy Pictures) (1965) | Red Buttons & Angela Lansbury |
8.60 | 106.0 | 106.00 | 32 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 29 | Vacation From Marriage (1945) | Robert Donat | 1.40 | 52.3 | 52.30 | 129 | 67 | 01 / 01 | 71.7 | |
| 31 | My Brother Talks To Horses (1947) | Directed by Fred Zinnemann | 2.00 | 66.9 | 89.10 | 138 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 33 | Kangaroo (1952) | Maureen O'Hara | 3.50 | 78.9 | 78.90 | 101 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 32 | Sylvia (1965) | Carrol Baker | 3.40 | 41.4 | 41.40 | 75 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 64.2 | |
| 34 | Just This Once (1952) | Janet Leigh | 2.00 | 44.6 | 66.90 | 159 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 35 | The Hour of 13 (1952) | Dawn Addams | 1.00 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 201 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 36 | Junior Army (1942) | Freddie Bartholomew | 0.90 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 182 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 49.0 | |
| 37 | Please Believe Me (1950) | Deborah Kerr & Robert Walker |
1.70 | 43.1 | 57.40 | 159 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 38 | Rogue's March (1953) | Lee J. Cobb | 1.10 | 23.9 | 44.60 | 201 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 42.8 | |
| 40 | Salt and Pepper (1968) | Sammy Davis, Jr. | 5.00 | 47.7 | 47.70 | 64 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 39 | You For Me (1952) | Jane Greer | 1.30 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 186 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.1 | |
| 41 | They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) | James Garner & Katharine Ross |
3.00 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 92 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 42 | Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) | Jerry Lewis | 1.60 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 114 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 43 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) | Walter Pidgeon & Victor Mayo |
3.60 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 94 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 44 | Skidoo (1968) | Mickey Rooney & Marx Brothers |
2.90 | 27.3 | 27.30 | 100 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | |
| 45 | One More Time (1970) | Jerry Lewis & Sammy Davis Jr. |
2.60 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 93 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 46 | The Oscar (1966) | Ernest Borgnine & Joseph Cotten |
2.00 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 100 | 42 | 02 / 00 | 14.1 | |
| 47 | Rosebud (1975) | Peter O'Toole & Directed by Otto Preminger |
1.90 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 119 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 48 | Body and Soul (1981) | Jayne Kennedy & Boxing Movies |
1.40 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 127 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 10.4 | |
| 49 | Clay Pigeon (1971) | Burgess Meredith & Telly Salavas |
0.70 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 169 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 50 | Where Is Parsifal? (1984) | Orson Welles & Tony Curtis |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 196 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 |
Best IMDb trivia on Peter Lawford
- Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford was born in London in 1923.
2. When Peter Lawford was child he fell through a French door and cut his right arm very badly; consequently, he never regained full use of his right arm and hand. Thus, he was turned down as unfit for military duty and did not serve during World War II.
3. Peter Lawford was a member of the “Clan” or “Rat Pack“, with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Joey Bishop. The five would appear together in the films Ocean’s 11 (1960) and Sergeants 3 (1962). They also performed on stage and were quite successful with their informal Las Vegas stage act during the filming of the first movie.
4. Peter Lawford was a frequent and accomplished guest on the game show Password (1961), Lawford was the all-time champion at the “lightning round”, prompting 5 out of 5 correct guesses in only 12 seconds.
5. In the poignant photograph of John Kennedy Jr. saluting the casket of his assassinated father outside St. Matthews Cathedral (Washington) following funeral mass, Peter Lawford is standing between Ted Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Peter Lawford, is the # 11 most connected actor of the 1940’s, and the # 22 most connected of the 1960’s.
I saw 10 including 4 of top 5. 10s and favorites : mrs miniver. the longest day, easter parade. 9 and favorie : it should happen to you. 9 not favorite exodus. no hidden gems
Hey Bob Cox. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on our Peter Lawford page. Glad to see Mrs. miniver near the top of your rankings. Amazingly Steve has not seen this movie, which really shocks me. Good feedback as always, glad to see you on the comment box more.