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Royal Dano Movies


Want to know the best Royal Dano movies?  How about the worst Royal Dano movies?  Curious about Royal Dano box office grosses or which Royal Dano movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Royal Dano movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Royal Dano (1922-1994) was an American actor.   Dano was a character actor whose acting career spanned 6 decades.  He was best known for playing cowboys, villains, and Abraham Lincoln.  His IMDb page shows 195 acting credits from 1949 to 1993.   This page will rank Royal Dano movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.

Royal Dano played Abe Lincoln on television’s Omnibus (1952-55).

Royal Dano 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
1954 Johnny Guitar (1954)
1954 The Far Country (1954)
1952 Bend of the River (1952)
1961 King of Kings (1961)
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
1956 Moby Dick (1956)
1983 The Right Stuff (1983)
AA Best Picture Nom
1958 Man of the West (1958)
1952 Carrie (1952)
1955 The Trouble with Harry (1955)
1960 Cimarron (1960)
1951 The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
1951 Flame of Araby (1951)
1969 The Undefeated (1969)
1984 Teachers (1984)
1973 Cahill United States Marshal (1973)
1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
1957 Man in the Shadow (1957)
1956 Santiago (1956)
1963 Savage Sam (1963)
1956 Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
1958 Saddle The Wind (1958)
1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
1971 Skin Game (1971)
1956 Tension at Table Rock (1956)
1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
1981 Take This Job and Shove It (1981)
1957 Trooper Hook (1957)
1959 Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
1959 These Thousand Hills (1959)
1961 Posse From Hell (1961)
1973 Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
1956 Crime of Passion (1956)
1969 Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
1976 Drum (1976)
1993 The Dark Half (1993)
1958 Handle With Care (1958)
1974 Big Bad Mama (1974)
1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
1986 Red Headed Stranger (1986)
1968 Day Of The Evil Gun (1968)
1988 Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
1982 Hammett (1982)
1991 Joey Takes A Cab (1991)
1973 Messiah of Evil (1973)
1959 Hound-Dog Man (1959)
1967 The Last Challenge (1967)
1975 The Wild Party (1975)
1973 Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
1967 Welcome To Hard Times (1967)
1990 Spaced Invaders (1990)
1987 Ghoulies II (1987)
1985 Cocaine Wars (1985)
1987 House II: The Second Story (1987)
1975 Capone (1975)

1955’s The Trouble With Harry

Royal Dano Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.

  • Sort Royal Dano movies by his co-stars
  • Sort Royal Dano movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Royal Dano movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Royal Dano movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Royal Dano movie received.
  • Sort Royal Dano movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
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
1 Johnny Guitar (1954) Joan Crawford &
Sterling Hayden
7.10 194.1 194.10 45 86 00 / 00 97.9
2 The Far Country (1954) James Stewart &
Walter Brennan
7.10 194.1 194.10 43 81 00 / 00 97.0
6 Bend of the River (1952) James Stewart &
Rock Hudson
8.30 189.4 189.40 16 82 00 / 00 96.8
1 King of Kings (1961) Jeffrey Hunter &
Robert Ryan
22.90 386.1 386.10 8 75 00 / 00 95.9
7 The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Clint Eastwood &
Sondra Locke
29.70 174.3 174.30 21 82 01 / 00 95.8
6 Moby Dick (1956) Gregory Peck &
Orson Welles
13.70 310.9 310.90 15 69 00 / 00 94.3
6 The Right Stuff (1983)
AA Best Picture Nom
Sam Shepard &
Dennis Quaid
21.20 84.1 84.10 33 88 08 / 04 94.0
8 Man of the West (1958) Gary Cooper &
Lee J. Cobb
5.00 104.2 104.20 49 76 00 / 00 86.0
9 Carrie (1952) Laurence Olivier &
Directed by William Wyler
5.00 113.6 113.60 61 71 02 / 00 85.6
10 The Trouble with Harry (1955) Shirley MacLaine &
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
3.70 89.3 89.30 87 78 00 / 00 84.8
12 Cimarron (1960) Glenn Ford &
Anne Baxter
6.60 120.3 249.70 43 62 02 / 00 82.7
11 The Red Badge of Courage (1951) Audie Murphy &
Directed by John Huston
2.30 56.4 77.10 143 81 00 / 00 81.3
13 Flame of Araby (1951) Maureen O'Hara &
Jeff Chandler
4.30 107.1 107.10 82 64 00 / 00 81.1
14 The Undefeated (1969) John Wayne &
Rock Hudson
11.40 100.6 100.60 27 61 00 / 00 77.9
16 Teachers (1984) Morgan Freeman &
Nick Nolte
27.80 103.3 103.30 35 57 00 / 00 76.7
17 Cahill United States Marshal (1973) John Wayne 12.40 87.7 132.70 28 62 00 / 00 75.6
19 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) Buster Keaton &
Tony Randall
5.60 100.9 142.30 51 56 00 / 00 74.4
15 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) Tony Randall &
Barbara Eden
3.60 47.5 47.50 75 72 01 / 00 74.2
18 Man in the Shadow (1957) Jeff Chandler &
Orson Welles
2.00 44.3 44.30 116 72 00 / 00 72.3
22 Santiago (1956) Alan Ladd &
Rossana Podestà
5.70 129.9 129.90 52 45 00 / 00 72.1
21 Savage Sam (1963) Brian Keith &
Tommy Kirk
7.10 103.8 103.80 38 51 00 / 00 70.4
22 Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) James Cagney &
Lee Van Cleef
3.40 77.5 132.60 101 59 00 / 00 69.6
22 Saddle The Wind (1958) Robert Taylor &
John Cassavetes
2.90 59.8 123.80 72 63 00 / 00 67.7
23 The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) Royal Dano 3.80 27.9 27.90 73 73 00 / 00 67.6
23 Skin Game (1971) James Garner &
Louis Gossett Jr.
6.70 50.5 50.50 48 65 00 / 00 66.5
27 Tension at Table Rock (1956) Angie Dickinson &
Dorothy Malone
4.00 90.9 90.90 79 52 00 / 00 66.4
26 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Jason Robards &
Jonathan Pryce
8.40 33.3 33.30 71 68 00 / 00 63.6
29 Take This Job and Shove It (1981) Robert Hays &
Joel Hirschhorn
18.50 83.0 83.00 46 52 00 / 00 63.4
28 Trooper Hook (1957) Joel McCrea &
Barbara Stanwyck
2.00 44.6 44.60 115 63 00 / 00 61.7
32 Never Steal Anything Small (1959) James Cagney &
Shirley Jones
2.60 55.1 55.10 90 59 00 / 00 60.6
31 These Thousand Hills (1959) Lee Remick &
Richard Egan
1.90 38.8 38.80 116 63 00 / 00 59.0
32 Posse From Hell (1961) Audie Murphy &
John Saxon
1.40 23.4 23.40 109 67 00 / 00 57.4
33 Electra Glide in Blue (1973) Robert Blake &
Conrad L. Hall
1.60 11.6 11.60 136 69 00 / 00 55.6
35 Crime of Passion (1956) Barbara Stanwyck &
Sterling Hayden
1.40 32.5 32.50 158 62 00 / 00 54.8
34 Death of a Gunfighter (1969) Richard Widmark &
Lena Horne
2.60 22.6 22.60 85 65 00 / 00 54.6
37 Drum (1976) Warren Oates &
Pam Grier
7.30 42.6 42.60 71 58 00 / 00 52.4
38 The Dark Half (1993) Timothy Hutton &
Stephen King
10.60 32.0 32.00 106 59 00 / 00 49.1
36 Handle With Care (1958) Thomas Mitchell &
Dean Jones
0.50 10.4 19.30 166 66 00 / 00 48.3
40 Big Bad Mama (1974) Angie Dickinson &
William Shatner
4.50 30.4 30.40 66 59 00 / 00 46.9
39 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) Cliff Robertson &
Robert Duvall
2.30 16.9 16.90 114 62 00 / 00 45.8
41 Red Headed Stranger (1986) Katharine Ross 0.10 0.2 0.20 238 66 00 / 00 41.9
45 Day Of The Evil Gun (1968) Glenn Ford 1.70 16.7 16.70 138 60 00 / 00 41.3
42 Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) Grant Cramer 0.60 1.6 1.60 208 65 00 / 00 41.3
43 Hammett (1982) Frederic Forrest &
Sylvia Sidney
0.00 0.2 0.20 179 65 00 / 00 39.9
45 Joey Takes A Cab (1991) Kathleen Freeman 0.00 0.1 0.10 266 64 00 / 00 39.0
46 Messiah of Evil (1973) Elisha Cook Jr. 1.90 13.4 13.40 125 60 00 / 00 37.9
49 Hound-Dog Man (1959) Carol Lynley 1.50 31.3 31.30 128 51 00 / 00 30.3
47 The Last Challenge (1967) Glenn Ford 1.20 12.0 12.00 135 57 00 / 00 30.1
48 The Wild Party (1975) Raquel Welch &
James Coco
2.50 15.1 15.10 104 56 00 / 00 30.1
50 Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973) Cliff Robertson &
Story by Steven Spielberg
2.80 19.5 19.50 98 49 00 / 00 20.1
51 Welcome To Hard Times (1967) Henry Fonda &
Warren Oates
1.50 15.5 15.50 118 49 00 / 00 17.9
54 Spaced Invaders (1990) Douglas Barr 15.40 45.4 45.40 81 30 00 / 00 7.2
52 Ghoulies II (1987) Damon Martin 0.10 0.2 0.20 259 44 00 / 00 7.1
53 Cocaine Wars (1985) John Schneider 0.10 0.2 0.20 201 44 00 / 00 6.8
55 House II: The Second Story (1987) Arye Gross &
Jonathan Stark
7.80 24.9 24.90 89 35 00 / 00 5.6
56 Capone (1975) Ben Gazzara &
Sylvester Stallone
2.00 12.2 12.20 114 32 00 / 00 2.2
1958’s Saddle The Wind

Check out Royal Dano’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

Today’s conversation between Cogerson and G. Vandross HoF18 at WBMS

Cogerson – Do you know you have requested a page on Royal Dano a few times?  You requested him a few days ago and then last night I was looking at some old photos on my phone and I found a picture of a Post-It  note from you requesting a page on him.  That was in May 2017.  

G. Vandross – So what are you waiting for? That seems to be more than enough time to put out a Royal Dano page.

Cogerson – I am not even sure who Royal Dano is? Is he the guy that looks like Gregory Peck?

G. Vandross – He looks nothing like Gregory Peck!

Cogerson – Then I have no idea who he is.  Cogerson looks up Royal Dano on his phone.  That is the guy that looks like Gregory Peck!

G. Vandross – You are crazy.  They look nothing alike. Nobody would think Gregory Peck and Royal Dano look alike.

Cogerson – I am going to have to do an UMR page on him  just to see what other movie fans think about this little debate.

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  1. Lee Hodge says:
    May 30, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    Not to say that Royal Dano looks anywhere near identical to Gregory Peck, as he does not, but in my opinion, there’s a similarity there between the two. Maybe it’s the eyes and voice that would make me think Royal could have played Gregory’s father, or older brother in film, and it would have seemed believable.

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  2. Steve Lensman says:
    October 29, 2020 at 8:50 am

    Bruce, I think you’ve just about insulted all the Gregory Peck fans here, wait… I see a guy in the crowd with a rope, hide quick! [laughs out loud] 🙂

    I don’t see the resemblance, let’s see.. Royal Dano looks more like… whatsisname from The Beverly Hillbillies… hang on… Buddy Ebsen.

    https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/images/buddy-ebsen-1.jpg

    I’ve seen 21 of the 56 films on the chart. Favorites are – King of Kings (as Peter), Moby Dick, The Right Stuff, Something Wicked This Way Comes, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao. The Far Country, Bend of the River, Johnny Guitar, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Trouble With Harry, Tribute to a Badman and The Undefeated.

    Royal Dano was a good supporting actor and a familiar face in movies. Vote Up!

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    1. Cogerson says:
      November 3, 2020 at 10:07 am

      Hey Steve. I think you are correct, some of the Peck fans are not too happy with the suggestion that Peck and Dano could pass as brothers. So far, with over 100 people voting, that thought is agreed by 53%. Granted the “nays” are much more adament about their no versus the yes people. I can see some Buddy Edsen in Mr. Dano. I guess the important thing is that I now know who Royal Dano is by name and face.

      Tally count: 21 for you and 24 for me. I actually own (though not sure why) Killer Klowns from Outer Space…I have even listened to the DVD commentary on that one (at least I think I have) Of your favorites… like The Outlaw Johnny Guitar with 7 Faces of The Right Stuff was Undeafeted the best myself. Thanks for the link, visit and comment.

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    2. Denzil Flemming says:
      May 27, 2024 at 9:13 am

      You are so blind, cant you see the resemblance, his voice, mannerisms, obviously you don’t know that great actors were often imitated in those days in order to capture some screen time for the lesser known actors.

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  3. ANON - Royal Dano v Gregory Peck says:
    October 29, 2020 at 5:42 am

    Royal Dano was a fine character actor and I enjoyed him in many films such as Jimmy Stewart’s two westerns Bend of the River and the Far Country and Robert Taylor’s cowboy yarn Saddle the Wind; but to compare Royal an any way with the Great Gregory Peck is for my money somewhat hyperbolic.

    In his heyday Greg was universally recognized as one of the most handsome -indeed beautiful – male actors on the planet. Years-ago where I live it was par for the course for women to scream and swoon out loud in cinemas when a handsome male movie “matinee idol” appeared on the screen and Greg drew the swoons in abundance.

    I recall standing in a queue once for Duel in the Sun and as the queue moved along it stopped for a moment at a poster for the movie which showed the young pristine Greg leaning over a rock and holding a gun. I gazed at the poster with interest as it was my first ever sighting of Peck but a group of 21-something aged women behind me started to point at the poster and became vocally-excited. I can never-ever remember any female displaying the slightest flicker of excitement when Royal appeared on screen.

    Admittedly he was not as a character actor menacingly ‘ugly’ like say Leo Gordon or the young Lee Marvin but Royal did in fact strike me as having a rather furtive appearance and he could therefore excel in supporting roles of furtive characters – see for example the 1979 episode of the TV series Quincy called A Question of Death.

    Contrastingly Greg’s Atticus Finch is ranked no I in the American Film Institute’s 50 Greatest Heroes of all Time beating to the punch the likes of Bogie’s Rick Blane in Casablanca; Jimmy Stewart’s George Bailey from Wonderful life; Alan Ladd’s Shane; Brando’s Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront; and even such perennial stalwarts as Hans Solo and Peter O’Toole’s real-life Lawrence of Arabia.

    Royal regrettably does not have anything like the SCREEN bearing of a hero. I am pleased to see that M-s Breen Robison has not bought into the exaggerated Peck/Dano comparisons and I would invite anyone else tempted to do so to reconsider the matter.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      November 3, 2020 at 10:10 am

      Hey Bob….thanks for the thoughts on Royal Dano. Good information on Gregory Peck and his “hero” status. I think he has that with his performance in To Kill A Mockingbird alone..regardless of his other roles. Good to know you and Flora are thinking the same in the Royal/Greg debate. But based on the poll results…I am not the only one thinking that way. Good stuff as always.

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