Want to know the best Tony Randall movies? How about the worst Tony Randall movies? Curious about Tony Randall box office grosses or which Tony Randall movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Tony Randall movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Tony Randall (1920-2004) was an American actor. Randall was best known for his television role on The Odd Couple. He appeared in movies in 6 different decades. This page will look at his under appreciated movie career. His IMDb page shows 96 acting credits from 1942-2004. This page will rank 25 Tony Randall movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Tony Randall 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 anyway you want.
- Sort Tony Randall movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Tony Randall movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Tony Randall movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Tony Randall 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 Tony Randall movie received.
- Sort Tony Randall movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Tony had a theater company in New York back in the 90’s and I went to a show with called A Little Hotel on the Side which starred Tony, Lynn Redgrave, Rob Lowe and the immortal John Beal. Beal was a leading man back in the 1930’s at RKO (he’s second billed to Katherine Hepburn in the Little Minister back in 1934). He was in his early 80’s when I saw him but he’s not the actor I’ve seen in a show from the earliest time in the movies. That honor goes to Mickey Rooney in Sugar Babies (with Ann Miller). But I digress. Tony is not on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. On the original list in 2000 he was # 895. The following actors on the 2016 list worked with him;
6 ROBERT DE NIRO The King of Comedy (1983)
26 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Gnomes’ Great Adventure (1987)
33 FRANK WELKER Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
33 FRANK WELKER My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
35 CHRISTOPHER LEE Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
40 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
89 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. That’s Adequate (1989)
96 BURT REYNOLDS Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
98 ARMAND ASSANTE Fatal Instinct (1993)
107 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Fatal Instinct (1993)
109 STACY KEACH Island of Love (1963)
131 GARY BUSEY Foolin’ Around (1980)
152 JAMES REMAR Fatal Instinct (1993)
162 DANNY DEVITO My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
162 DANNY DEVITO The Gong Show Movie (1980)
177 WILLIAM H. MACY Foolin’ Around (1980)
207 BEN STILLER THAT’S ADEQUATE (1989)
222 EWAN MCGREGOR Down with Love (2003)
238 JOEL THINGVALL FOOLIN’ AROUND (1980)
247 CHARLTON HESTON THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL (1985)
299 SEAN YOUNG Fatal Instinct (1993)
301 BILL COBBS Fatal Instinct (1993)
304 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI The Gong Show Movie (1980)
353 CLORIS LEACHMAN Foolin’ Around (1980)
353 CLORIS LEACHMAN My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
353 CLORIS LEACHMAN Scavenger Hunt (1979)
364 ROBERT VAUGHN That’s Adequate (1989)
400 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Scavenger Hunt (1979)
447 RICHARD DREYFUSS Hello Down There (1969)
452 GENE LEBELL Foolin’ Around (1980)
501 RICK OVERTON That’s Adequate (1989)
508 CLEMENT VON FRANCKENSTEIN FATAL INSTINCT (1993)
536 JOANNE BARON THAT’S ADEQUATE (1989)
571 WILLIAM SMITH The Mating Game (1959)
635 JOHN CAPODICE Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
679 TAYLOR NEGRON THE GONG SHOW MOVIE (1980)
684 PETER FALK Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
692 ROBERT PICARDO GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990)
743 JUDE CICCOLELLA DOWN WITH LOVE (2003)
772 DICK MILLER Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
776 JANE LYNCH FATAL INSTINCT (1993)
792 BLAKE CLARK FATAL INSTINCT (1993)
818 RICHARD MASUR Scavenger Hunt (1979)
830 DEAN NORRIS GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990)
841 WOODY ALLEN Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
853 JACOB VARGAS FATAL INSTINCT (1993)
869 JERRY STILLER THAT’S ADEQUATE (1989)
891 IVANA MILICEVIC DOWN WITH LOVE (2003)
896 LYNN REDGRAVE Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
897 TONY CURTIS THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL (1985)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
927 MEAT LOAF SCAVENGER HUNT (1979)
966 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
The following actors were on the original list in 2000 but have since fallen off; all appeared with Tony.
14 JOHN CARRADINE Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
14 JOHN CARRADINE The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
25 RODDY MCDOWELL Hello Down There (1969)
25 RODDY MCDOWELL Scavenger Hunt (1979)
32 KIRK DOUGLAS Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
75 CAMERON MITCHELL No Down Payment (1957)
76 EDDIE ALBERT Foolin’ Around (1980)
94 ROBERT MORLEY Scavenger Hunt (1979)
94 ROBERT MORLEY The Alphabet Murders (1965)
95 KLAUS KINSKI Bang! Bang! You’re Dead! (1966)
102 DAVID NIVEN Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957)
125 VINCENT PRICE Scavenger Hunt (1979)
133 STACY KEACH Island of Love (1963)
153 JAMES GARNER Boys’ Night Out (1962)
155 ROYAL DANO 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
155 ROYAL DANO The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
161 PAUL BARTEL Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
177 MARCEL DALIO Pillow Talk (1959)
191 GEORGE HAMILTON Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
200 JOHN VERNON The Gnomes’ Great Adventure (1987)
222 BESS FLOWERS 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
222 BESS FLOWERS Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
232 ROY JENSON Foolin’ Around (1980)
249 PAT HINGLE No Down Payment (1957)
252 WILLIAM HICKEY It Had to Be You (1989)
270 FRANK SINATRA Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
272 VITO SCOTTI Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
278 KEYE LUKE Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
296 KENNETH TOBEY Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
379 ANN DORAN The Brass Bottle (1964)
409 ROD TAYLOR THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL (1985)
424 ZSA ZSA GABOR Boys’ Night Out (1962)
433 SENTA BERGER Bang! Bang! You’re Dead! (1966)
449 BURT KWOUK Bang! Bang! You’re Dead! (1966)
460 SCATMAN CROTHERS Scavenger Hunt (1979)
463 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
463 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
472 TERRY-THOMAS Bang! Bang! You’re Dead! (1966)
486 JOHN GLOVER Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
506 DOUGLAS FOWLEY 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
516 MADELINE KAHN My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
517 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE Bang! Bang! You’re Dead! (1966)
517 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE Let’s Make Love (1960)
520 WILLIAM SCHALLERT Pillow Talk (1959)
524 RICHARD WATTIS The Alphabet Murders (1965)
529 NORMAN ALDEN Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
531 LILYAN CHAUVIN Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
532 JIM BACKUS Boys’ Night Out (1962)
532 JIM BACKUS Hello Down There (1969)
561 ROBERT PROSKY Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
571 CHARLES LANE The Mating Game (1959)
589 ROCK HUDSON Lover Come Back (1961)
589 ROCK HUDSON Pillow Talk (1959)
589 ROCK HUDSON Send Me No Flowers (1964)
592 WHIT BISSELL Fluffy (1965)
599 JOHN DOUCETTE 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
606 ALBERTO MORIN Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
606 ALBERTO MORIN Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
612 JEFFREY HUNTER No Down Payment (1957)
613 JOHN LE MESURIER Bang! Bang! You’re Dead! (1966)
616 WALTER MATTHAU Island of Love (1963)
617 PAUL FREES Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
617 PAUL FREES The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)
623 RUSS TAMBLYN THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL (1985)
625 HENRY GIBSON Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
636 GREGOIRE ASLAN Bang! Bang! You’re Dead! (1966)
657 DEBBIE REYNOLDS The Mating Game (1959)
663 MILTON BERLE Let’s Make Love (1960)
690 PARLEY BAER Fluffy (1965)
690 PARLEY BAER The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
690 PARLEY BAER The Brass Bottle (1964)
712 FINLAY CURRIE The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
716 LOU JACOBI Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
732 ARTHUR O’CONNELL 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
746 HERB VIGRAN Send Me No Flowers (1964)
746 HERB VIGRAN The Brass Bottle (1964)
753 MAURICE DENHAM The Alphabet Murders (1965)
789 ANITA EKBERG The Alphabet Murders (1965)
794 MICHAEL ENSIGN Down with Love (2003)
814 PETER RIEGERT That’s Adequate (1989)
840 FRANK GORSHIN The Gnomes’ Great Adventure (1987)
877 JERRY LEWIS The King of Comedy (1983)
882 DEAN MARTIN Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
895 MICHAEL CONSTANTINE Island of Love (1963))
903 JACK KRUSCHEN Lover Come Back (1961)
926 BILL ERWIN The Brass Bottle (1964)
941 MARK DAMON Bang, and the Angels Sing (1975)
961 NICKY BLAIR Lover Come Back (1961)
977 ANTHONY QUAYLE Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
982 BILLY BENEDICT Lover Come Back (1961)
990 STEFAN SCHNABEL Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
992 PETER MAMAKOS Island of Love (1963)
999 JULIAN GLOVER The Alphabet Murders (1965)
Tony appeared with 15 Oscar winners;
BING CROSBY Let’s Make Love (1960)
BING CROSBY Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
CHARLTON HESTON THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL (1985)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Gnomes’ Great Adventure (1987)
CLAIRE TREVOR Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Foolin’ Around (1980)
CLORIS LEACHMAN My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Scavenger Hunt (1979)
DAVID NIVEN Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957)
FRANK SINATRA Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
GINGER ROGERS Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957)
JOANNE WOODWARD No Down Payment (1957)
MARGARET RUTHERFORD The Alphabet Murders (1965)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Down with Love (2003)
RICHARD DREYFUSS Hello Down There (1969)
ROBERT DE NIRO The King of Comedy (1983)
SHIRLEY JONES Fluffy (1965)
WALTER MATTHAU Island of Love (1963)
A woman I work with as a volunteer at the nursing home went out to dinner to celebrate the 80th birthday of one of her friends in the neighborhood here. One of the 80 year olds friends who was at the party was the man who was the best man at her wedding. He brought his wife along too and their daughter who happened to be Renee Zellwegger (in my neighborhood). My niece used to live across the street from her in Manhattan.
Hey Dan
1. Thanks for the three lists of information on Tony Randall.
2. Not surprised that is not on the current 1000….but kind of surprised he made the first list….granted #895 is almost not making that one too.
3. Good memories of his theater….I remember him talking about those shows when he was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
4. Rod Lowe on stage? Sounds interesting.
5. For the first time I noticed Taylor Negron on the list….I was recently reading a book on Robin Williams….and Taylor was one of Robin’s party buddies during the Mork and Mindy years…..Negron’s greatest cinema might be delivering pizza to Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
6. So Bess Flowers was in my favorite Randall movie…The 7 Faces of Doctor Lao……cool trivia.
7. Only 15 Oscar winning co-stars…..seems low…..but I guess he was more of a television star than a movie man.
8. Awesome story on Renee Z. Thanks for sharing that…..and the rest of this awesome trivia.
I’ve only seen 6 of the 25 films on the chart, my favorite – The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, a childhood favorite, though its been years since I last watched it.
I also enjoyed Gremlins 2, Tony Randall was the voice of the Brain Gremlin.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up.
Hey Steve
1. Thanks for checking out our Tony Randall page.
2. Tally count….we have a tie at 10, between myself and Flora.
3. Glad to see you mention The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao….I only recently discovered and became a fan of that movie. I just saw it about 6 months ago.
4. Ok…just looked it up….I saw The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao almost 14 months ago….my quick review of that movie.
“I really enjoyed this movie. This might be the highlight of Tony Randall’s movie career. In this one he gets to play 7 different roles….and the makeup is outstanding each time. I loved the special effects, loved the story and had a blast watching this one. Not sure how I had never heard of this movie…but I am glad that I now know and like this movie.”
5. I actually think Gremlins 2 has aged better than Gremlins…….I might be alone in that thought process.
Good stuff as always.
Glad to see you like his Dr. Lao movie. Loved that movie as a kid. The makeup on Tony was amazing. The special effects are equally impressive back then. Never figured out why the movie never developed a following.
Hey Steven…. I actually only recently saw The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao….but it really impressesed me. I agree 100% with your comment…the makeup job was phenomenal. I also agree it does not have a following….maybe that is changing…..at least two of us are talking about the movie.