TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Sterling Holloway.
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Birthdate: January 4, 1905
Death date: November 22, 1992
Sterling Holloway
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1920s
No Reviews
2
1930s
3.3331
38
1940s
2.6568
27
1950s
2.0078
3
1960s
2.2583
6
1970s
2.0924
8
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.5305
2.5305
Sterling Holloway Movie Rankings
1
3.3228An ostracized circus elephant learns he can fly thanks to his unusually large ears. Soon he becomes the highlight of the show. ...more about Dumbo
DVD from $13.99
(18 sellers)
2
3.3195Winnie The Pooh, Disney’s animated adaptation of A.A Milne’s class children’s books, is back to enjoy another set of fun adventures with all of his best friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. ...more about Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
DVD from $17.59
(15 sellers)
3
3.2938Hailed as "the Prince of the forest" we follow Bambi from birth to adulthood. We see his experiences with new friends, love and death. Eventually, Bambi takes his place as Prince among the forest. ...more about Bambi
DVD from $9.99
(6 sellers)
4
3.0550
Alice following the White Rabbit falls deeper and deeper into her imagination. Wonderland is a mysterious place that doesn't follow the conventional rules. Flowers talk, playing cards paint roses, and Alice can grow and shrink just by eating a cookie. ...more about Alice in Wonderland
DVD from $9.99
(13 sellers)
5
3.0455
The small kingdom of Marshovia has a little problem. ...more about Merry Widow
- Not Available on DVD
6
3.0189
A monkey king who learns the secrets of magic goes on a spree and causes no end of aggravation for the gods, who finally imprison him. ...more about Saiyu-ki
- Not Available on DVD
7
2.9277
After a long prison sentence Smiler Grogan is heading at high speed to a California park where he hid $350,000 from a job 15 years previously. He accidentally careers over a cliff in view of four cars whose occupants go down to help. ...more about It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
DVD from $5.99
(13 sellers)
8
2.7853
Radio singer Glory Eden is publicized as the ideal of American womanhood, in order to sell the sponsor's product Ippsie-Wippsie Washcloths. In reality, Glory would like to at least sample booze, jazz, gambling, and men. ...more about Professional Sweetheart
- Not Available on DVD
9
2.7579
Naomi is almost to term with her fourth child when Ed decides to leave taking all their money and the oldest son Curtis. With the sheriff after him, he is in no mood to think of his family. When he struggles with Naomi, he is killed. ...more about Wicked Woman
- Not Available on DVD
10
2.7570
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe. ...more about Meet John Doe
DVD from $2.99
(11 sellers)
11
2.7354
The beloved, pampered housecat of a retired opera star in 1910 Paris finds herself stranded in the countryside with her three children, the victims of a plot by their owner's butler to cheat them out of a huge inheritance. ...more about Aristocats
- Not Available on DVD
12
2.6775
It's the 1930s, the Depression era, and the Board of Directors of Thomas Dickson's bank want Dickson to merge with New York Trust and resign. He refuses. One night, Dickson's bank is robbed of $100,000. ...more about American Madness
DVD from $38.37
(11 sellers)
13
2.6483
At the bottom of the depression, Tom's mother has been out of work for months when Ed's father loses his job. Not to burden their parents, the two high school sophomore's decide to hop the freights and look for work. ...more about Wild Boys of the Road
- Not Available on DVD
14
2.5844
Egyptologist, Dean Lambert (Lloyd), accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt. With the police close on his trail he gets in and out of scrapes along the way. ...more about Professor Beware
- Not Available on DVD
16
2.5113
When Donald Duck meets up with two Latin birds--Jose Carioca and Panchito-- the three head down to Rio for a fun filled adventure. ...more about Three Caballeros
- Not Available on DVD
17
2.4930
Winfield College students who are trying to put together the annual varsity show come into conflict with their faculty adviser, a stodgy old professor whose ideas are hopelessly out of date, and who won't even let the new "swing" music be played in the ...more about Varsity Show
- Not Available on DVD
19
2.3675
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper's children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past, present, and future to locate the Blue Bird of Happiness. ...more about Blue Bird
DVD from $6.88
(11 sellers)
20
2.3652
On a boring winter afternoon, Alice dreams, that she's visiting the land behind the mirror. This turns out to be a surrealistic nightmare, with all sorts of strange things happening to her, like changing her size or playing croquet with flamingos. ...more about Alice in Wonderland
- Not Available on DVD
21
2.3150
A young college man and his best friend both vie for the affections of the same woman while on their Spring Break vacation. ...more about Spring Madness
- Not Available on DVD
22
2.2807
Professor Wong has invented a television machine and invites everyone to see it at China's International House Hotel. ...more about International House
DVD from $38.39
(12 sellers)
23
2.2784
Young lovers (Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray) fall afoul of repressive society as Salem elders get caught up in the witch hunts and trials of 17th century Massachusetts. ...more about Maid of Salem
- Not Available on DVD
24
2.2373
Kay, a bored society girl from New York, takes a trip to Greece-where she meets, Terry, an archaeologist. Kay flirts with Terry and he falls for Kay. Kay heads back to New York and Terry follows her to propose marriage. ...more about I Live My Life
- Not Available on DVD
25
2.2373
In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount. ...more about Walk in the Sun
DVD from $5.16
(8 sellers)
26
2.2191
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. ...more about Star Spangled Rhythm
DVD from $8.89
(8 sellers)
27
2.2099
This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. ...more about Of Human Hearts
- Not Available on DVD
28
2.0821
Saloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around. She always packs a six-shooter, so this is bad news for anything that happens to be in the way. ...more about Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
- Not Available on DVD
29
2.0547
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. ...more about Dancing Lady
DVD from $6.49
(13 sellers)
30
2.0547
Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He gets the trial postponed because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmastime. ...more about Remember the Night
- Not Available on DVD
31
1.7802
Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. ...more about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
DVD from $7.48
(10 sellers)
32
1.7442
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage. ...more about Doubting Thomas
DVD from $38.39
(9 sellers)
33
1.7442
In small-town America the easy-going publisher of the local paper finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return to town of a lad jailed possibly wrongly for a theft from the bank. ...more about Life Begins at Forty
DVD from $38.39
(9 sellers)
35
1.5446
Pooh is back and this time he's gonna blow you away! Almost literally! When Pooh's friend Gopher warns him that it's Winds-Day, Pooh goes off to wish Piglet a Happy Windsday, but Piglet is lifted into the air by the strong winds, Pooh grabs Piglet's ...more about Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
- Not Available on DVD
36
1.5446
Winnie the Pooh, the honey loving silly old bear attempts to get honey from a bee tree, so after climbing the tree didn't work, he borrows Christopher Robin's balloon, dunks himself in mud and floats to the top of the honey tree incognito as a little ...more about Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
- Not Available on DVD
38
A down-on-his luck newspaperman finds himself the center of an experiment being conducted by two daffy millionaires--to see if someone can spend $1000 a minute, every minute, for 12 solid hours. If he can do it, he gets $10,000. ...more about 1
- Not Available on DVD
39
Los Angeles newspaper reporter Toby Prentiss is continually in trouble with his editor. He is demoted to running the paper's "Miss Lonelyhearts" advice column because he missed the scoop on a major earthquake whilst out on the town. ...more about Advice to the Lovelorn
- Not Available on DVD
42
In this The "NEW" Universal presentation, high-tempered New York radio producer George Hayes (William Gargan) quarrels with Cyrus Wittles (William B. Davidson), sponsor of the Crunchie Munchie Hour, and loses his job. ...more about Behind the Mike
- Not Available on DVD
43
A girl (Jewell) accused of killing her father is defended unsuccessfully by a flashy lawyer (Whalen) and successfully by a new, straightforward one (Trevor). ...more about Career Woman
- Not Available on DVD
45
Ella Bishop is an inhibited girl whose frustrations grow as she approaches womanhood. As a women, her ambitions to teach cause her to lose her only opportunity for true love. Ella's life becomes one of missed chances and wrong choices. ...more about Cheers for Miss Bishop
DVD from $5.16
(5 sellers)
47
A dancehall girl (Barbara Reed) is murdered and her body robbed of a quantity of gold obtained illegally. The killer (Nat Pendleton) flees into Death Valley and encounters the rightful owner of the gold (Helen Gilbert) and her sweetheart (Robert Lowery). ...more about Death Valley
- Not Available on DVD
48
Elmer Whippet (Hugh Herbert) inherits the Whippet Pickles company and sets out to meet the two stars, Mary Reynolds (Jane Frazee) and John Stowe (Richard Davies), of the radio program sponsored by his company, as he thinks their on-air quarreling is real. ...more about Don't Get Personal
- Not Available on DVD
51
Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only because Nellie spurns him that he goes. ...more about Elmer
- Not Available on DVD
52
Gunner and Bucker are pals who work as riveters. Whenever Bucker gets the urge to marry, which is often, Gunner will hit on his girl to see if she is true or not. So far, Gunner has not failed. ...more about Fast Workers
- Not Available on DVD
53
Sterling (Sterling Holloway) is a bashful suitor escorting an aggressive girl (Phyllis Fraser), while her stern father (Richard Tucker) disapproves of the romance. ...more about Father Knows Best
- Not Available on DVD
56
On leave in Italy, Lt. Tommy Knowlton falls in love with Jean Standish, who's not only married, but is the daughter of his submarine's commander. ...more about Hell Below
- Not Available on DVD
57
A small radio station is saved of getting bankrupt by a backer, who invests money for a TV equipment, if the owner allows, that his dancing daughter Annabelle can dance and sing on the screen, but due to her voice, her singing had to be dubbed by the ...more about Hit Parade of 1941
- Not Available on DVD
58
Marine, James Murfin, is unaware of Icelandic customs. When he flirts with Katina her Icelandic family take his actions as a proposal of marriage to Katina. Desperately wanting out, James gets his buddy to help him. ...more about Iceland
- Not Available on DVD
59
A New York City cop leaves the department to join the U.S. Olympic team. He falls for the spoiled daughter of a Marine colonel, and winds up getting kicked off the team. ...more about Join the Marines
- Not Available on DVD
60
A man escorts a wagon load of Kentucky rifles through Indian territory and must find a way to get through without losing the rifles to the Indians. ...more about Kentucky Rifle
- Not Available on DVD
61
Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Lisa Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep the baby but has to find a husband to make adoption viable. Why not her new obstetrician Dr. ...more about Lady Is Willing
- Not Available on DVD
62
Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. ...more about Little Men
DVD from $5.00
(4 sellers)
63
Greg Nolan meets Bernice, and loses both his job and his apartment. However, Bernice manages to get him a new apartment, but it is so expensive that he has to get two full-time jobs. Nolan has trouble finding time to do both jobs. ...more about Live a Little
- Not Available on DVD
67
A notorious gambler who is short of money want his daughter to marry a British young man, who has plenty of money. At first she obies, but then she falls in love to a poor, young American. ...more about Palm Springs
- Not Available on DVD
68
When the bank is robbed, Gene and the boys are singing nearby and the Chief arrests them as gang members diverting attention but lets them go thinking they will lead them to the others. ...more about Robin Hood of Texas
DVD from $12.79
(6 sellers)
69
Gene, representing the ranchers whose rents have been raised again, goes to see Waldo Brooks, the man responsible. Brooks, a nervous wreck who wants to get away from it all, deeds his Company to Gene and flees. ...more about Saddle Pals
- Not Available on DVD
70
A group of concerned adults try to ban rock and roll music in their town because they think that the music promotes juvenile delinquency. It's now up to a disc jockey and a hipster to defend the music in a televised trial. ...more about Shake
- Not Available on DVD
71
Utilizing a script from 1939's "She Married a Cop" with a 1946 Hit Parade song for the title, Gene Autry's screen return following his WW II Army Air Corps service, "Sioux City Sue" has Hollywood talent scout Sue Warner (Lynne Roberts) in search of a ...more about Sioux City Sue
DVD from $14.06
(7 sellers)
72
Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he get's Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Rabbit suggests they take him into the middle of nowhere and leave him overnight. ...more about Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!
- Not Available on DVD
73
A slightly different "Speaking of Animals" short in that there are actual humans on screen rather than just animals. ...more about Speaking of Animals No. Y7-1: Dog Crazy
- Not Available on DVD
74
Joe Mason suffers from amnesia and is often in trouble. Catherine Foster befriends him and they marry. After a fight remembers that he is the son of a rich businessman from Chicago, but he can't remember anything recent. ...more about Street of Memories
- Not Available on DVD
78
Gene is out to help a crippled jockey when a wild stallion runs away with the speedy mare he plans for the jockey to ride, so Gene takes off in an airplane to bring them back. ...more about Trail to San Antone
- Not Available on DVD
79
In yet another version of probably Republics most-used single plot---the basis for "The Leathernecks Have Landed"-"Rough Riders Round-Up", "Guns in the Dark", "Remember Pearl Harbor" and a couple of other films from Republic---and with revisions to fit ...more about Twilight on the Rio Grande
DVD from $16.99
(1 sellers)
80
This entry in the "Unusual Occupations" series discusses the invention of a typewriter for the blind and then moves on to Sherman Woodward, a man who carves driftwood into ornamental birds and animals. ...more about Unusual Occupations L-5-2
- Not Available on DVD
82
Fanning has his men rustle horses and then blame it on a wild horse named Wildfire. Happy and Alkali arrive and immediately get into trouble with Fanning and his men. ...more about Wildfire
- Not Available on DVD
84
In 1924 Estie comes to Hollywood to become an actress, but the dog, that followed her becomes the star. But Hollywood has its own rules of sucess. ...more about Won Ton Ton
- Not Available on DVD
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