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Sammy Davis Jr.
Birthdate: December 8, 1925
Death date: May 16, 1990

Sammy Davis Jr.

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1950s
0.7191
2
total ranking of 0.7191
1960s
2.0209
12
total ranking of 2.0209
1970s
0.3529
4
total ranking of 0.3529
1980s
1.4225
6
total ranking of 1.4225
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Sammy Davis Jr. is ranked overall as 1.5514 of of 4 stars1.5514

Sammy Davis Jr. Movie Rankings

1
Sammy Davis Jr. starring in Ocean's Eleven
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 2.9362 out of 4 stars for Ocean's Eleven2.9362
Eleven friends who know each other from World War II service plan to rob five of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night. They develop a master plan but after the whole thing is over, something goes wrong... ...more about Ocean's Eleven
2
Sammy Davis Jr. starring in Cannonball Run
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 2.3411 out of 4 stars for Cannonball Run2.3411
A wild, illegal, and popular cross-country car is organized, and the eccentric entrants will do anything to win, including low-down, dirty tricks. ...more about Cannonball Run
4
Sweet Charity (1969)
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 2.0400 out of 4 stars for Sweet Charity2.0400
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and Hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. ...more about Sweet Charity
5
Tap (1989)
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 1.7615 out of 4 stars for Tap1.7615
Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. (Tap dancer club). ...more about Tap
6
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 1.5902 out of 4 stars for Robin and the 7 Hoods1.5902
In prohibition-era Chicago, the corrupt sheriff and Guy Gisborne, a south-side racketeer, knock off the boss Big Jim. Everyone falls in line behind Guy except Robbo, who controls the north side. ...more about Robin and the 7 Hoods
7
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 1.5739 out of 4 stars for Porgy and Bess1.5739
In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina, Bess - a woman with a disreputable history - tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. ...more about Porgy and Bess
  • Not Available on DVD
10
That's Dancing! (1985)
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 1.3103 out of 4 stars for That's Dancing!1.3103
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s. ...more about That's Dancing!
11
Cracking Up (1983)
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 1.0775 out of 4 stars for Cracking Up1.0775
Warren Nefron is a hopeless klutz who has some of the worst luck in the world: when he tries to end it all with a foolproof suicide plan, he still manages to mess it up. ...more about Cracking Up
  • Not Available on DVD
12
Three Penny Opera (1962)
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 1.0332 out of 4 stars for Three Penny Opera1.0332
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Sammy Davis Jr. scores a combined 0.6498 out of 4 stars for Cannonball Run II0.6498
Our racers are back for a second cannonball run - the illegal race that takes place all over the country... Almost every star of the first film is here, along with new ones. Will J.J. ...more about Cannonball Run II
Actor Awards
  • Razzie Awards - Worst Supporting Actor
14
Convicts 4 (1962)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
15
Gone with the West (1975)
No Reviews Available
16
Johnny Cool (1963)
No Reviews Available
An aging American gangster exiled in Italy "adopts" an italian convict and trains him to return to America and seek revenge on the people who betrayed him. ...more about Johnny Cool
  • Not Available on DVD
17
Man Called Adam, A (1966)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
18
Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Of Love and Desire (1963)
No Reviews Available
American engineer Steve Corey (Steve Cochran) comes to Mexico to work at one of the mining projects owned by Katherine Beckman (Merle Oberon) and her half-brother Paul (Curt Jurgen. ...more about Of Love and Desire
  • Not Available on DVD
20
Pepe (1960)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Perils of P.K., The (1986)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Sammy Stops the World (1978)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
23
Save the Children (1973)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Sergeants 3 (1962)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD