The ten lowest-scoring actors

[iconogassed]

The idea of someone knowing Michael Shannon but only from his shit films is hilarious. Unsolicited recommendations for stuff you haven't rated since that post: Take Shelter, Bug, 99 Homes

Mine:

Jacqueline Obradors 11.25/4
Tyra Banks 12.50/4
Richard Roxburgh 12.50/4
Kristen Wilson 13.75/4
Michael Rosenbaum 15.00/4
Jacinda Barrett 16.25/4
Freddy Prinze Jr. 16.25/4
Nick Chinlund 17.50/4
Ray Park 18.75/4
Kate Walsh 18/75/4

Without looking I could place only Banks, Prinze, and Rosenbaum. Park just in dumb makeup. Chinlund I recognized immediately from his memorably sleazy X-Files and Sopranos spots; that splendid name had somehow left me ("Rick Roxburgh" is also a winner).

Rosenbaum is probably the blandest of a bland lot. And yet I listened to an episode of his podcast, which is entitled...ugh...Inside of You, because it was an interview with the great John Glover. And it's actually a good interview, because John Glover.

[Moribunny]

(edited for) January 2020

4 film minimum

11th-9th - Michael Angarano, Dina Meyer, Leslie Easterbrook (20.00, 4 films)
8th - David Wenham (20.00, 5 films)
7th - Doug Jones (19.33, 5 films)
6th - Judi Dench (18.75, 4 films)
5th - Michael Winslow (17.50, 4 films)
4th - Leslie Mann (13.75, 4 films)
3rd - Vivica A. Fox (13.00, 5 films)
2nd - Sarah Michelle Geller (12.00, 5 films)
1st - Jonathan Hyde (11.00, 5 films)

10 film minimum

10th - Frank Welker (31.85 / 20)
9th - Jack Black (31.00 / 11)
8th - Robert Englund (30.90 / 10)
7th - Malcolm McDowell (29.36 / 14)
6th - Jim Carrey (29.14 / 14)
5th - Forest Whitaker (27.46 / 13)
4th - Clive Owen (26.38 / 16)
3rd - Arnold Schwarzenegger (26.12 / 17)
2nd - Keith David (26.00 / 13)
1st - Judy Greer (23.10 / 10)

[Ramy]

10. Jackson Rathbone (28.75, 4 films)
10. Jennifer Lopez (28.75, 4 films)
10. Charlie Sheen (28.75, 4 films)
7. Sylvester Stallone (25, 4 films)
7. Eddie Murphy (25, 4 films)
5. Regina Hall (24.17, 6 films)
4. Mike Myers (23.75, 4 films)
3. Costas Mandylor (22.5, 4 films)
3. Betsy Russel (22.5, 4 films)
1. Marlon Wayans (21.25, 4 films)

[DSouza_Vasco]

10. 53.3 - AJ Bowen 6
09. 53.0 - Rupert Grint 5 / Maggie Smith 5
08. 52.5 - Ron Eldard 4 / David Thewlis 4
07. 51.3 - Krista Allen 4 / Clifton Collins Jr. 4
06. 51.0 - Danielle Harris 5 / Karl Urban 5
05. 50.8 - Logan Lerman 6
04. 50.0 - Bridgette Wilson 4 / Alicia Silverstone 5 / Ludacris 5
03. 48.8 - Robbie Coltrane 4
02. 47.5 - Mark Pellegrino 4 / Pat Hingle 4
01. 46.3 - Amber Valletta 4

[ehk2]

with the same exceptions;

10) A. Schwarzenegger (14) 30.4
9) Jim Carrey (15) 30.4
8) Clive Owen (17) 29.8
7) Jack Black (11) 29.0
6) Z. Deschanel (10) 28.2
5) Stanley Tucci (13) 27.3
4) Elle Faning (11) 27.3
3) James Franco (12) 25.3
2) Kristen Stewart (12) 24.8
1) S. Stallone (16) 19.8

with a minimum 10 films (128 actors), and excluding animation, silent era & Turkish actors, most of whom are not known outside the country and would cover all the lists.

10) Nicolas Cage (14) 37.50
9) Arnold Schwarzenegger (10) 37.50 --
8) Woody Harrelson (10) 37.10 --
7) Tom Cruise (14) 36.79 --
6) Matt Damon (12) 36.58 --
5) Scarlett Johansson (11) 36.18 --
4) Sandra Bullock (10) 36.10 --
3) Jim Carey (12) 34.08 --
2) Michael Caine (12) 32.25 -- nothing to do with him; but because of his participation in every damn Nolan film
1) Sylvester Stallone (13): 21.54 -- for obvious reasons. his part in Woody Allen's Bananas raises his average!

with this threshold, A-list actors pop on the list and doesn't tell much. If I lower the minimum to 4:

10) Moe Howard (4) 18.75 -- 3 stooges
9) Laurie Holden (4) 18.75
8) Elizabeth Banks (8) 16.13 -- but she is hot
7) Michael Winslow (6) 14.33 -- Police Academy
6) Oliver Platt (4) 13.25
2) Bubba Smith, David Graf, Leslie Easterbrook, Steve Guttenberg (4-5) 11.25-9.60 -- Police Academy
1) Kim Coates (4) 7.50

And with the lowest minimum 3, it is Jennifer Lopez (3) 7.33

A romantic comedy with the leads of Stallone and Lopez will be the cinematic nightmare for me

[CosmicMonkey]

With 1150+ Rankings:

4 film minimum. (Worst ranked film in brackets)

10. Jean Reno--------------5 Films/54.6 (The Da Vinci Code)
9. Oliver Platt-------------4 Films/54.5 (Letters to Juliet)
8. John Malkovich----------6 Films/54.3 (Eragon/Transformers:Dark of the Moon)
7. Reese Witherspoon-----4 Films/53.8 (This Means War)
6. Tom Sizemore-----------4 Films/53.3 (Halloweed)

5. Kristin Scott Thomas---4 Films/50.8 (Confessions of a Shopaholic)
4. Kevin Hart---------------4 Films/49.5 (Little Fockers)
3. Hank Azaria-------------4 Films/47.5 (Godzilla/Pretty Woman/Love and Other Drugs)
2. Danny Trejo-------------8 Films/45 (Death Race 3/Halloweed)
1. Michael G. Wilson------4 Films/43.3 (Die Another Day)

Congratulations, Mike!

No idea who Platt, Sizemore, Thomas or Wilson are.

[geohawk]

I to have a forgettable Mike at the bottom of my list, as well.

4 films minimum (out of 1230 ratings):

10. Jeremy Irons ----------- 5 Films / 50.6 (The Man in the Iron Mask)
9. William Fichtner -------- 4 Films / 50.25 (Crash)
8. Val Kilmer ---------------- 8 Films / 49.25 (Batman Forever)
7. Natasha Lyonne --------- 4 Films / 47.75 (American Pie 2)
6. Jeffrey Tambor ---------- 5 Films / 46.2 (How the Grinch Stole Christmas [2000])

5. Frank Welker ------------ 6 Films / 45.67 (How the Grinch Stole Christmas [2000])
4. Demi Moore -------------- 5 Films / 45 (We're No Angels [1989])
3. Kurt Russell -------------- 8 Films / 41 (Unlawful Entry)
2. Chis O'Donnell ----------- 6 Films / 38.83 (Batman Forever)
1. Michael Wincott --------- 4 Films / 38.25 (The Crow)

My least favourite with a 10 film minimum is Ron Howard's brother Clint, also done in by the horrible Grinch movie.

I was surprised to see Lyonne, because I loved her in exactly one movie, and wasn't really aware of her presence in the other three. I also like how Moore and Russell were taken down because I worked in a cinema in the early 90s and watched a lot more crap back then.

[metalhank]

I choose to average the percentages of the lowest which gives a more accurate result.

4 films:
Rhett Giles.............4/6.5%average - lots of low budget crap
Lorenzo Lamas........5/8.2 - poor-ish action films
Corin Nemic...........4/12.75 - bit player
Lou Diamond Phillips.11/13.45 - (1 person fave) sweet Lou so many bad movie choices
Michael Moriarty......5/14.8 - (1 person fave) one ok flick and bunch of bad ones
Chris O'Donnell........5/15 - (2 person fave) bad romance flicks
Woody Jeffreys........4/15.5 lots of tv movies
Stockard Channing....6/16 - (1 person fave) a few bottom barrel films put her here
Paul Logan.............4/16- (2 person fave) DTV flicks
Stuart Bick.............4/16.25 - bunch of rarely seen flicks

10 films:
Lou Diamond Phillips.11/13.45 - (1 person fave) congrats Lou you make both lists
Dean Cain..............10/17.1 - won't say no to any role
Craig Sheffer...........10/23.3 - mostly been a bit player
Steven Seagal..........10/28.5 - (7 person fave) I actually have one 97% but also so many DTV in last 20 years
Carmen Electra........10/30.2 - proves how looks will get you some work
Billy Zane...............10/30.4 - (1 person fave) actually has a decent movie or two, but lots of sub-par
Jeff Fahey..............12/33.58 - I actually have one 97% but seems to make either really good or bad films
Cuba Gooding, Jr......17/34.35 - (5 person fave) have never liked his shitty acting
James Caan............11/39.64 - (9 person fave) he really is a good actor that has been in some weak films
Danny Glover...........13/34.77 - (6 person fave) shows up in a lot of mediocre films

[Moribunny]

2024 update, at 5488 films watched.

4 film minimum:

1. Jonathan Hyde - 11 (5 watched)
2. Sarah Michelle Gellar - 12 (5)
3. Leslie Mann - 13.8 (4)
4. Sandra Oh - 15 (4)
5. Nick Chinlund - 17 (4)
6=. Sean Bridgers - 17.5 (4)
6=. Michael Winslow - 17.5 (4)
6=. David Wenham - 17.5 (4)
9. Vivicia A. Fox - 18.8 (6)
10. Judi Dench - 18.8 (4)

10 film minimum:

1. Judy Greer - 23.1 (10 watched)
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger - 26.1 (17)
3. Cillian Murphy - 26.1 (10)
4. Keith David - 26.3 (14)
5. Clive Owen - 26.4 (16)
6. Forest Whitaker - 26.9 (14)
7. Danny Trejo - 28.3 (11)
8. Pruitt Taylor Vince - 28.3 (10)
9. Jim Carrey - 29.3 (14)
10. Tobin Bell - 29.6 (10)

[saudade]

4 film minimum

10. Ossie Davis
9. Erika Christensen
8. Elden Henson
7. Jeffrey Combs
6. Jesse Bradford
5. Sean Hayes
4. Hope Davis
3. Michelle Krusiec
2. Hilary Duff
1. Evan Rachel Wood