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Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Actor · Died October 24, 1947, aged 68 · Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dudley Digges (June 9, 1879 – October 24, 1947) was an Irish character actor on stage and in motion pictures. He was born in Dublin. He went to America with a group of Irish players in 1904 and became successful both as an actor and producer. For a time he was stage manager to Charles Frohman and George Arliss. He went to Hollywood in 1930. On stage, one of his famous roles was as Ficsur in the original 1921 Broadway production of Ferenc Molnár's Liliom, the play that Rodgers and Hammerstein later musicalized as Carousel. Ficsur was the criminal who talks Liliom into helping him commit a robbery; in Carousel, his name was changed to Jigger Craigin, but the character otherwise remained almost the same. He played the role of the Heavenly Examiner in both the original Broadway and the 1930 screen versions of Sutton Vane's hit play Outward Bound. Digges appeared in forty films between 1929 and 1946, including the original, nearly forgotten 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon, as Caspar Gutman, the character later made famous by Sydney Greenstreet in the 1941 Humphrey Bogart film version of the story. He also worked as a director on Broadway. In 1924, Digges founded the Maverick Theater, in Woodstock, New York, with the assistance of Hervey White, the founder of the Maverick Arts Colony. Digges was artistic director of a company that included Helen Hayes and Edward G. Robinson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dudley Digges (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 8, 1879
Died
October 24, 1947 (aged 68)
From
Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Dudley Digges' films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
25%
Power
24%
Self
11%
Survival
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 7
Threshold guardian
2 of 7
Shadow
2 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Romantic
7
Thrilling
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dudley Digges' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dudley Digges' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Searching Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Moses Taney

  • Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake(1942)

    as Pratt

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Fight for Life(1940)

    as Chefarzt

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Light That Failed(1939)

    as The Nilghai

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Raffles(1939)

    as MacKenzie

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Love Is News(1937)

    as Cyrus Jeffrey

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The General Died at Dawn(1936)

    as Mr. Wu

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dennis Ringrose

  • The Unguarded Hour(1936)

    as Samuel Metford

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Voice of Bugle Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jacob Terry

  • Three Live Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Inspector Briggs

  • Kind Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Edwards

  • Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)

    as Bacchus

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Bishop Misbehaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Red

  • China Seas(1935)

    as Dawson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Notorious Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Marleyborne

  • Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Estate Administrator

  • I Am a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Col. Jackson

  • What Every Woman Knows(1934)

    as James Wylie

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The World Moves On(1934)

    as Mr. Manning

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Elihu P. Quissenberry

  • The Invisible Man(1933)

    as Chief Detective

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Fury of the Jungle(1933)

    as 'Doc' Parrish

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Emperor Jones(1933)

    as Smithers

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Before Dawn(1933)

    as Horace Merrick

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Narrow Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Doctor Saunders

  • The Mayor of Hell(1933)

    as Thompson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Silk Express(1933)

    as Professor Axel Nyberg

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The King's Vacation(1933)

    as Count Rayburn, the Lord Chamberlain

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tess of the Storm Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Captain Howland

  • The First Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dr. Anderson

  • Roar of the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Johnson

  • The Strange Case of Clara Deane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Detective Garrison

  • The Hatchet Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Nog Hong Fah

  • Devotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sergeant Herbert Coggins

  • Alexander Hamilton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Senator Timothy Roberts

  • The Ruling Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Abner Sneed

  • The Maltese Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Casper Gutman

  • Outward Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Thompson, the Examiner

  • Condemned! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jean Vidal

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1929 to 1946.

Biggest box office

The Invisible Man (1933)

$29K worldwide

Highest rated

The Invisible Man (1933)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s36 · acting1940s3 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Dudley Digges' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Fury of the Jungle (1933)

71st percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Invisible Man (1933)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Dudley Digges work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dudley Digges' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; E.E. Clive shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers