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Clu Gulager (1928-2022) was an American actor. While most of Gulager’s acting credits were for television roles, he still appeared in many cult classic movies. His IMDb page shows 165 acting credits from 1955 to 2019. This page will rank Clu Gulager movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Clu Gulager Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1971 | The Last Picture Show (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2019 | Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1977 | The Other Side of Midnight (1977) |  |
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| 1969 | Winning (1969) |  |
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| 1985 | The Return of the Living Dead (1985) |  |
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| 1964 | The Killers (1964) | |
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| 1985 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) | |
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| 1987 | The Hidden (1987) |  |
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| 1974 | McQ (1974) | |
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| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) | |
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| 1979 | A Force of One (1979) |  |
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| 1991 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) | |
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| 1980 | Touched By Love (1980) | |
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| 1985 | Into the Night (1985) | |
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| 2015 | Tangerine (2015) | |
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| 1986 | Hunter's Blood (1986) |  |
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| 1987 | From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) |  |
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| 1988 | Tapeheads (1988) | |
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| 2005 | Feast (2005) | |
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| 1987 | Summer Heat (1987) |  |
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| 1984 | Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984) | |
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| 2008 | Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2009 | Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009) Limited Release |
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| 2012 | Piranha 3DD (2012) | |
Clu Gulager 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 Clu Gulager movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Clu Gulager movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Clu Gulager movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Clu Gulager movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Clu Gulager movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Clu Gulager movie won.
- Sort Clu Gulager 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.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Last Picture Show (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ben Johnson & Jeff Bridges |
39.70 | 259.6 | 259.60 | 7 | 87 | 08 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Brad Pitt |
142.50 | 167.7 | 437.80 | 20 | 79 | 10 / 02 | 98.4 | |
| 3 | The Other Side of Midnight (1977) | Susan Sarandon & John Beck |
49.80 | 240.5 | 240.50 | 10 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 4 | Winning (1969) | Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward |
19.20 | 145.4 | 145.40 | 15 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 5 | The Return of the Living Dead (1985) | Zombie Movies | 14.20 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 61 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 6 | The Killers (1964) | Lee Marvin & Ronald Reagan |
2.90 | 32.8 | 32.80 | 84 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 8 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) | Robert Englund | 30.00 | 91.1 | 91.10 | 29 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 7 | The Hidden (1987) | Kyle MacLachlan & Michael Nouri |
9.70 | 26.9 | 26.90 | 86 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 9 | McQ (1974) | John Wayne & Eddie Albert |
12.40 | 71.6 | 115.30 | 37 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 10 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) | Keenen Ivory Wayans & Jim Brown |
13.00 | 34.2 | 34.20 | 73 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 52.9 | |
| 11 | A Force of One (1979) | Chuck Norris | 15.30 | 65.8 | 65.80 | 51 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 11 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) | Scott Glenn & Kate Capshaw |
3.60 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 133 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
| 12 | Touched By Love (1980) | Diane Lane | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 193 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 14 | Into the Night (1985) | Jeff Goldblum & Michelle Pfeiffer |
7.60 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 101 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 13 | Tangerine (2015) | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | 0.70 | 0.9 | 1.10 | 182 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 16 | Hunter's Blood (1986) | Billy Bob Thornton | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 259 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.9 | |
| 17 | From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) | Vincent Price | 1.40 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 157 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.5 | |
| 18 | Tapeheads (1988) | John Cusack & Tim Robbins |
0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 226 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 19 | Feast (2005) | Navi Rawat & Krista Allen |
0.10 | 0.1 | 1.20 | 317 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | |
| 20 | Summer Heat (1987) | Lori Singer & Anthony Edwards |
0.40 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 206 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | |
| 21 | Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984) | George Kennedy | 1.00 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 157 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.2 | |
| 22 | Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Jenny Wade | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 345 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.3 | |
| 23 | Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009) Limited Release |
Jenny Wade | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 367 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.6 | |
| 24 | Piranha 3DD (2012) | Ving Rhames | 0.40 | 0.5 | 8.90 | 225 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.2 |
Clu Gulager Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Brad Pitt |
437.80 | |
| McQ (1974) | John Wayne & Eddie Albert |
115.30 | |
| Piranha 3DD (2012) | Ving Rhames | 8.90 | |
| Feast (2005) | Navi Rawat & Krista Allen |
1.20 | |
| Tangerine (2015) | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | 1.10 |
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I have seen 17 of Clu’s films; the highest ranked I have not seen is Touched by Love.
Clu Gulager was # 979 on the 2000 Oracle of Bacon but fell off afterward and never returned. He was the # 327 most connected actor of the 1970s. These are the people on the 2021 list he appeared with.
6 MARTIN SHEEN Gunfighter (1999)
18 MICHAEL MADSEN ONCE UPON A TIME …IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
30 BRUCE DERN ONCE UPON A TIME …IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
36 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD PIRANHA 3D (2010)
40 SUSAN SARANDON The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
51 BRUCE MCGILL Into the Night (1985)
57 GEORGE KENNEDY Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984)
82 DANNY TREJO The Hidden (1987)
110 JEFF BRIDGES The Last Picture Show (1971)
121 TIM ROBBINS Tapeheads (1988)
129 ROBERT WAGNER Winning (1969)
139 JEFF GOLDBLUM Into the Night (1985)
153 MICKEY ROONEY My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
155 BRAD PITT ONCE UPON A TIME …IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
175 MICHELLE PFEIFFER Into the Night (1985)
179 SCOTT GLENN My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
185 KATHY BATES Summer Heat (1987)
194 CLORIS LEACHMAN The Last Picture Show (1971)
201 SEYMOUR CASSEL The Killers (1964)
207 JOHN CUSACK Tapeheads (1988)
210 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Palmer’s Pick Up (1999)
215 XANDER BERKELEY Tapeheads (1988)
222 DAN AYKROYD Into the Night (1985)
226 KURT RUSSELL ONCE UPON A TIME …IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
228 ELLEN BURSTYN The Last Picture Show (1971)
258 KEENAN WYNN Prime Risk (1985)
259 RANDY QUAID The Last Picture Show (1971)
269 SAM ELLIOTT Molly and Lawless John (1972)
270 PAUL NEWMAN Winning (1969)
275 DAVID ALAN GRIER I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
284 RICHARD DREYFUSS PIRANHA 3D (2010)
308 VING RHAMES Piranha 3D (2010)
326 GARY BUSEY My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
344 DIANE LANE Touched by Love (1980)
349 BRUCE DAVISON Lies (1985)
384 LEONARDO DICAPRIO ONCE UPON A TIME …IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
388 BEN JOHNSON My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
388 BEN JOHNSON The Last Picture Show (1971)
404 CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984)
426 DICK MILLER Lies (1985)
432 EDDIE ALBERT McQ (1974)
438 ANGIE DICKINSON The Killers (1964)
454 MICHAEL LERNER The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
476 AL PACINO ONCE UPON A TIME …IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
487 JOHN VERNON I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
495 LIN SHAYE The Hidden (1987)
510 JOHN WAYNE McQ (1974)
538 VINCENT PRICE The Offspring (1987)
564 IRENE PAPAS Into the Night (1985)
590 DUB TAYLOR My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
604 JIM BROWN I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
675 KYLE MACLACHLAN THE HIDDEN (1987)
683 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Eddie Presley (1992)
714 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Willies (1990)
729 RAF VALLONE The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
756 LEE MARVIN The Killers (1964)
790 MARSHALL BELL A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
802 ROBERT ENGLUND A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
854 JACK MCGEE The Hidden (1987)
857 TIMOTHY BOTTOMS The Last Picture Show (1971)
887 SEAN ASTIN THE WILLIES (1990)
916 PAUL MAZURSKY Into the Night (1985)
933 CAMERON MITCHELL The Offspring (1987)
934 JAMES KAREN The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
934 JAMES KAREN The Willies (1990)
972 PIPER LAURIE Palmer’s Pick Up (1999)
983 BERT REMSEN Lies (1985)
988 HOWARD HESSEMAN The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
Clu appeared with 16 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO ONCE UPON A TIME …IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
BEN JOHNSON My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
BEN JOHNSON The Last Picture Show (1971)
BRAD PITT ONCE UPON A TIME …IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
CLORIS LEACHMAN The Last Picture Show (1971)
ELLEN BURSTYN The Last Picture Show (1971)
GEORGE KENNEDY Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984)
JEFF BRIDGES The Last Picture Show (1971)
JOANNE WOODWARD Winning (1969)
JOHN WAYNE McQ (1974)
KATHY BATES Summer Heat (1987)
LEE MARVIN The Killers (1964)
LEONARDO DICAPRIO ONCE UPON A TIME …IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)
PAUL NEWMAN Winning (1969)
RICHARD DREYFUSS PIRANHA 3D (2010)
SUSAN SARANDON The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
TIM ROBBINS Tapeheads (1988)
I have seen 5 Clu Gulager movies. I am most familiar with The Last Picture Show. When The Killers remake aired on Noir Alley on TCM, host Eddie Muller interviewed Clu. I had not seen the remake before.
The Last Picture Show is my favourite.
I have also seen:
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Winning
The Killers
McQ
Rest in peace
You did not have his Feast movies or probably his best movie, The Last Picture Show listed. RIP Clu.
Hey In The Shadows…..good eye. I did not think the Feast movies would qualify for the page……Feast 1 actually made a little money at the box office while part 2 played horror festivals and 3 got a very limited release. They are all now three on the table. As for The Last Picture Show…I completely missed that movie. You were 100% correct that is his highest scoring movie. Thanks again for bringing my mistake to my attention.
My dad was a big fan of Clu Gulager. Dad said finding Gulager on a television network show was a game he and his brother would play. Sadly now all three are gone. Rest in Peace.
Hey Thomas. Thanks for checking out Clu Gulager tribute page. That is very interesting about your dad and your uncle playing a Gulager TV spotting game. Sorry that there all gone. RIP to Mr. Gulager, your dad and your uncle.
I have seen 9 of the 20 movies listed….including 5 of them in theaters….Return of the Living Dead, Into the Night, The Hidden, Nightmare Elm Street 2 and his last role in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Rest in Peace Mr. Gulager.
I have since added in 4 more Clu movies…thanks to In The Shadows heads up. I have now seen 10 of his 24 movies. As The Last Picture Show joins my list of movies watched. I have not seen any of the Feast movies…but I found it cool that his sons were involved with him it getting that movie completed.