How old was Orson Welles in the movie The Third Man?

Orson Welles was 33 in The Third Man when he played the character 'Harry Lime'.

That was over 75 years ago in 1949.

In 1985 he died aged 70, starring in 241 films in his career, 218 of those after The Third Man was first released. If he were alive today he would be 109.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Third Man, I think Orson Welles looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Carol Reed has worked with Orson Welles just once in his career.
  • Orson Welles' first movie was as '' in Twelfth Night, released in 1933 when he was 17
  • The Third Man scores 8 out of 10 on TMDB.

Orson Welles' other movies