Portrait of John Bliss

Acting

John Bliss

Career

Active from 1962 to 1986, with a break from 1970 to 1985, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Bliss Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    2.3, average 4.0
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      20
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2000s

      8 titles ยท average score 57
      Out of Jimmy's Head
      Out of Jimmy's Head (2007)
      GoodWatch score 21

      TV show

      Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
      Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels (2007)

      as Pal

      Art School Confidential
      Art School Confidential (2006)
      GoodWatch score 50

      as Vince's Grandpa

      Joey
      Joey (2004)
      GoodWatch score 59

      TV show ยท as Grandpa

      Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
      Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show ยท as Principal Irving Pal

      Imaginary Heroes
      Imaginary Heroes (2004)
      GoodWatch score 56

      as Murph

      Intolerable Cruelty
      Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
      GoodWatch score 66

      as Mr. MacKinnon

      Andy Richter Controls the Universe
      Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002)
      GoodWatch score 70

      TV show

      1980s

      2 titles ยท average score 54
      Mutilations
      Mutilations (1986)
      GoodWatch score 57

      as Oliver Matson

      Revenge
      Revenge (1986)
      GoodWatch score 50

      as Psychiatrist

      1970s

      3 titles ยท average score 29
      Dixie Dynamite
      Dixie Dynamite (1976)
      GoodWatch score 43

      as Mortician

      The Thing with Two Heads
      The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
      GoodWatch score 20

      as Donald

      Chain Gang Women
      Chain Gang Women (1971)
      GoodWatch score 26

      as Prison Guard

      1960s

      6 titles ยท average score 72
      The Scavengers
      The Scavengers (1969)
      GoodWatch score 46

      as Captain Steve Harris

      Invitation to Ruin
      Invitation to Ruin (1968)

      as Lt. Harris

      Get Smart
      Get Smart (1965)
      GoodWatch score 84

      TV show ยท as Emile

      Angel's Flight
      Angel's Flight (1965)

      as Sergeant

      Vengeance
      Vengeance (1964)

      as Deputy Sam

      The Miracle Worker
      The Miracle Worker (1962)
      GoodWatch score 85

      as Admissions Officer (uncredited)

      1950s

      1 title ยท average score 82
      A Face in the Crowd
      A Face in the Crowd (1957)
      GoodWatch score 82

      as Barefoot Baritone (uncredited)