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Portrait of Robert Horton

Acting

Robert Horton

Career

Active from 1936 to 1988, with a break from 1971 to 1987, busiest in 1952 and 1953 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Man Called Shenandoah
A Man Called Shenandoah
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Horton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles · average score 69
Red River
Red River (1988)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Melville, Cattle Buyer

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jack Hutchings

1970s

3 titles · average score 45
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Frank Armitage

Foreign Exchange
Foreign Exchange (1970)

as John Smith

1960s

5 titles · average score 59
The Spy Killer
The Spy Killer (1969)

as John Smith

The Green Slime
The Green Slime (1968)
GoodWatch score 35

as Commander Jack Rankin

The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (1966)

as Kiowa Jones

A Man Called Shenandoah
A Man Called Shenandoah (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Shenandoah

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Horace

1950s

21 titles · average score 63
Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Flint McCullough

The Man Is Armed
The Man Is Armed (1956)

as Dr. Michael Benning

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Mason Bridges / John Fenton

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ensign Neil Conovan

Bright Road
Bright Road (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Mitchell

Code Two
Code Two (1953)
GoodWatch score 62

as Russ Hartley

Arena
Arena (1953)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jackie Roach

Apache War Smoke
Apache War Smoke (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Tom Herrera

Pony Soldier
Pony Soldier (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jess Calhoun

Return of the Texan
Return of the Texan (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Jim Harris

The Tanks Are Coming
The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

as Captain Bob Horner / Capt. Bob Horner

1940s

3 titles · average score 70
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Tad Spencer

Ford Theatre
Ford Theatre (1948)

TV show

A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jack (uncredited)

1930s

1 title
When Knights Were Bold
When Knights Were Bold (1936)

as Cousin Bertie