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Acting

William Newell

Career: Active from 1936 to 1947, busiest in 1936 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 6
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Rhythm in the Clouds
66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

William Newell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.5, average 5.4
Violence
2.5, average 4.1
Psychological
4.0, average 5.5
Adrenaline
3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 2
Historical Setting 2
Witty Dialogue 2
Musical Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

139

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

9 titles · average score 64

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

76

TV show · as Bailiff

A Global Affair

46

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Fugitive

84

TV show · as Judge

The Beverly Hillbillies

47

TV show · as Guard #1

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

54

TV show · as Sam Peterson

The Andy Griffith Show

81

TV show · as Fred Sterling

Pollyanna

65

as Mr. Hooper (Uncredited)

Who Was That Lady?

55

as Schultz (uncredited)

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

67

as Jailbird

1950s

23 titles · average score 66

Last Train from Gun Hill

82

as Hotel Desk Clerk

The Donna Reed Show

46

TV show · as Mr. Ross

The Sheepman

66

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

56

TV show · as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

86

TV show · as Charlie / Mr. Fescue

MGM Parade

TV show · as Self

Wichita

82

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney

81

TV show · as Jailbird (uncredited) / Mr. Hooper (uncredited)

Phffft

59

as Workman (uncredited)

Escape from Fort Bravo

61

as Symore (uncredited)

High Noon

86

as Jimmy - Drunk with Eye Patch (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show

51

TV show · as Arguing Husband

1940s

66 titles · average score 64

Wedlock Deadlock

as Dick

The Best Years of Our Lives

89

as Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

77

as Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)

The Outlaw

58

as Drunken Cowboy (uncredited)

The Major and the Minor

78

as Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)

Penny To the Rescue

as Man

Caught in the Act

as Sgt. Riley

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

70

as Murdock Handler (uncredited)

Mysterious Doctor Satan

65

as Speed Martin

Wedding Bills

as Groom-to-be (uncredited)

The Domineering Male

as Marriage Proposer (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns

57

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1930s

41 titles · average score 64

Let's Talk Turkey

as Abner J. Poodlebeam

The Invisible Killer

as Det. Sgt. Pat Dugan

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

83

as Reporter (uncredited)

Slander House

as Terry Kent

Larceny on the Air

as Andrews

Rhythm in the Clouds

66

as Clyde Lyons

Sitting on the Moon

56

as Mike

Happy Go Lucky

as Charlie Davis

Bulldog Edition

as Charlie Hunter

The Big Show

52

as Lee Wilson

Libeled Lady

79

as Divorce Detective

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

as Hank McGlaurie