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Portrait of Frank Birney

Acting

Frank Birney

Career

Active from 1980 to 2013, with a break from 1982 to 1993, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score41/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Is How You Die
This Is How You Die
GoodWatch score60/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Birney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.9, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      75
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2010s

      16 titles · average score 71
      The Mick
      The Mick (2017)
      GoodWatch score 65

      TV show · as Father McCormick

      Angie Tribeca
      Angie Tribeca (2016)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show · as Old Man

      Fresh Off the Boat
      Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
      GoodWatch score 74

      TV show · as Old Tom

      Life in Pieces
      Life in Pieces (2015)
      GoodWatch score 70

      TV show · as Stan

      Silicon Valley
      Silicon Valley (2014)
      GoodWatch score 87

      TV show · as Old Man

      This Is How You Die
      This Is How You Die (2013)
      GoodWatch score 60

      as Old Man

      Key & Peele
      Key & Peele (2012)
      GoodWatch score 84

      TV show · as Scared White Guy

      Grimm
      Grimm (2011)
      GoodWatch score 78

      TV show · as Mr. Stanton

      New Girl
      New Girl (2011)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show · as Old Man

      Hart of Dixie
      Hart of Dixie (2011)
      GoodWatch score 70

      TV show · as Hal

      Franklin & Bash
      Franklin & Bash (2011)
      GoodWatch score 68

      TV show · as Male Board Member #3

      Rizzoli & Isles
      Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
      GoodWatch score 71

      TV show · as Professor Walter Lowell

      2000s

      8 titles · average score 66
      Castle
      Castle (2009)
      GoodWatch score 75

      TV show · as Father McCaskey

      Wicked Lake
      Wicked Lake (2008)
      GoodWatch score 25

      as Sir Jim

      The Office
      The Office (2005)
      GoodWatch score 80

      TV show · as Old Man

      Boston Legal
      Boston Legal (2004)
      GoodWatch score 80

      TV show · as Judge William Howe

      Arrested Development
      Arrested Development (2003)
      GoodWatch score 80

      TV show · as Sam

      Power Play
      Power Play (2002)
      GoodWatch score 36

      as DC

      The Guardian
      The Guardian (2001)
      GoodWatch score 68

      TV show · as Judge

      Six Feet Under
      Six Feet Under (2001)
      GoodWatch score 82

      TV show · as Walter Kriegenthaler

      1990s

      27 titles · average score 54
      Roswell
      Roswell (1999)
      GoodWatch score 77

      TV show · as Dr. Bender

      Providence
      Providence (1999)
      GoodWatch score 65

      TV show

      Charmed
      Charmed (1998)
      GoodWatch score 70

      TV show · as Father Austin

      The Practice
      The Practice (1997)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show · as Warren West

      7th Heaven
      7th Heaven (1996)
      GoodWatch score 69

      TV show · as Burt Carberry

      Profiler
      Profiler (1996)
      GoodWatch score 47

      TV show

      Yesterday's Target
      Yesterday's Target (1996)
      GoodWatch score 26

      as Motel Manager

      Reflections on a Crime
      Reflections on a Crime (1994)
      GoodWatch score 37

      as Doctor

      Diagnosis: Murder
      Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
      GoodWatch score 46

      TV show · as Dr. Cooper

      SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
      SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
      GoodWatch score 82

      TV show · as Burge (voice)

      Dave
      Dave (1993)
      GoodWatch score 72

      as Director of OMB

      Mad About You
      Mad About You (1992)
      GoodWatch score 71

      TV show · as The Waiter

      1980s

      20 titles · average score 59
      C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
      C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)
      GoodWatch score 36

      as Barber

      The Golden Girls
      The Golden Girls (1985)
      GoodWatch score 83

      TV show · as Stage Manager

      Otherworld
      Otherworld (1985)
      GoodWatch score 64

      TV show · as Mr. Milton

      Night Court
      Night Court (1984)
      GoodWatch score 74

      TV show · as Doctor in Courtroom

      Highway to Heaven
      Highway to Heaven (1984)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show

      Mr. Mom
      Mr. Mom (1983)
      GoodWatch score 63

      as Exec. #4

      Knight Rider
      Knight Rider (1982)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show · as Assistant Manager

      Fear No Evil
      Fear No Evil (1981)
      GoodWatch score 45

      as Father Daly

      Hill Street Blues
      Hill Street Blues (1981)
      GoodWatch score 90

      TV show

      Modern Problems
      Modern Problems (1981)
      GoodWatch score 36

      as Man in Lobby

      Child's Play
      Child's Play (1980)

      as Butler

      The Babysitter
      The Babysitter (1980)
      GoodWatch score 56

      as Mr. Farragut

      1970s

      4 titles · average score 62
      Knots Landing
      Knots Landing (1979)
      GoodWatch score 77

      TV show · as Winston Domestic

      Parts: The Clonus Horror
      Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)
      GoodWatch score 36

      as Reporter Birney

      Portrait of a Stripper
      Portrait of a Stripper (1979)

      as Director

      Quincy, M.E.
      Quincy, M.E. (1976)
      GoodWatch score 74

      TV show