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Alex North

Career

Active from 1951 to 1991, busiest in 1955 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alex North Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Existential Crisis 4
  • Iconic Performances 4
  • Western 3
  • Intense Performances 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 64
The Last Butterfly
The Last Butterfly (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

1980s

10 titles · average score 74
The Penitent
The Penitent (1988)

Original Music Composer

Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

The Dead
The Dead (1987)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ (1986)

Music

Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1985)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Carny
Carny (1980)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

1970s

10 titles · average score 55
Wise Blood
Wise Blood (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Somebody Killed Her Husband
Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

The Passover Plot
The Passover Plot (1976)

Original Music Composer

Bite the Bullet
Bite the Bullet (1975)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear (1975)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Shanks
Shanks (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Once Upon a Scoundrel
Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974)

Original Music Composer

Lost in the Stars
Lost in the Stars (1974)

Music Director

Pocket Money
Pocket Money (1972)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Willard
Willard (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer, Conductor

1960s

15 titles · average score 63
A Dream of Kings
A Dream of Kings (1969)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer, Music Arranger

The Outrage
The Outrage (1964)
GoodWatch score 36

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

All Fall Down
All Fall Down (1962)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

The Misfits
The Misfits (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

1950s

35 titles · average score 62
The Wonderful Country
The Wonderful Country (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
GoodWatch score 79

Songs, Original Music Composer

The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

The King and Four Queens
The King and Four Queens (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

Music, Original Music Composer

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker (1956)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Man with the Gun
Man with the Gun (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Désirée
Désirée (1954)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata! (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
GoodWatch score 89

Original Music Composer

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1951)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

1940s

1 title
Library of Congress
Library of Congress (1945)

Music

1930s

3 titles
People of the Cumberland
People of the Cumberland (1937)

Music

Heart of Spain
Heart of Spain (1937)

Music

China Strikes Back
China Strikes Back (1937)

Music