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Portrait of Sam Chew Jr.

Acting

Sam Chew Jr.

Career

Active from 1969 to 1998, with a break from 1985 to 1997, busiest in 1984 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for Serial
Serial
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Chew Jr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Catharsis
    3.3, average 5.1
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      36
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1990s

      4 titles · average score 57
      Hyacinth
      Hyacinth (1998)

      as Orrin Lawson

      3rd Rock from the Sun
      3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
      GoodWatch score 65

      TV show · as Man

      Majority Rule
      Majority Rule (1992)

      as Tim Gerris

      Oscar
      Oscar (1991)
      GoodWatch score 48

      as Van Leland

      1980s

      13 titles · average score 51
      Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
      Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
      GoodWatch score 23

      as McLane

      Stealing Home
      Stealing Home (1988)
      GoodWatch score 43

      as Nathan Appleby

      Disorderlies
      Disorderlies (1987)
      GoodWatch score 51

      as Doctor

      Sledge Hammer!
      Sledge Hammer! (1986)
      GoodWatch score 86

      TV show · as FBI Agent #1

      George Burns Comedy Week
      George Burns Comedy Week (1985)

      TV show · as Commissioner #1

      Voyager from the Unknown
      Voyager from the Unknown (1984)
      GoodWatch score 58

      as Bruce Ismay

      Scarab
      Scarab (1984)
      GoodWatch score 54

      as Raleigh

      10 to Midnight
      10 to Midnight (1983)
      GoodWatch score 43

      as Minister

      Time Walker
      Time Walker (1982)
      GoodWatch score 34

      as Dr. Bruce Serrano

      T. J. Hooker
      T. J. Hooker (1982)
      GoodWatch score 42

      TV show · as Dave Farrell

      Serial
      Serial (1980)
      GoodWatch score 62

      as Bill

      Brave New World
      Brave New World (1980)
      GoodWatch score 63

      as Chief Dispenser

      1970s

      17 titles · average score 55
      Love and Bullets
      Love and Bullets (1979)
      GoodWatch score 42

      as Sam Cook

      F.I.S.T.
      F.I.S.T. (1978)
      GoodWatch score 64

      as Peter Jacobs

      The Love Boat
      The Love Boat (1977)
      GoodWatch score 53

      TV show · as Buckstone Cooper

      The Incredible Hulk
      The Incredible Hulk (1977)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show · as Joe Arnold

      Eight Is Enough
      Eight Is Enough (1977)
      GoodWatch score 42

      TV show · as Ray Cooper

      Operation Petticoat
      Operation Petticoat (1977)
      GoodWatch score 67

      TV show · as Lt. Kern

      The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
      The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
      GoodWatch score 53

      as FBI Agent

      Rattlers
      Rattlers (1976)
      GoodWatch score 34

      as Dr. Tom Parkinson

      Earthquake
      Earthquake (1974)
      GoodWatch score 52

      as Tony (Kathie's Husband) (uncredited)

      The Streets of San Francisco
      The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
      GoodWatch score 48

      TV show · as Det. Jerry Price

      Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
      Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
      GoodWatch score 54

      as Controller (uncredited)

      Escape from the Planet of the Apes
      Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
      GoodWatch score 67

      as Undetermined (uncredited)

      1960s

      2 titles · average score 71
      Changes
      Changes (1969)

      as Charlie

      Mannix
      Mannix (1967)
      GoodWatch score 71

      TV show · as Cal Moore