Portrait of Bill Edwards

Acting

Bill Edwards

Career

Active from 1942 to 1962, with a break from 1951 to 1961, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Edwards Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    31
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    2 titles ยท average score 82
    Gidget's Summer Reunion
    Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985)

    as Harry Schaffer

    Magnum, P.I.
    Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show ยท as Coach Bell / William T. Maxfield

    1970s

    2 titles ยท average score 64
    Inferno in Paradise
    Inferno in Paradise (1974)

    as Captain Martin

    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Col. Kendall J. Fielder (uncredited)

    1960s

    2 titles ยท average score 53
    Hawaii Five-O
    Hawaii Five-O (1969)
    GoodWatch score 48

    TV show ยท as W D 'Bill' Druthers / Wally Schuster

    The War Lover
    The War Lover (1962)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Brindt: Crew of 'The Body'

    1950s

    5 titles ยท average score 59
    Sea Hunt
    Sea Hunt (1958)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show

    Dragnet
    Dragnet (1951)
    GoodWatch score 46

    TV show

    The Fighting Stallion
    The Fighting Stallion (1950)

    as Lon Evans

    Border Outlaws
    Border Outlaws (1950)

    as Mike Hoskins

    Federal Man
    Federal Man (1950)

    as Agent George Palmer

    1940s

    19 titles ยท average score 66
    Home in San Antone
    Home in San Antone (1949)

    as Ted Gibson

    Trail of the Yukon
    Trail of the Yukon (1949)

    as Jim Blaine

    Danger Street
    Danger Street (1947)

    as Sandy Evans

    Our Hearts Were Growing Up
    Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)

    as Tom Newhall

    Miss Susie Slagle's
    Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

    as Elijah Howe, Jr.

    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Tom Newhall

    You Can't Ration Love
    You Can't Ration Love (1944)

    as Pete Allen

    Hail the Conquering Hero
    Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    GoodWatch score 86

    as Forrest Noble

    Air Force
    Air Force (1943)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Soldier (uncredited)

    Princess O'Rourke
    Princess O'Rourke (1943)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

    Winning Your Wings
    Winning Your Wings (1942)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Soldier Dancing with Blonde (uncredited)

    Now, Voyager
    Now, Voyager (1942)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

    1930s

    1 title ยท average score 64
    Daughters Courageous
    Daughters Courageous (1939)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Boy on Beach (uncredited)