Portrait of Barbara Hale

Acting

Barbara Hale

Career

Active from 1943 to 1995, busiest in 1944 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
63
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Perry Mason
Perry Mason
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Hale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Legal Drama 13
  • Courtroom Drama 10
  • Perry Mason 10
  • Character-Driven 8
  • TV Movie 7
  • Mystery 6
  • Legal Thriller 5
  • Legal Mystery 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Murder Mystery 5
  • Whodunit 4
  • Crime Investigation 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

18 titles · average score 64
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)
GoodWatch score 54

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993)
GoodWatch score 64

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991)
GoodWatch score 72

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Della Street

1980s

13 titles · average score 68
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989)
GoodWatch score 59

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

as Della Street

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Della Street

Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason Returns (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Della Street

1970s

7 titles · average score 52
Big Wednesday
Big Wednesday (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Barlow

The Young Runaways
The Young Runaways (1978)

as Mrs. Ogle

The Flight of the Grey Wolf
The Flight of the Grey Wolf (1976)

as Mrs Hanson

The Giant Spider Invasion
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
GoodWatch score 29

as Dr. Jenny Langer

Chester, Yesterday’s Horse
Chester, Yesterday’s Horse (1973)

as Mrs. Belle Kincaid

Airport
Airport (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sarah Demerest

The Red, White, and Black
The Red, White, and Black (1970)

as Mrs. Alice Grierson

1960s

4 titles · average score 60
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Marjorie Brandon

Buckskin
Buckskin (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sarah Cody

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Bonnie Jessup

The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Thelma King

1950s

28 titles · average score 64
Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Della Street

The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman (1957)
GoodWatch score 53

as Anne

7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry (1956)
GoodWatch score 54

as Martha Kellogg

The Houston Story
The Houston Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Zoe Crane

Unchained
Unchained (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mary Davitt

Last of the Comanches
Last of the Comanches (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Julia Lanning

Seminole
Seminole (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

as Revere

A Lion Is in the Streets
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
GoodWatch score 51

as Verity Wade Martin

The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sarah Jane Skaggs

The First Time
The First Time (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Betsey Bennett

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lorna Doone

The Jackpot
The Jackpot (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Amy Lawrence

1940s

20 titles · average score 61
The Window
The Window (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mary Woodry

The Clay Pigeon
The Clay Pigeon (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Martha Gregory

And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jacqueline 'Jackie' Walsh

Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ellen Clark

The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

as Miss Brand

A Likely Story
A Likely Story (1947)

as Vicki

Lady Luck
Lady Luck (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mary Audrey

West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as Rill Lambeth

First Yank into Tokyo
First Yank into Tokyo (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Abby Drake

The Falcon in Hollywood
The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
GoodWatch score 57

as Peggy Callahan

The Falcon Out West
The Falcon Out West (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

as Marion Colby

Prunes and Politics
Prunes and Politics (1944)

as Miss Barlow