Portrait of Norman Willis

Acting

Norman Willis

Career

Active from 1936 to 1955, busiest in 1937 and 1941 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Out West
Out West
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Norman Willis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4
  • 1930s Hollywood 2
  • Frontier Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 59
The Bounty Killer
The Bounty Killer (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hank Willis

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 62
The Deputy
The Deputy (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Clark

A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ed (uncredited)

Voodoo Woman
Voodoo Woman (1957)
GoodWatch score 29

as Harry West

Thunder Over Arizona
Thunder Over Arizona (1956)

as Sheriff Hudson

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Cop / Man with Toy Plane

Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Man with Toy Plane

Tennessee's Partner
Tennessee's Partner (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

as Gambler (uncredited)

Pals and Gals
Pals and Gals (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Doc Barker (archive footage)

1940s

40 titles ยท average score 60
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Red Devers

Out West
Out West (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Doc Barker

Apology for Murder
Apology for Murder (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as Allen Webb

In Old New Mexico
In Old New Mexico (1945)

as Will Hastings

The Avenging Rider
The Avenging Rider (1943)

as Red Hall

The Living Ghost
The Living Ghost (1942)
GoodWatch score 37

as Cedric, the Butler

Twilight on the Trail
Twilight on the Trail (1941)

as Kervy

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Joe - Shot at Floyd (uncredited)

Bad Man from Red Butte
Bad Man from Red Butte (1940)

as Hal Benson

Beyond the Sacramento
Beyond the Sacramento (1940)

as Nelson

Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless (1940)

as Les Harper

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

as Neves, Mike's Assistant (uncredited)

1930s

28 titles ยท average score 63
Convict's Code
Convict's Code (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Joe Russell

Homicide Bureau
Homicide Bureau (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Briggs

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Bootlegger (uncredited)

Boy Slaves
Boy Slaves (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Drift Boss

The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Von Richter

Secret Valley
Secret Valley (1937)

as Nick Collins aka Howard Carlo

Tim Tyler's Luck
Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

as Spider Webb

Men in Exile
Men in Exile (1937)

as Rocky Crane

Outlaws of the Prairie
Outlaws of the Prairie (1937)

as William Lupton

Marked Woman
Marked Woman (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as Henchman (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Louie Vinci

F-Man
F-Man (1936)

as Jerry