Portrait of Willard Parker

Acting

Willard Parker

Career

Active from 1937 to 1964, busiest in 1948 and 1950 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mating of Millie
The Mating of Millie
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Willard Parker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Western 3
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 60
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz (1972)
GoodWatch score 60

as Karl Treffz

1960s

7 titles · average score 52
Waco
Waco (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pete Jenner

The Earth Dies Screaming
The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jeff Nolan

Air Patrol
Air Patrol (1962)
GoodWatch score 48

as Lt. Vern Tyler

Going My Way
Going My Way (1962)

TV show

Young Jesse James
Young Jesse James (1960)

as Cole Younger

Walk Tall
Walk Tall (1960)

as Captain Ed Trask

The High Powered Rifle
The High Powered Rifle (1960)

as Stephen Dancer

1950s

17 titles · average score 63
Lone Texan
Lone Texan (1959)

as Clint Banister

Lure of the Swamp
Lure of the Swamp (1957)

as James Lister

Naked Gun
Naked Gun (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Breen Mathews

The Great Jesse James Raid
The Great Jesse James Raid (1953)

as Jesse James

The Vanquished
The Vanquished (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

as Captain Kirby

Caribbean
Caribbean (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

as Shively

Apache Drums
Apache Drums (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mayor Joe Madden

My True Story
My True Story (1951)

as Bill Phillips

The Bandit Queen
The Bandit Queen (1950)

as Dan Hinsdale

David Harding, Counterspy
David Harding, Counterspy (1950)

as Commander Jerry Baldwin

Emergency Wedding
Emergency Wedding (1950)

as Vandemer

Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Burnell 'Brick' Appleby

1940s

11 titles · average score 61
Bodyhold
Bodyhold (1949)

as Tommy Jones

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sheriff Will Egan

Slightly French
Slightly French (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Douglas Hyde

Relentless
Relentless (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jeff Moyer

The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948)

as John Macready

The Mating of Millie
The Mating of Millie (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as Phil Gowan

You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Henry Benson

Renegades
Renegades (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Sam Martin

One Way to Love
One Way to Love (1946)

as Mitchell Raymond

The Fighting Guardsman
The Fighting Guardsman (1945)

as Baron François

What a Woman
What a Woman (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

as Prof. Michael 'Mike' Cobb

1930s

10 titles · average score 56
The Zero Hour
The Zero Hour (1939)

as Lansdowne

A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dick Whitewood

The Invisible Menace
The Invisible Menace (1938)
GoodWatch score 47

as Pvt. Booker

The Devil's Saddle Legion
The Devil's Saddle Legion (1937)

as Hub Ordley

Over the Goal
Over the Goal (1937)

as Duke Davis

That Certain Woman
That Certain Woman (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Adventurous Blonde
The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Clerk (uncredited)

Love Is on the Air
Love Is on the Air (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Les Quimby

Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Reporter (uncredited)

Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses (1937)

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)