Portrait of Don Terry

Acting

Don Terry

Career

Active from 1928 to 1943, busiest in 1942 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Secret of Treasure Island
The Secret of Treasure Island
GoodWatch score46/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Don Terry Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    4.0, average 4.9
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 64
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943)

as Comdr. Don Winslow

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Howe

Don Winslow of the Navy
Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)

as Cmdr. Don Winslow

Danger in the Pacific
Danger in the Pacific (1942)

as Dr. David Lynd

Top Sergeant
Top Sergeant (1942)

as Sgt. Dick 'Rusty' Manson

Escape from Hong Kong
Escape from Hong Kong (1942)

as Rusty

Overland Mail
Overland Mail (1942)

as Buckskin Billy Burke

Unseen Enemy
Unseen Enemy (1942)

as William Flynn Hitchcock / Bill Flinn

Moonlight in Havana
Moonlight in Havana (1942)

as Eddie Daniels

Mutiny in the Arctic
Mutiny in the Arctic (1941)

as Cole

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Strangler (uncredited)

In the Navy
In the Navy (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Reef (uncredited)

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 59
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)

The Secret of Treasure Island
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

as Larry Kent

Who Killed Gail Preston?
Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)

as Inspector Kellog

When G-Men Step In
When G-Men Step In (1938)

as Frederick 'Fred' Garth

Squadron of Honor
Squadron of Honor (1938)

as District Attorney Don Blane

Paid to Dance
Paid to Dance (1937)

as William Dennis

A Fight to the Finish
A Fight to the Finish (1937)

as Duke Mallor

A Dangerous Adventure
A Dangerous Adventure (1937)

as Tim Sawyer

Whistlin' Dan
Whistlin' Dan (1932)

as Bob Reid

Lady with a Past
Lady with a Past (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

1920s

6 titles ยท average score 49
Border Romance
Border Romance (1929)

as Bob Hamlin

Fugitives
Fugitives (1929)

as Dick Starr

The Valiant
The Valiant (1929)
GoodWatch score 40

as Policeman (uncredited)

Untamed
Untamed (1929)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gregg

Me, Gangster
Me, Gangster (1928)

as Jimmy Williams

Blindfold
Blindfold (1928)

as Buddy Brower