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Acting

Joseph Forte

Career

Active from 1924 to 1949, with a break from 1925 to 1937, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jerry's Diary
Jerry's Diary
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph Forte Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Spiritual
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      41
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1960s

      4 titles · average score 59
      Roustabout
      Roustabout (1964)
      GoodWatch score 48

      as Concessionaire (uncredited)

      Law of the Lawless
      Law of the Lawless (1964)
      GoodWatch score 56

      as Banker

      Who's Minding the Store?
      Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
      GoodWatch score 61

      as Butler (uncredited)

      Homicidal
      Homicidal (1961)
      GoodWatch score 71

      as Second Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)

      1950s

      19 titles · average score 64
      The Last Hurrah
      The Last Hurrah (1958)
      GoodWatch score 79

      as Managing Editor (uncredited)

      Perry Mason
      Perry Mason (1957)
      GoodWatch score 82

      TV show · as Dr. Creel

      Sweet Smell of Success
      Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
      GoodWatch score 90

      as Toots Shor's Waiter (uncredited)

      Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
      Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
      GoodWatch score 70

      as Tombstone Card Player (uncredited)

      Crossroads
      Crossroads (1955)

      TV show · as (uncredited)

      The Star and the Story
      The Star and the Story (1955)

      TV show · as Dr. Glasson / Smiley

      Cell 2455 Death Row
      Cell 2455 Death Row (1955)
      GoodWatch score 43

      as Lawyer (as Joe Forte)

      Adventures of Superman
      Adventures of Superman (1952)
      GoodWatch score 70

      TV show · as Prof. Adams

      The Jack Benny Program
      The Jack Benny Program (1950)
      GoodWatch score 54

      TV show · as Judge

      The Cisco Kid
      The Cisco Kid (1950)
      GoodWatch score 66

      TV show · as Wharton Stone / Willoughby Baxter

      Lux Video Theatre
      Lux Video Theatre (1950)

      TV show · as Garre

      The Secret Fury
      The Secret Fury (1950)
      GoodWatch score 57

      as Lester Martin (uncredited)

      1940s

      11 titles · average score 64
      Jerry's Diary
      Jerry's Diary (1949)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Uncle Dudley (voice) (uncredited)

      The Judge
      The Judge (1949)
      GoodWatch score 57

      as District Attorney (as Joe Forte)

      Call Northside 777
      Call Northside 777 (1948)
      GoodWatch score 76

      as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

      Kilroy Was Here
      Kilroy Was Here (1947)

      as College Registar (as Joe Forte)

      The Crimson Ghost
      The Crimson Ghost (1946)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Prof. Parker (as Joe Forte)

      Magnificent Doll
      Magnificent Doll (1946)
      GoodWatch score 45

      as Senator Ainsworth (uncredited)

      Utah
      Utah (1945)
      GoodWatch score 55

      as Ralph Colby

      A Panic in the Parlor
      A Panic in the Parlor (1941)

      as Dick

      King of the Texas Rangers
      King of the Texas Rangers (1941)

      as Prof. Nelson

      Dark Command
      Dark Command (1940)
      GoodWatch score 83

      as Townsman

      The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
      The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
      GoodWatch score 66

      as Miss Grayson's Butler

      1930s

      6 titles · average score 52
      Let Us Live
      Let Us Live (1939)
      GoodWatch score 59

      as Prison Doctor (uncredited)

      Dick Tracy's G-Men
      Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
      GoodWatch score 57

      as Stanton

      Hitler: Beast of Berlin
      Hitler: Beast of Berlin (1939)
      GoodWatch score 48

      as Berkley

      Pals of the Saddle
      Pals of the Saddle (1938)
      GoodWatch score 50

      as Judge Hastings (as Josef Forte)

      Tell Your Children
      Tell Your Children (1938)
      GoodWatch score 46

      as Dr. Carroll

      Bigger and Better
      Bigger and Better (1930)

      as Store Detective

      1920s

      1 title
      A Ten-Minute Egg
      A Ten-Minute Egg (1924)

      as The Con Man (as Joe Forte)