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Acting

Ben Astar

Career

Active from 1951 to 1966, busiest in 1953 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Walk Don't Run
Walk Don't Run
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Astar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    29
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    3 titles · average score 81
    The Winds of War
    The Winds of War (1983)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show · as Gorshev

    Blade Runner
    Blade Runner (1982)
    GoodWatch score 85

    as Abdul Ben Hassan

    The Kids Who Knew Too Much
    The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980)

    as Premier Markov

    1970s

    1 title · average score 31
    Sextette
    Sextette (1978)
    GoodWatch score 31

    as Israeli Delegate

    1960s

    11 titles · average score 65
    Walk Don't Run
    Walk Don't Run (1966)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Dimitri

    Batman
    Batman (1966)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as The Moldovian Prime Minister / The Moldavian Prime Minister

    Mission: Impossible
    Mission: Impossible (1966)
    GoodWatch score 79

    TV show · as Deputy Premier Bartzin

    Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
    Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
    GoodWatch score 40

    as General Mailenkoff

    A House Is Not a Home
    A House Is Not a Home (1964)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Max Ludwig

    Bye Bye Birdie
    Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Ballet Manager

    Five Weeks in a Balloon
    Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Myanga

    On the Double
    On the Double (1961)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as General Zlinkov

    The Honeymoon Machine
    The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Russian consul

    The Andy Griffith Show
    The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show · as Mr. Vasilievich

    The Story of Ruth
    The Story of Ruth (1960)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Official (uncredited)

    1950s

    14 titles · average score 66
    This Earth Is Mine
    This Earth Is Mine (1959)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Yakowitz

    The Man Who Understood Women
    The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
    GoodWatch score 38

    as French Doctor

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

    TV show · as Swiss Innkeeper

    Charge of the Lancers
    Charge of the Lancers (1954)

    as Gen. Inderman

    Fort Ti
    Fort Ti (1953)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as François Leroy

    The Robe
    The Robe (1953)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Cleander (uncredited)

    Target Hong Kong
    Target Hong Kong (1953)

    as Suma

    The Bad and the Beautiful
    The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Joe (Party Guest) (uncredited)

    5 Fingers
    5 Fingers (1952)
    GoodWatch score 89

    as Siebert

    Assignment: Paris
    Assignment: Paris (1952)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Minister of Justice Vajos

    Smuggler's Island
    Smuggler's Island (1951)

    as Port Authority Captain

    The Light Touch
    The Light Touch (1951)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Hamadi Mahmoud