Portrait of Jimmy O'Dea

Acting

Jimmy O'Dea

Career

Active from 1938 to 1959, with a break from 1940 to 1956, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jimmy O'Dea Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    8
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1960s

    1 title ยท average score 65
    Johnny Nobody
    Johnny Nobody (1961)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Postman Tim

    1950s

    3 titles ยท average score 72
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as King Brian

    I Captured the King of the Leprechauns
    I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959)

    as King Brian

    The Rising of the Moon
    The Rising of the Moon (1957)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Paddy Morrissey, Porter (segment 'A Minute's Wait')

    1930s

    4 titles ยท average score 64
    Let's Be Famous
    Let's Be Famous (1939)

    as Jimmy Houlihan

    Cheer Boys Cheer
    Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)

    as Matt Boyle

    Ireland's Border Line
    Ireland's Border Line (1938)

    as Billy Brannigan

    Penny Paradise
    Penny Paradise (1938)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Pat