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Acting

Grant James

Career

Active from 1972 to 2017, with a break from 1973 to 1994, busiest in 1995 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score34/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Thief in the Night
A Thief in the Night
GoodWatch score50/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Grant James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.9, average 4.9
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.4, average 3.3
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

16 titles · average score 56
The Vast of Night
The Vast of Night (2019)
GoodWatch score 77

as Arlo

The Tale
The Tale (2018)
GoodWatch score 84

as Anthony Graham

The Shadow People
The Shadow People (2017)
GoodWatch score 30

as Elderly Ghost

Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul (2015)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Leonard

Dumb and Dumber To
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

as Mr. Stainer

Light from the Darkroom
Light from the Darkroom (2014)

as Nuncio

Ravenswood
Ravenswood (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Henry Rivers

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
GoodWatch score 35

as Mr. Gordy

Pawn Shop Chronicles
Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
GoodWatch score 38

as Rudy

Adventures of Bailey: Christmas Hero
Adventures of Bailey: Christmas Hero (2012)

as Grandpa Harlan Baker

Bernie
Bernie (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mr. Estes

The Good Guys
The Good Guys (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Bronson Jones

2000s

19 titles · average score 45
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

as Aaron Wakefield

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

as Joking Old Man (uncredited)

Pulse 2: Afterlife
Pulse 2: Afterlife (2008)
GoodWatch score 29

as Uncle Pete

Walking Tall: The Payback
Walking Tall: The Payback (2007)
GoodWatch score 45

as Verlyn Harper

Factory Girl
Factory Girl (2006)
GoodWatch score 47

as Priest

A Four Course Meal
A Four Course Meal (2006)

as Superintendent / Eastbrooke

Infamous
Infamous (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

as Reporter 2

Deadroom
Deadroom (2005)

as Percy

The Wendell Baker Story
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mr. Baird

Birdie and Bogey
Birdie and Bogey (2004)

as Dr. Carroll

Bells of Innocence
Bells of Innocence (2003)
GoodWatch score 29

as Emeritus

House of the Generals
House of the Generals (2000)

as Herschel Kharacter

1990s

8 titles · average score 52
Catalina Trust
Catalina Trust (1999)

as Augie Flynn

Hostile Environment
Hostile Environment (1999)
GoodWatch score 44

as Rostock

The Newton Boys
The Newton Boys (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gangland Doctor

The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

as Scientist

Tornado!
Tornado! (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

as Barber

Final Exit
Final Exit (1995)

as Dr. Cap

Mutant Species
Mutant Species (1995)
GoodWatch score 28

as Senator Roberts

Tombstone
Tombstone (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dr. Goodfellow

1980s

1 title · average score 60
UHF
UHF (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as Killer Thug

1970s

1 title · average score 50
A Thief in the Night
A Thief in the Night (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay