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Portrait of John Drew Barrymore

Acting

John Drew Barrymore

Career

Active from 1950 to 1977, busiest in 1960 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for High School Confidential!
High School Confidential!
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Drew Barrymore Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Satire & Parody
    0.8, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Western 2
  • Violence 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 48
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1970s

3 titles · average score 59
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977)

as Sabaku prince of Bubastis (archive footage)

The Clones
The Clones (1973)
GoodWatch score 38

as Brooks Brothers Hippie

Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Alex McGregor

1960s

21 titles · average score 59
Winchester '73
Winchester '73 (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

as Preacher

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

War of the Zombies
War of the Zombies (1964)
GoodWatch score 45

as Aderbad

Death on the Fourposter
Death on the Fourposter (1964)
GoodWatch score 50

as Anthony

A Game of Crime
A Game of Crime (1964)

as Paolo Morand

The Keeler Affair
The Keeler Affair (1963)

as Stephen Ward

Arms of the Avenger
Arms of the Avenger (1963)

as Lotario Duchesca

The Trojan Horse
The Trojan Horse (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ulysses

The Centurion
The Centurion (1961)

as Diaeus

Ti aspetterò all'inferno
Ti aspetterò all'inferno (1960)

as Walter

The Cossacks
The Cossacks (1960)

as Jamal

The Night They Killed Rasputin
The Night They Killed Rasputin (1960)

as Prince Felix Yousoupoff

1950s

22 titles · average score 62
Night of the Quarter Moon
Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)

as Roderic 'Chuck' Nelson

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Harry Eccles / Danny Hawks

Never Love a Stranger
Never Love a Stranger (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

as Francis 'Frankie' Kane

High School Confidential!
High School Confidential! (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as J. I. Coleridge

The Shadow on the Window
The Shadow on the Window (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jess Reber

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Anderson / Mace Gore

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Herm Farley / Matt

Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds (1952)

as Pvt. Tom McCreery

Quebec
Quebec (1951)

as Mark Douglas

The Big Night
The Big Night (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as George La Main (as John Barrymore Jr.)

High Lonesome
High Lonesome (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Cooncat