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Portrait of Frank Darien

Acting

Frank Darien

Career

Active from 1931 to 1952, busiest in 1941 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cassidy of Bar 20
Cassidy of Bar 20
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Darien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Conflict 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

133
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

3 titles · average score 41
Crossroads - U.S.A.
Crossroads - U.S.A. (1952)

as Mr. Cooper

The Whip Hand
The Whip Hand (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

as Luther Adams

The Flying Saucer
The Flying Saucer (1950)
GoodWatch score 37

as Matt Mitchell

1940s

49 titles · average score 63
Little Women
Little Women (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Old Crony at Grace's Store (uncredited)

Magic Town
Magic Town (1947)
GoodWatch score 54

as Quincy

The Great American Mug
The Great American Mug (1945)

as Old Time Barber (uncredited)

The Last Installment
The Last Installment (1945)

as Dad Pilkington (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hollywood Bowl Janitor (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
GoodWatch score 68

as Train Station Master (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here (1943)
GoodWatch score 82

as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart (1942)
GoodWatch score 74

as Michael Finnegan (uncredited)

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

as Pop Evans

Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith (1941)

as 'Pop' Wessell

Under Fiesta Stars
Under Fiesta Stars (1941)

as Benjamin Peabody

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Uncle John

1930s

80 titles · average score 64
The Long Shot
The Long Shot (1939)

as Zeb Jenkins

Dark Victory
Dark Victory (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Anxious Man (uncredited)

Cassidy of Bar 20
Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Pappy

Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 82

as Bookkeeper (uncredited)

Western Jamboree
Western Jamboree (1938)

as Dad Haskell

Undercover Man
Undercover Man (1936)

as Dizzy Slocum

Service with a Smile
Service with a Smile (1934)

as Customer

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

as Autopsy Surgeon (Uncredited)

Professional Sweetheart
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

as Appleby

Now We'll Tell One
Now We'll Tell One (1932)

as Professor Darien

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lathrop

Big Business Girl
Big Business Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

as Luke C. Winters

1920s

1 title · average score 83
Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides (1926)
GoodWatch score 83

as Seaman (uncredited)