Portrait of J. Frank Glendon

Acting

J. Frank Glendon

Career

Active from 1915 to 1936, busiest in 1917 and 1936 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Aces and Eights
Aces and Eights
GoodWatch score55/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J. Frank Glendon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.5, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.0, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    2.6, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Fast-Paced Plot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

1 title
Radio Ranch
Radio Ranch (1940)

as Prof. Beetson (archive footage)

1930s

25 titles ยท average score 59
Border Caballero
Border Caballero (1936)

as Wiley Taggart

The Traitor
The Traitor (1936)

as Big George

Aces and Eights
Aces and Eights (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

as Amos Harden

King of the Pecos
King of the Pecos (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

as Brewster

The Lion's Den
The Lion's Den (1936)

as Nate Welsh

Circle of Death
Circle of Death (1935)

as Sheriff

The Vanishing Shadow
The Vanishing Shadow (1934)

as John Cadwell

Her Splendid Folly
Her Splendid Folly (1933)

as Charles Hemingway

Strange People
Strange People (1933)

as Robert Crandall - the Butler

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Law and Lawless
Law and Lawless (1932)

as 'Cash' Hopton

The Cheyenne Cyclone
The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931)

as Dan Fanning

1920s

15 titles ยท average score 67
Border Romance
Border Romance (1929)

as Buck

Smashed Back
Smashed Back (1926)

as Johnny Martin

Upstage
Upstage (1926)

as Mr. Weston

Tricks
Tricks (1925)

as New Foreman

Roman Candles
Roman Candles (1922)

as John Arnold Jr.

Night Life in Hollywood
Night Life in Hollywood (1922)

as Joe Powell

Belle of Alaska
Belle of Alaska (1922)

as Lucky Vail

More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned (1922)

as Julian Lorraine

A Tale of Two Worlds
A Tale of Two Worlds (1921)

as Newcombe

What Do Men Want?
What Do Men Want? (1921)

as Frank

Mid-Channel
Mid-Channel (1920)

as Theodore Blundell

For the Soul of Rafael
For the Soul of Rafael (1920)

as Keith Bryton

1910s

14 titles
The Enchanted Barn
The Enchanted Barn (1919)

as Sidney Graham

The Wishing Ring Man
The Wishing Ring Man (1919)

as Dr. John Hewitt

The Woman in the Web
The Woman in the Web (1918)

as Jack Lawford

The Wooing of Princess Pat
The Wooing of Princess Pat (1918)

as King Eric

The Dawn of Understanding
The Dawn of Understanding (1918)

as Jim Wynd

The Third Ingredient
The Third Ingredient (1917)

as Man

The Venturers
The Venturers (1917)

as John Forster

Wrath of Love
Wrath of Love (1917)

as Dave Blake

A Night in New Arabia
A Night in New Arabia (1917)

as Tom McLeod

The Light in Darkness
The Light in Darkness (1917)

as J. Arthur Converse

The Price of Malice
The Price of Malice (1916)

as Carson

Her American Prince
Her American Prince (1916)

as Juvenile