Portrait of Spec O'Donnell

Acting

Spec O'Donnell

Career

Active from 1923 to 1935, busiest in 1927 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sparrows
Sparrows
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Spec O'Donnell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.7, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

107
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 58
Convoy
Convoy (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

as 18 Wheel Eddie

1960s

1 title ยท average score 84
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country (1962)
GoodWatch score 84

as Pianist (uncredited)

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 74
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Poker Player

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Townsman (uncredited)

Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hicks' Caddy (uncredited)

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

as Candy Seller (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Carnival Patron (uncredited)

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 62
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
GoodWatch score 83

as Young Man in Line (uncredited)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

as Son of Townsman (uncredited)

Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

as Theatre Usher (uncredited)

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
GoodWatch score 43

as Villager in Tavern (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Hers to Hold
Hers to Hold (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as William Morley

The Glass Key
The Glass Key (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Campaign Headquarters Usher (uncredited)

Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action (1942)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jason (uncredited)

The Male Animal
The Male Animal (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gagged Student (uncredited)

Love Crazy
Love Crazy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Anniversary Singer (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Elevator Operator

Second Chorus
Second Chorus (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

as Disappointed Fan (uncredited)

1930s

52 titles ยท average score 59
Kentucky Blue Streak
Kentucky Blue Streak (1935)

as O'Donnell

The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy (1935)
GoodWatch score 82

as Kid in Movie Theater (uncredited)

One Night of Love
One Night of Love (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

as Call Boy

Fits in a Fiddle
Fits in a Fiddle (1933)

as Bellhop

Baby Face
Baby Face (1933)
GoodWatch score 88

as Office Boy (uncredited)

Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble (1932)

as Joey - Cowhand

The Itching Hour
The Itching Hour (1931)

as The Concentrated Spinach Baby

Who's Who in the Zoo
Who's Who in the Zoo (1931)

as Herbie - Son

In Conference
In Conference (1931)

as Junior -MacIntosh's Nephew

Traffic Tangle
Traffic Tangle (1930)

as Gregory

Two Plus Fours
Two Plus Fours (1930)

as Spec

Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

as Office Boy

1920s

33 titles ยท average score 69
Movie Night
Movie Night (1929)

as Mrs. Chase's Brother

A Pair of Tights
A Pair of Tights (1929)

as The Kid

Pass the Gravy
Pass the Gravy (1928)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ignatz

Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
GoodWatch score 58

as Love's Greatest Mistake

Don't Tell Everything
Don't Tell Everything (1927)

as Asher Ginsberg alias The Maid

Why Girls Say No
Why Girls Say No (1927)

as Maxie Whisselberg

Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat (1927)

as Spec

Should Second Husbands Come First?
Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)

as The Widow's Younger Son

Don Key (Son of Burro)
Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926)

as Office Boy

Sparrows
Sparrows (1926)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ambrose

Little Annie Rooney
Little Annie Rooney (1925)
GoodWatch score 63

as Abie

Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams (1924)

as Spec - Wanda's Brother