Portrait of Mahlon Hamilton

Acting

Mahlon Hamilton

Career

Active from 1914 to 1948, busiest in 1917 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Daddy-Long-Legs
Daddy-Long-Legs
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mahlon Hamilton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    1.1, average 2.8
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Historical Romance 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melodramatic 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Sentimental Drama 2
  • Early Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 50
Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl (1953)
GoodWatch score 50

as Churchgoer (uncredited)

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 61
Act of Violence
Act of Violence (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Wino Pedestrian (uncredited)

Souvenirs of Death
Souvenirs of Death (1948)

as Gambler (uncredited)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Northerner (uncredited)

The Hucksters
The Hucksters (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Businessman (uncredited)

High Barbaree
High Barbaree (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ned Flynn (uncredited)

Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. Santer

Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Poolside Guest (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Customer (uncredited)

Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window (1942)
GoodWatch score 45

as Reporter (uncredited)

Love Crazy
Love Crazy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

as Townsman at Banquet (uncredited)

1930s

18 titles ยท average score 63
How to Read
How to Read (1938)

as Man in Library (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Reporter (uncredited)

They're Always Caught
They're Always Caught (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Man in Forensics Lab (uncredited)

Madame X
Madame X (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Spectator

The Perfect Set-Up
The Perfect Set-Up (1936)

as Witness (uncredited)

The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll (1936)
GoodWatch score 74

as Detective (uncredited)

Mississippi
Mississippi (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Gambler (uncredited)

High School Girl
High School Girl (1934)

as Will Andrews

I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)

Back Street
Back Street (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance (1931)

as John Lawrence

The Code of Honor
The Code of Honor (1930)

as Jack Cardigan

1920s

29 titles ยท average score 59
Don't Be Nervous
Don't Be Nervous (1929)

as Smoky O'Brien

The Single Standard
The Single Standard (1929)
GoodWatch score 55

as Glendenning

Her Indiscretion
Her Indiscretion (1927)

as Trueman Tisdale

Idaho!
Idaho! (1925)

as Boston Graham

Little Old New York
Little Old New York (1923)
GoodWatch score 64

as Washington Irving

Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart (1922)

as Sir Gerald Adair

The Lane That Had No Turning
The Lane That Had No Turning (1922)

as George Fournel

A Fool There Was
A Fool There Was (1922)

as Tom Morgan

Ladies Must Live
Ladies Must Live (1921)

as Ralph Lincourt

That Girl Montana
That Girl Montana (1921)

as Dan Overton

Under the Lash
Under the Lash (1921)

as Robert Waring

The Deadlier Sex
The Deadlier Sex (1920)

as Harvey Judson

1910s

26 titles ยท average score 66
Daddy-Long-Legs
Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jarvis Pendleton

In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky (1919)

as Frank Layson

Playthings of Passion
Playthings of Passion (1919)

as Henry Rowland

The Sins of the Children
The Sins of the Children (1918)

as Peter Guthrie

The Death Dance
The Death Dance (1918)

as Philip Standish

The Waiting Soul
The Waiting Soul (1917)

as Stuart Brinsley

The Red Woman
The Red Woman (1917)

as Morton Deal

Bridges Burned
Bridges Burned (1917)

as Ernest Randal

Extravagance
Extravagance (1916)

as Franklin Hall

The Eternal Question
The Eternal Question (1916)

as Ralph Courtland

The Black Butterfly
The Black Butterfly (1916)

as Alan Hall

Heart of a Painted Woman
Heart of a Painted Woman (1915)

as Young Spendthrift