Portrait of Stepin Fetchit

Acting

Stepin Fetchit

Career

Active from 1927 to 1974, with a break from 1954 to 1973, busiest in 1929 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stepin Fetchit Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 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

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 45
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
GoodWatch score 28

as Dancing Butler

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Cousin Lincoln

Cutter
Cutter (1972)

as Shoeshine Man

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 77
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jeff Poindexter

Bend of the River
Bend of the River (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

as Adam

1940s

4 titles
Miracle in Harlem
Miracle in Harlem (1948)

as 'Swifty', the Handyman

I Ainโ€™t Gonna Open That Door
I Ainโ€™t Gonna Open That Door (1947)

as Richard

Broadway and Main
Broadway and Main (1946)

as Janitor

Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes (1942)

as Janitor

1930s

28 titles ยท average score 59
Zenobia
Zenobia (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Zero

His Exciting Night
His Exciting Night (1938)

as Casper

Dimples
Dimples (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cicero

36 Hours to Kill
36 Hours to Kill (1936)

as Flash - Pullman Porter

Charlie Chan in Egypt
Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
GoodWatch score 61

as Snowshoes

The Virginia Judge
The Virginia Judge (1935)

as Spasm Johnson

The World Moves On
The World Moves On (1934)
GoodWatch score 49

as Dixie

David Harum
David Harum (1934)

as Sylvester

Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Stepin Fetchit

Slow Poke
Slow Poke (1933)

as Stepin

Wild Horse
Wild Horse (1931)

as Stepin

The Big Fight
The Big Fight (1930)

as Spot

1920s

10 titles ยท average score 59
Big Time
Big Time (1929)

as Eli

Salute
Salute (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

as Smoke Screen

Hearts in Dixie
Hearts in Dixie (1929)

as Gummy

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)

as Swifty

The Ghost Talks
The Ghost Talks (1929)

as Christopher Lee

Show Boat
Show Boat (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Joe

Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes (1929)

as Janitor

The Tragedy of Youth
The Tragedy of Youth (1928)

as Porter

The Devil's Skipper
The Devil's Skipper (1928)

as Slave's Husband

In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky (1927)

as Highpockets