Portrait of Dudley Dickerson

Acting

Dudley Dickerson

Career

Active from 1935 to 1956, busiest in 1940 and 1943 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hold That Lion!
Hold That Lion!
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dudley Dickerson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    68
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1960s

    1 title
    Spy Smasher Returns
    Spy Smasher Returns (1966)

    as Train Porter (uncredited)

    1950s

    9 titles ยท average score 56
    The Alligator People
    The Alligator People (1959)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Porter

    Scheming Schemers
    Scheming Schemers (1956)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Cook (archive footage)

    The Opposite Sex
    The Opposite Sex (1956)
    GoodWatch score 46

    as Pullman Porter (uncredited)

    Navy Log
    Navy Log (1955)

    TV show

    One Spooky Night
    One Spooky Night (1955)

    as Wilbert

    Hook a Crook
    Hook a Crook (1955)

    as Janitor (uncredited)

    Booty and the Beast
    Booty and the Beast (1953)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Porter (uncredited)

    One Shivery Night
    One Shivery Night (1950)

    as Julius

    Peggy
    Peggy (1950)

    as Redcap

    1940s

    46 titles ยท average score 65
    Vagabond Loafers
    Vagabond Loafers (1949)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as The Cook

    Tall, Dark and Gruesome
    Tall, Dark and Gruesome (1948)

    as Dudley

    Hold That Lion!
    Hold That Lion! (1947)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Pullman Porter

    Pardon My Terror
    Pardon My Terror (1946)

    as Janitor (uncredited)

    They Stooge to Conga
    They Stooge to Conga (1943)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Wilbur - the Cook (uncredited)

    A Gem of a Jam
    A Gem of a Jam (1943)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Watchman

    Sock-a-Bye Baby
    Sock-a-Bye Baby (1942)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Roadside Worker (uncredited)

    Phoney Cronies
    Phoney Cronies (1942)

    as Petty Larsen

    Some More of Samoa
    Some More of Samoa (1941)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Native Cook (uncredited)

    A Plumbing We Will Go
    A Plumbing We Will Go (1940)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as The Cook

    You're Next!
    You're Next! (1940)

    as Sam

    His Bridal Fright
    His Bridal Fright (1940)

    as Sam

    1930s

    12 titles ยท average score 64
    At the Circus
    At the Circus (1939)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Singer / Dancer - 'Swingali' (uncredited)

    Some Like It Hot
    Some Like It Hot (1939)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Sam

    Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
    Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Black Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

    Kentucky
    Kentucky (1938)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Chauffeur

    Comet Over Broadway
    Comet Over Broadway (1938)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Train Porter (uncredited)

    Wide Open Faces
    Wide Open Faces (1938)

    as Shoe Shine Man

    Shall We Dance
    Shall We Dance (1937)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as Engine Room Singer (uncredited)

    The Adventurous Blonde
    The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Porter (uncredited)

    Spooky Hooky
    Spooky Hooky (1936)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Sam, the Janitor

    The Green Pastures
    The Green Pastures (1936)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Ham

    The Virginia Judge
    The Virginia Judge (1935)

    as Varius Trigg

    The Sport Parade
    The Sport Parade (1932)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Night Club Dancer (uncredited)