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Acting

Merle Travis

Career

Active from 1944 to 1976, with a break from 1952 to 1961, busiest in 1946 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score84/100
Highest rated
Poster for Harlan County U.S.A.
Harlan County U.S.A.
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Merle Travis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.5, average 3.0
  • Wonder
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 84
Harlan County U.S.A.
Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

1960s

3 titles · average score 46
That Tennessee Beat
That Tennessee Beat (1966)

as Larry Scofield

The Night Rider
The Night Rider (1962)

as Kentucky

Five Minutes to Live
Five Minutes to Live (1961)
GoodWatch score 46

as Max

1950s

2 titles · average score 81
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1953)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sal Anderson

Cyclone Fury
Cyclone Fury (1951)

as Guitar Player

1940s

6 titles
Roaring Rangers
Roaring Rangers (1946)

as Guitar Player Travis

Galloping Thunder
Galloping Thunder (1946)

as Guitar Player

Silver Spurs
Silver Spurs (1946)

as Vocalist-Guitarist

Old Chisholm Trail
Old Chisholm Trail (1946)

as Vocalist

Lone Star Moonlight
Lone Star Moonlight (1946)

as Merle Travis

Montana Plains
Montana Plains (1944)

as Musician