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Portrait of Kenneth MacKenna

Acting

Kenneth MacKenna

Career

Active from 1925 to 1962, with a break from 1935 to 1961, busiest in 1930 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Spider
The Spider
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenneth MacKenna Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Class Conflict 4
  • 1930s 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

5 titles · average score 63
13 West Street
13 West Street (1962)
GoodWatch score 52

as Paul Logan

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kenneth Norris

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Morgan

Hong Kong
Hong Kong (1960)

TV show · as Edward Manton

High Time
High Time (1960)
GoodWatch score 52

as President Byrne of Pinehurst

1950s

1 title · average score 86
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Bishop Cannon

1930s

16 titles · average score 53
Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters (1933)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jimmy Crosby

Walls of Gold
Walls of Gold (1933)

Director

Careless Lady
Careless Lady (1932)

Director

Those We Love
Those We Love (1932)

as Freddie Williston

The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back (1931)

as Capt. Trevelyan

The Spider
The Spider (1931)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Good Sport
Good Sport (1931)

Director, Producer

Always Goodbye
Always Goodbye (1931)

Director

Sin Takes a Holiday
Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gaylord Stanton

Men Without Women
Men Without Women (1930)
GoodWatch score 47

as Chief Burke

Man Trouble
Man Trouble (1930)

as Graham

Temple Tower
Temple Tower (1930)

as Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond

1920s

6 titles
Pleasure Crazed
Pleasure Crazed (1929)

as Capt. Anthony Dean

South Sea Rose
South Sea Rose (1929)

as Dr. Tom Winston

The Lunatic at Large
The Lunatic at Large (1927)

as William Carroll / Henry Carroll

The American Venus
The American Venus (1926)

as Horace Niles

Miss Bluebeard
Miss Bluebeard (1925)

as Bob Hawley

A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark (1925)

as Johnny King