Portrait of Rick Podell

Acting

Rick Podell

Career

Active from 1979 to 2002, with a break from 1992 to 2001, busiest in 1981 and 1987 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Nothing in Common
Nothing in Common
GoodWatch score58/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rick Podell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Tension
    4.7, average 6.0
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Jerry Powell & the Delusions of Grandeur
Jerry Powell & the Delusions of Grandeur (2011)

as Dr. Henderson

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 59
American Dad!
American Dad! (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as (voice)

Gleason
Gleason (2002)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 54
In the Nick of Time
In the Nick of Time (1991)

Writer

The Unborn
The Unborn (1991)
GoodWatch score 40

as Chuck Martinez

For the Very First Time
For the Very First Time (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr. Goldstein

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Argyle

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 58
Eisenhower and Lutz
Eisenhower and Lutz (1988)

TV show ยท as Mickey Melvoin

World Gone Wild
World Gone Wild (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Exline

Nothing in Common
Nothing in Common (1986)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Les

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Lawyer / Glenn Connor

I Married a Centerfold
I Married a Centerfold (1984)
GoodWatch score 48

as Comic

Not Just Another Affair
Not Just Another Affair (1982)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

Cheers
Cheers (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Dr. Levinson

Family Ties
Family Ties (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jackie Jackerman

Lunch Wagon
Lunch Wagon (1981)
GoodWatch score 38

as Al Schmeckler

Underground Aces
Underground Aces (1981)
GoodWatch score 40

as Joe

Hero at Large
Hero at Large (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

as Milo

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 68
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Man

The Kid from Left Field
The Kid from Left Field (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

as Leonard Hyams

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Busting Loose
Busting Loose (1977)

TV show

The Chopped Liver Brothers
The Chopped Liver Brothers (1977)

as Impressionist

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Peter Gordon

Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

Switch
Switch (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Detective Pitts

The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Agent / Niko

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show