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Portrait of Harry James

Acting

Harry James

Career

Active from 1942 to 1961, busiest in 1946 and 1950 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harry James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.5, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 88
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

2 titles · average score 25
The Sting II
The Sting II (1983)
GoodWatch score 25

as Band Leader

Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

1970s

1 title · average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

1 title · average score 82
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man (1961)
GoodWatch score 82

as Harry James

1950s

7 titles · average score 62
Outlaw Queen
Outlaw Queen (1957)

as Rick Mason

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Harry James

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

as Harry James

How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

as Radio Trumpeter (uncredited)

Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
GoodWatch score 73

Music Consultant

I'll Get By
I'll Get By (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harry James

Cavalcade of Bands
Cavalcade of Bands (1950)

TV show

1940s

12 titles · average score 57
Insect Dance
Insect Dance (1949)

Music

On Our Merry Way
On Our Merry Way (1948)
GoodWatch score 34

as Harry James

Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

as Harry James

Do You Love Me
Do You Love Me (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

as Barry Clayton

If I'm Lucky
If I'm Lucky (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

as Earl Gordon

Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

as Harry James

Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
GoodWatch score 82

as Harry James

Swing Fever
Swing Fever (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Harry James (uncredited) / Harry James

Springtime in the Rockies
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Harry James

Private Buckaroo
Private Buckaroo (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

as Harry James

Syncopation
Syncopation (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Harry James

Too Many Girls
Too Many Girls (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

1930s

3 titles · average score 53
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
GoodWatch score 53

as Benny Goodman Trumpeter (uncredited)

New Faces of 1937
New Faces of 1937 (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

Songs

L'empreinte rouge
L'empreinte rouge (1937)

as Le maire