Portrait of Robert Nichols

Acting

Robert Nichols

Career

Active from 1951 to 1977, with a break from 1958 to 1969, busiest in 1952 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Thing from Another World
The Thing from Another World
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Nichols Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

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

    56
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1990s

    3 titles ยท average score 66
    Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
    Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Joe Wilson (archive footage)

    So I Married an Axe Murderer
    So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Scottish Minister

    Under Siege
    Under Siege (1992)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Colonel Sarnac

    1980s

    1 title
    A Billion for Boris
    A Billion for Boris (1984)

    as Derelict

    1970s

    10 titles ยท average score 61
    Soldier's Home
    Soldier's Home (1977)

    as Old Man

    God Told Me To
    God Told Me To (1976)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Fletcher

    The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's
    The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's (1975)

    as Professor

    Westworld
    Westworld (1973)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Robert Lewis (uncredited)

    Wicked, Wicked
    Wicked, Wicked (1973)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Fred, Day Clerk

    Temperatures Rising
    Temperatures Rising (1972)

    TV show ยท as Dr. Baker

    They Only Kill Their Masters
    They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Doctor Peterson

    Second Chance
    Second Chance (1972)

    as Dr. Strick

    Escape from the Planet of the Apes
    Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    The Out-of-Towners
    The Out-of-Towners (1970)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Passenger

    1960s

    11 titles ยท average score 62
    The Trouble with Girls
    The Trouble with Girls (1969)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Smith

    The Addams Family
    The Addams Family (1964)
    GoodWatch score 91

    TV show ยท as Horatio Bartholomew

    The Yellow Rolls-Royce
    The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as American Travel Agent (uncredited)

    Man in the Middle
    Man in the Middle (1964)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Lieut. Bender

    We Joined the Navy
    We Joined the Navy (1963)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Bill

    Call Me Bwana
    Call Me Bwana (1963)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as American Major

    Follow the Boys
    Follow the Boys (1963)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Hulldown

    The Saint
    The Saint (1962)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show ยท as Sgt. Robert Pargo

    The Amorous Prawn
    The Amorous Prawn (1962)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Sam Goulansky

    Don't Bother to Knock
    Don't Bother to Knock (1961)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as American Sailor

    The Andy Griffith Show
    The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show ยท as Relief Bus Driver

    1950s

    30 titles ยท average score 65
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show ยท as Lt Smedley

    Bombers B-52
    Bombers B-52 (1957)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Wilbur "Brooklyn" Stuart

    Maverick
    Maverick (1957)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show ยท as Driscoll

    Giant
    Giant (1956)
    GoodWatch score 81

    as Mort 'Pinky' Snythe

    Hold Back the Night
    Hold Back the Night (1956)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Beany Smith

    This Island Earth
    This Island Earth (1955)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Joe Wilson

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show ยท as Simp Sheldon

    The Command
    The Command (1954)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as 2nd Lt. O'Hirons

    Jennifer
    Jennifer (1953)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Orin

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as Evans (uncredited)

    The Lady and the Rocket
    The Lady and the Rocket (1952)

    as Flash

    The Thing from Another World
    The Thing from Another World (1951)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson

    1940s

    1 title ยท average score 73
    I Was a Male War Bride
    I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Motor Pool Mechanic (uncredited)