Portrait of Sam Appel

Acting

Sam Appel

Career

Active from 1916 to 1934, busiest in 1934 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Appel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Catharsis
    3.7, average 5.1
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    29
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1940s

    6 titles ยท average score 63
    Gilda
    Gilda (1946)
    GoodWatch score 84

    as Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)

    Bad Men of the Border
    Bad Men of the Border (1945)

    as Sanchez

    The Mummy's Curse
    The Mummy's Curse (1944)
    GoodWatch score 41

    as Bit (uncredited)

    Texas Masquerade
    Texas Masquerade (1944)

    as Jack, the bartender

    Honolulu Lu
    Honolulu Lu (1941)

    as Sergeant

    20 Mule Team
    20 Mule Team (1940)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Proprietor

    1930s

    14 titles ยท average score 64
    Born to Be Wild
    Born to Be Wild (1938)

    as Mexican Waiter (uncredited)

    The Last Train from Madrid
    The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Prison Warden (uncredited)

    Fight for Your Lady
    Fight for Your Lady (1937)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Bartender (uncredited)

    The Bohemian Girl
    The Bohemian Girl (1936)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Gypsy

    Give Us This Night
    Give Us This Night (1936)

    as Fisherman

    A Night at the Opera
    A Night at the Opera (1935)
    GoodWatch score 88

    as Dungeon Guard (uncredited)

    Diamond Jim
    Diamond Jim (1935)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Engineer

    La Cucaracha
    La Cucaracha (1934)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Cafe Manager (uncredited)

    Bridal Bail
    Bridal Bail (1934)

    as Judge

    Safe in Hell
    Safe in Hell (1931)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Court Policeman (uncredited)

    Stepping Out
    Stepping Out (1931)

    as Waiter in Agua Caliente

    Under a Texas Moon
    Under a Texas Moon (1930)

    as Pancho Gonzalez

    1920s

    6 titles ยท average score 90
    The Wind
    The Wind (1928)
    GoodWatch score 90

    as Vaquero (uncredited)

    Revenge
    Revenge (1928)

    as Jancu

    The White Black Sheep
    The White Black Sheep (1926)

    as Dimos

    The Lady Who Lied
    The Lady Who Lied (1925)

    as Saad Ben Youssof

    Shadows of Paris
    Shadows of Paris (1924)

    as Monsieur Boule

    La La Lucille
    La La Lucille (1920)

    as Duffy

    1910s

    3 titles
    The Silk Lined Burglar
    The Silk Lined Burglar (1919)

    as Michael Delano

    She Hired a Husband
    She Hired a Husband (1918)

    as Le Grand

    Whispering Smith
    Whispering Smith (1916)

    as Regstock