Portrait of John Holland

Acting

John Holland

Career

Active from 1942 to 1981, with a break from 1969 to 1980, busiest in 1950 and 1963 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score38/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Girl in Black Stockings
The Girl in Black Stockings
GoodWatch score54/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Holland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cult Classic 2
  • Suspenseful Investigation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 45
Fear No Evil
Fear No Evil (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

as Rafael / Father Damon

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 70
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Waiter

From Noon Till Three
From Noon Till Three (1976)
GoodWatch score 52

as Song Publisher (uncredited)

The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
GoodWatch score 51

as Regent (uncredited)

Chinatown
Chinatown (1974)
GoodWatch score 90

as Farmer in the Valley

Lost in the Stars
Lost in the Stars (1974)

as Van Jarsdale

The New Perry Mason
The New Perry Mason (1973)

TV show

Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1973)

TV show ยท as Judge McElroy

The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Brian McDermott

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Mr. Caldwell

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 55
They Saved Hitler's Brain
They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968)
GoodWatch score 12

as Prof. John Coleman

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Matthews

The Naked Brigade
The Naked Brigade (1965)

as Major Hamilton

Honey West
Honey West (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Piccadilly Charlie

My Blood Runs Cold
My Blood Runs Cold (1965)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mr. Courtland

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

as Butler

The Madmen of Mandoras
The Madmen of Mandoras (1963)
GoodWatch score 33

as Prof. John Coleman

Police Nurse
Police Nurse (1963)

as Edward Mayhall

Air Patrol
Air Patrol (1962)
GoodWatch score 48

as Arthur Murcott

Moon Pilot
Moon Pilot (1962)
GoodWatch score 52

as Joe McCord (uncredited)

The High Powered Rifle
The High Powered Rifle (1960)

as District Attorney

Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1960)
GoodWatch score 70

as Black Bill

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 70
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Club Member

A Lust to Kill
A Lust to Kill (1958)

as Mayor Jonathan W. McKenzie

The Girl in Black Stockings
The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

as Norman Grant

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Bruno Grant

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Ellington

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Mr. Foster

King Richard and the Crusaders
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
GoodWatch score 45

as Castelaine Man-at-Arms (uncredited)

Rio Grande Patrol
Rio Grande Patrol (1950)

as Fowler

Second Chance
Second Chance (1950)

as Dr. Matthews

Rock Island Trail
Rock Island Trail (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

as Maj. Porter

1940s

25 titles ยท average score 57
Law of the Golden West
Law of the Golden West (1949)

as Quentin Morell

Blonde Ice
Blonde Ice (1948)
GoodWatch score 48

as Carl Hanneman

Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Best Man (uncredited)

My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary (1948)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. Hudson (uncredited)

Behind Locked Doors
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. J.R. Bell (uncredited)

The Voice of the Turtle
The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Henry Atherton

House of Errors
House of Errors (1942)

as Paul Gordon

Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as Spencer's Secretary (uncredited)

Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Secretary

Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sponsor (uncredited)

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Grinson - Foreign Agent

Up in the Air
Up in the Air (1940)
GoodWatch score 42

as Sam Quigley

1930s

4 titles ยท average score 38
Balalaika
Balalaika (1939)
GoodWatch score 38

as (uncredited)

Circus Girl
Circus Girl (1937)

as Reporter

Paradise Express
Paradise Express (1937)

as Gus

Join the Marines
Join the Marines (1937)

as Lieutenant