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Acting

David McMahon

Career

Active from 1955 to 2016, with a break from 1963 to 2015, busiest in 1956 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score44/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Creature Walks Among Us
The Creature Walks Among Us
GoodWatch score44/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David McMahon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Spiritual
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      53
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2010s

      1 title
      The Lover
      The Lover (2016)

      as Bob

      1960s

      4 titles · average score 74
      Temple Houston
      Temple Houston (1963)

      TV show · as Doc Burgess

      The Case of Patty Smith
      The Case of Patty Smith (1962)

      as Father O'Brien

      Birdman of Alcatraz
      Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
      GoodWatch score 80

      as Inmate (uncredited)

      Let No Man Write My Epitaph
      Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
      GoodWatch score 68

      as Barney the Bartender (uncredited)

      1950s

      41 titles · average score 66
      Party Girl
      Party Girl (1958)
      GoodWatch score 75

      as Jail Guard (uncredited)

      Wagon Train
      Wagon Train (1957)
      GoodWatch score 71

      TV show · as Ed Cowan / Wagon Train Member

      Maverick
      Maverick (1957)
      GoodWatch score 75

      TV show · as Sheriff

      The Spirit of St. Louis
      The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
      GoodWatch score 77

      as Lane (uncredited)

      The Creature Walks Among Us
      The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
      GoodWatch score 44

      as Capt. Stanley

      The Peacemaker
      The Peacemaker (1956)

      as Sam Davis

      Bus Stop
      Bus Stop (1956)
      GoodWatch score 66

      as Ticket Taker at Bus (uncredited)

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

      TV show · as Mr. Barnes

      Rebel Without a Cause
      Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
      GoodWatch score 84

      as Crunch's Father (uncredited)

      The War of the Worlds
      The War of the Worlds (1953)
      GoodWatch score 76

      as Minister, First Church (uncredited)

      Strangers on a Train
      Strangers on a Train (1951)
      GoodWatch score 87

      as Bystander at Drain (uncredited)

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

      as Gen. Fogarty

      1940s

      7 titles · average score 71
      Adam's Rib
      Adam's Rib (1949)
      GoodWatch score 83

      as Reporter (uncredited)

      I Was a Male War Bride
      I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
      GoodWatch score 73

      as Army Chaplain (uncredited)

      The Great Sinner
      The Great Sinner (1949)
      GoodWatch score 62

      as Station master (uncredited)

      Pitfall
      Pitfall (1948)
      GoodWatch score 74

      as Police Lieutenant

      Hazard
      Hazard (1948)

      as Bailiff (uncredited)

      The Sainted Sisters
      The Sainted Sisters (1948)

      as Policeman (uncredited)

      Something in the Wind
      Something in the Wind (1947)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Nolan (uncredited)