Portrait of Herbert Prior

Acting

Herbert Prior

Career

Active from 1909 to 1929, busiest in 1909 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pollyanna
Pollyanna
GoodWatch score55/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Herbert Prior Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Dark Humor
    1.3, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 7
  • Early Cinema 6
  • Period Piece 3
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Emotional Storytelling 2
  • Melodramatic 2
  • Silent Melodrama 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Tragic Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Actor on Train in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1930s

12 titles · average score 55
Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Quartet Member

Student Tour
Student Tour (1934)

as Grouch

Prosperity
Prosperity (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as George the Dentist (uncredited)

Reducing
Reducing (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

as Man on Ticket Line in a Hurry

Laugh and Get Rich
Laugh and Get Rich (1931)
GoodWatch score 49

as J.C. Pennypacker (uncredited)

Flying High
Flying High (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

as Angry Investor with Eyeglasses (uncredited)

Passion Flower
Passion Flower (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

as Party Guest with Glasses (uncredited)

The Big House
The Big House (1930)
GoodWatch score 63

as Prison Doctor (uncredited)

The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mr. Durham

Paid
Paid (1930)
GoodWatch score 48

as General Harrison (uncredited)

Sunny
Sunny (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

as Marriage Officiant

Children of Pleasure
Children of Pleasure (1930)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jeweler (uncredited)

1920s

34 titles · average score 50
The Ace of Scotland Yard
The Ace of Scotland Yard (1929)

as Lord Blanton

The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw (1927)

as Bert Wagner

Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific (1926)

as Col. Marsh

Tearing Through
Tearing Through (1925)

as District Attorney

The End of the World
The End of the World (1925)

as Curt Horndyke

Waking Up the Town
Waking Up the Town (1925)

as Curt Horndyke

The Fighting Demon
The Fighting Demon (1925)

as Jackson Pierce

Slave of Desire
Slave of Desire (1923)

as Mr. Gaudin

The Snowshoe Trail
The Snowshoe Trail (1922)

as George Edmunson

The Man from Downing Street
The Man from Downing Street (1922)

as Capt. Graves

Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1920)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Tom Chilton

The House of Whispers
The House of Whispers (1920)

as Edward Thayer

1910s

29 titles · average score 66
Creaking Stairs
Creaking Stairs (1919)

as Mark Winfield

You're Fired
You're Fired (1919)

as Horace Graham

Society for Sale
Society for Sale (1918)

as Lord Sheldon

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1917)

as Mr. Jaggers

Cartoons on a Yacht
Cartoons on a Yacht (1915)

as Danbury

At Bear Track Gulch
At Bear Track Gulch (1913)

as Big Slim

By Fire and Water
By Fire and Water (1913)

as Richard Garvie

An Unsullied Shield
An Unsullied Shield (1913)

as The Admiral

The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar (1911)

as Lieutenant Prescott

A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers (1911)

as First Romantic Rival

The Lighthouse by the Sea
The Lighthouse by the Sea (1911)

as Second Young Fisherman

His Mother's Thanksgiving
His Mother's Thanksgiving (1910)

as Robert

1900s

26 titles · average score 49
The House of Cards
The House of Cards (1909)

as Sheriff

The Violin Maker of Cremona
The Violin Maker of Cremona (1909)

as Taddeo Ferrari

The Son's Return
The Son's Return (1909)

as The Father

The Politician's Love Story
The Politician's Love Story (1909)

as Crogan's Friend

The Necklace
The Necklace (1909)

as John Kendrick

Confidence
Confidence (1909)

as Dinner Guest / In Bar

Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good (1909)

as Tim Noonan

Lady Helen's Escapade
Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)

as The Footman

Eradicating Aunty
Eradicating Aunty (1909)

as Bill Corker

The Faded Lilies
The Faded Lilies (1909)

as At Party

The Peachbasket Hat
The Peachbasket Hat (1909)

as Gypsy/In Store

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (1909)

as Theatre Man