Portrait of John R. Cumpson

Acting

John R. Cumpson

Career

Active from 1908 to 1910, busiest in 1909 with 31 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Those Awful Hats
Those Awful Hats
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John R. Cumpson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    0.2, average 3.9
  • Crime
    0.0, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 10
  • Silent Film Era 7
  • Slapstick Comedy 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Physical Gags 2
  • Simple Narrative 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Rural Life 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1910s

5 titles
How Bumptious Papered the Parlor
How Bumptious Papered the Parlor (1910)

as Bumptious

The Governor’s Pardon
The Governor’s Pardon (1910)

as The Governor

The Eternal Triangle
The Eternal Triangle (1910)

as The Husband

The Nichols on a Vacation
The Nichols on a Vacation (1910)

as Mr. Nichols

Two Men
Two Men (1910)

as The Miner

1900s

49 titles · average score 50
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (1909)

as Mr. Jones

Mrs. Jones Entertains
Mrs. Jones Entertains (1909)

as Mr. Jones

The Wooden Leg
The Wooden Leg (1909)

as Father

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party (1909)

as Mr. Jones

A Troublesome Satchel
A Troublesome Satchel (1909)

as The Man with the Satchel

The Girls and Daddy
The Girls and Daddy (1909)

as At Black & Tan Ball

The Peachbasket Hat
The Peachbasket Hat (1909)

as Mr. Jones

Her First Biscuits
Her First Biscuits (1909)

as Mr. Jones

Jones and His New Neighbors
Jones and His New Neighbors (1909)

as Mr. Jones

His Wife's Mother
His Wife's Mother (1909)

as Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones at the Ball
Mr. Jones at the Ball (1908)

as Mr. Jones

Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court (1908)

as Honorable Patrick McPheeney