Portrait of Allan Sears

Acting

Allan Sears

Career

Active from 1914 to 1937, busiest in 1917 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Allan Sears Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.1, average 3.7
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Silent Film Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

13 titles Β· average score 68
Two-Fisted Sheriff
Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)

as Laughing Bill Slagg

The Women Men Marry
The Women Men Marry (1937)

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Exclusive
Exclusive (1937)

as Rioter

Trapped
Trapped (1937)

as Cal

Silly Billies
Silly Billies (1936)

as Bit

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936)

as Henchman Slim

Justice of the Range
Justice of the Range (1935)

as Pinto Carew

Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

as Townsman

The Singing Vagabond
The Singing Vagabond (1935)

as Utah Joe

The Revenge Rider
The Revenge Rider (1935)

as Henchman Lynch

Name the Woman
Name the Woman (1934)

as Hobbs

Secrets
Secrets (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jake Houser

1920s

8 titles Β· average score 89
The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Hollywood Bound
Hollywood Bound (1928)

as Mr. Pratt - Hotel Manager (uncredited)

A Midnight Adventure
A Midnight Adventure (1928)

as Bart Gainsborough

Into the Night
Into the Night (1928)

as John Harding

Into Her Kingdom
Into Her Kingdom (1926)

as American Customer

In Love with Love
In Love with Love (1924)

as Frank Oaks

Rio Grande
Rio Grande (1920)

as Danny O'Neil

Judy of Rogues' Harbor
Judy of Rogues' Harbor (1920)

as Jim Shuckles

1910s

27 titles Β· average score 67
The Big Little Person
The Big Little Person (1919)

as Gerald Staples

A Girl of the Timber Claims
A Girl of the Timber Claims (1917)

as Francis Ames (as A.D. Sears)

The Gown Of Destiny
The Gown Of Destiny (1917)

as Neil Cunningham

The Regenerates
The Regenerates (1917)

as Paul La Farge

A Woman's Awakening
A Woman's Awakening (1917)

as Allen Cotter (as A.D. Sears)

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gent Rolling in Wealth

Diane of the Follies
Diane of the Follies (1916)

as Jimmie Darcy

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Mercenary

Sold for Marriage
Sold for Marriage (1916)

as Ivan

Martyrs of the Alamo
Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
GoodWatch score 49

as David Crockett

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GoodWatch score 70

as Klansman (uncredited)

The Three Brothers
The Three Brothers (1915)

as FranΓ§ois Gaudet / Bob