Portrait of Ross Alexander

Acting

Ross Alexander

Career

Active from 1932 to 1937, busiest in 1935 and 1936 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Captain Blood
Captain Blood
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ross Alexander Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    1.0, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

17 titles ยท average score 63
Ready, Willing and Able
Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
GoodWatch score 43

as Barry Granville

China Clipper
China Clipper (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Tom Collins

Boulder Dam
Boulder Dam (1936)

as Rusty Noonan

Brides Are Like That
Brides Are Like That (1936)

as Bill McAllister

Here Comes Carter
Here Comes Carter (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

as Kent Carter

I Married a Doctor
I Married a Doctor (1936)

as Erik Valborg

Hot Money
Hot Money (1936)

as Chick Randall

Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

as Jeremy Pitt

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
GoodWatch score 78

as Demetrius

Maybe It's Love
Maybe It's Love (1935)

as Rims O'Neil

Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born (1934)

as Tom Martin

Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk (1934)
GoodWatch score 73

as Oskie Berry