Portrait of Bert Appling

Acting

Bert Appling

Career

Active from 1918 to 1928, busiest in 1918 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Dog's Life
A Dog's Life
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bert Appling Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    1.7, average 4.0
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0
  • Scare
    0.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 75
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

1920s

12 titles ยท average score 64
Wizard of the Saddle
Wizard of the Saddle (1928)

as Kirk McGrew

Stormy Waters
Stormy Waters (1928)

as 2nd Mate

Horse Shoes
Horse Shoes (1927)

as O'Toole

Men of Daring
Men of Daring (1927)

as Lone Wolf (as Bert Apling)

Hands Off
Hands Off (1927)

as Bull Duncan

The New Champion
The New Champion (1925)

as Blacksmith

Masters of Men
Masters of Men (1923)

as Mr. Thorpe

Danger
Danger (1923)

as Norton

Western Firebrands
Western Firebrands (1921)

as Pete Carson

The Vengeance Trail
The Vengeance Trail (1921)

as Broncho Powell

Just Pals
Just Pals (1920)
GoodWatch score 64

as Brakeman

Mary Ellen Comes to Town
Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)

as Hard Harris

1910s

9 titles ยท average score 78
The Best Man
The Best Man (1919)

as Brady

A Man's Fight
A Man's Fight (1919)

as Callahan

A Regular Fellow
A Regular Fellow (1919)

as Oiler Tom

The End of the Game
The End of the Game (1919)

as Sheriff

The Boomerang
The Boomerang (1919)

as Jim Hardy

A Dog's Life
A Dog's Life (1918)
GoodWatch score 78

as Unemployed Man (uncredited)

The Grand Passion
The Grand Passion (1918)

as Red Pete Jackson

The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars (1918)

as Sheriff Hawes

Desert Law
Desert Law (1918)

as Deputy