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Portrait of Al Jolson

Acting

Al Jolson

Career

Active from 1927 to 2026, with a break from 1977 to 2025, busiest in 1939 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 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: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Al Jolson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Showbiz Drama 2
  • Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
O Filme que Fala
O Filme que Fala (2026)

as Jakie Rabinowitz (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)

as archive footage

1990s

2 titles · average score 75
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

Songs

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as (archive footage)

1980s

2 titles
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Salsa
Salsa (1976)

as (archive footage)

1950s

1 title
Purple Heart Diary
Purple Heart Diary (1951)

as Al Jolson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

3 titles · average score 66
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

as Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)

Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

as Al Jolson

Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It (1944)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1930s

12 titles · average score 60
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ted Cotter

Swanee River
Swanee River (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Edwin P. Christy

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)

as Al Jolson

Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Al Jolson

A Day at Santa Anita
A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Al Jolson (uncredited)

The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

as Al Jackson

Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
GoodWatch score 44

as Al Howard

Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

as Al Wonder

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

as Bumper

Mammy
Mammy (1930)
GoodWatch score 58

as Al Fuller

Big Boy
Big Boy (1930)

as Gus

Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

as Al Jolsen

1920s

4 titles · average score 56
Say It with Songs
Say It with Songs (1929)

as Joe Lane

New York Nights
New York Nights (1929)
GoodWatch score 55

as Al Jolson

The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool (1928)
GoodWatch score 51

as Al Stone

The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer (1927)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jakie Rabinowitz