Portrait of Jeff Donnell

Acting

Jeff Donnell

Career

Active from 1942 to 1977, busiest in 1946 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jeff Donnell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Murder Investigation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

23 titles ยท average score 69
Spider-Man
Spider-Man (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

as Aunt May Parker

Paper Moon
Paper Moon (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mrs. Carson

Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Janet Gossett

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Girl with Something Extra
The Girl with Something Extra (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Katie

The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Clara Hackler

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Love Hate Love
Love Hate Love (1971)

as Mary Blunden

Congratulations, It's a Boy!
Congratulations, It's a Boy! (1971)

as Rose

The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family (1970)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Mrs. Monahan

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Cornelia

1960s

20 titles ยท average score 61
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mrs. Hutton / Mrs. Gellar

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Cleaning Woman

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Mrs. Hersey

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mrs. James Nelson

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Mrs. Kraft / Rooming House Manager

Bristle Face
Bristle Face (1964)

as Mrs. Jarkey

The Addams Family
The Addams Family (1964)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Eleanor Digby

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Varna Montgomery

The Iron Maiden
The Iron Maiden (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miriam Fisher

Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dorothy Lawrence

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Evelyn Driscoll

Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Martha Harper

1950s

34 titles ยท average score 67
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

as Sally

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Sylvia Dykes / Rose Carol

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mary Wheller

Meet the O'Briens
Meet the O'Briens (1954)

as Nancy

The Blue Gardenia
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sally Ellis

Thief of Damascus
Thief of Damascus (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sheherazade

Three Guys Named Mike
Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as Alice Raymend

In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place (1950)
GoodWatch score 88

as Sylvia Nicolai

Redwood Forest Trail
Redwood Forest Trail (1950)

as Julie Wescott

The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jane Bixby

Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gwen

Big Timber
Big Timber (1950)

as Sally

1940s

31 titles ยท average score 59
Outcasts of the Trail
Outcasts of the Trail (1949)

as Vinnie White

Post Office Investigator
Post Office Investigator (1949)

as April Shaughnessy

Stagecoach Kid
Stagecoach Kid (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jessie Arnold

The Unknown
The Unknown (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nina Arnold

Night Editor
Night Editor (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

as Martha Cochrane

It's Great to Be Young
It's Great to Be Young (1946)

as Georgia Johnson

The Phantom Thief
The Phantom Thief (1946)
GoodWatch score 49

as Anne Parks Duncan

Tars and Spars
Tars and Spars (1946)

as Peggy McDougal

Throw a Saddle on a Star
Throw a Saddle on a Star (1946)

as Judy Lane

The Power of the Whistler
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Frances 'Francie' Lane

Nine Girls
Nine Girls (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as "Butch" Hendricks

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Anne Carstairs