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Acting

Jody McCrea

Career

Active from 1956 to 1990, with a break from 1978 to 1989, busiest in 1956 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for The First Texan
The First Texan
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jody McCrea Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Exploitation Cinema 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Musical Comedy 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Violent Confrontations 2
  • Nostalgic Fun 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Revenge of Lady Street Fighter
Revenge of Lady Street Fighter (1990)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles · average score 30
Lady Street Fighter
Lady Street Fighter (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

as Rick Pollard

Cry Blood Apache
Cry Blood Apache (1970)
GoodWatch score 23

as Pitcalin

1960s

19 titles · average score 51
Scream Free!
Scream Free! (1969)

as Narc. police

The Glory Stompers
The Glory Stompers (1967)
GoodWatch score 46

as Darryl

Beach Blanket Bingo
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bonehead

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
GoodWatch score 44

as Bonehead

Major Dundee
Major Dundee (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lt. Brannin (uncredited)

Muscle Beach Party
Muscle Beach Party (1964)
GoodWatch score 51

as Deadhead

Pajama Party
Pajama Party (1964)
GoodWatch score 40

as Big Lunk

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)

TV show

Vacation Playhouse
Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV show · as Julius Sweetley

The Broken Land
The Broken Land (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

as Deputy Ed Flynn

Young Guns of Texas
Young Guns of Texas (1962)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jeff Shelby

Force of Impulse
Force of Impulse (1961)

as Phil Anderson

1950s

12 titles · average score 58
Wichita Town
Wichita Town (1959)

TV show · as Ben Matheson

Lafayette Escadrille
Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
GoodWatch score 41

as Tom Hitchcock

The Restless Years
The Restless Years (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bruce Mitchell

The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
GoodWatch score 47

as Tex Brooks (uncredited)

The Monster That Challenged the World
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
GoodWatch score 55

as Seaman Fred Johnson

Gunsight Ridge
Gunsight Ridge (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

as Groom

Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Trooper Whittaker

The First Texan
The First Texan (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lt. Baker

Naked Gun
Naked Gun (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Young man

Johnny Moccasin
Johnny Moccasin (1956)

as Johnny Moccasin

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Wichita
Wichita (1955)
GoodWatch score 82

as Gunman (uncredited)

1940s

1 title · average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Bobby Applegate