Portrait of Sam Whipple

Acting

Sam Whipple

Career

Active from 1980 to 1990, busiest in 1990 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Packin' It In
Packin' It In
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sam Whipple Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.1, average 6.0
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Found Family 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 54
Special Unit 2
Special Unit 2 (2001)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Wishing Will

1990s

18 titles ยท average score 62
Seven Days
Seven Days (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Dr. John Ballard

The Pretender
The Pretender (1996)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Sheldon Fein

The Rock
The Rock (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Larry Henderson

Airheads
Airheads (1994)
GoodWatch score 49

as Personal Manager

Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire (1993)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Makeup Artist

Home Improvement
Home Improvement (1991)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Usher

The Doors
The Doors (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sullivan's Producer

Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe (1990)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Dewey Kunkle

A Very Retail Christmas
A Very Retail Christmas (1990)

as Percival Osgood III

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jughead Jones

Grand
Grand (1990)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lloyd

1980s

16 titles ยท average score 70
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Phone Guy #1

ALF
ALF (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Sam

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Arthur Saxon

Moonlighting
Moonlighting (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Kathleen's One-night Stand

Don Camillo
Don Camillo (1984)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gigio

Packin' It In
Packin' It In (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

as Zack Estep

Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill (1983)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Karl Shub, Jr.

Family Ties
Family Ties (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jack Driscoll / Bill

Newhart
Newhart (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Sam

Open All Night
Open All Night (1981)

TV show ยท as Terry Hoffmeister

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

Grad Night
Grad Night (1980)

as Gary

1970s

1 title ยท average score 46
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show