Portrait of Rufe Davis

Acting

Rufe Davis

Career

Active from 1937 to 1951, busiest in 1941 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rufe Davis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.5, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    1.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 58
Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Floyd Smoot

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Floyd Smoot

1950s

1 title
Triple Cross
Triple Cross (1951)

as Deputy Kenny

1940s

19 titles ยท average score 48
Westward Ho
Westward Ho (1942)

as Lullaby Joslin

Raiders of the Range
Raiders of the Range (1942)

as Lullaby Joslin

Code of the Outlaw
Code of the Outlaw (1942)

as Lullaby Joslin

The Phantom Plainsmen
The Phantom Plainsmen (1942)

as Lullaby Joslin

Pals of the Pecos
Pals of the Pecos (1941)

as Lullaby Joslin

West of Cimarron
West of Cimarron (1941)

as Lullaby Joslin

Saddlemates
Saddlemates (1941)

as Lullaby Joslin

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941)

as 'Lullaby' Joslin

Gangs of Sonora
Gangs of Sonora (1941)

as Lullaby Joslin

Gauchos of El Dorado
Gauchos of El Dorado (1941)

as Lullaby Joslin

Under Texas Skies
Under Texas Skies (1940)

as Lullaby Joslin

The Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers (1940)

as Lullaby Joslin

1930s

8 titles ยท average score 63
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Stoney

Ambush
Ambush (1939)

as Centerville Sheriff

Doctor Rhythm
Doctor Rhythm (1938)

as Al (Zookeeper)

Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove (1938)

as Bibb Tucker

The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Turnkey

Mountain Music
Mountain Music (1937)

as Ham Sheppard

This Way Please
This Way Please (1937)

as The Sound Effects Imitator

Blossoms On Broadway
Blossoms On Broadway (1937)

as Sheriff Jeff Holloway