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Portrait of Dennis Day

Acting

Dennis Day

Career

Active from 1940 to 1978, with a break from 1958 to 1975, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dennis Day Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.0, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    2.5, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Friendly 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles · average score 49
The Stingiest Man in Town
The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

as Nephew Fred (voice)

Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

as Parson Brown

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
GoodWatch score 28

as Singing Telegraph Man

1960s

5 titles · average score 50
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Rev. Hale

The Bing Crosby Show
The Bing Crosby Show (1964)

TV show

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Waldo Fleischacker / Harvey Haight

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Cornelius Heatherington Jr.

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show · as Actor

1950s

9 titles · average score 63
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (1957)

as Dennis Day

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1955)

as Tommy Tucker

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Alexander Gifford

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1954)

as Tommy Tucker

The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Reed Appleton

Football (Now and Then)
Football (Now and Then) (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Grand Pa (voice)

Golden Girl
Golden Girl (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mart Taylor

The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Dennis Day / Ed Norton

I'll Get By
I'll Get By (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Freddy Lee

1940s

8 titles · average score 63
Make Mine Laughs
Make Mine Laughs (1949)

as (archive footage)

Melody Time
Melody Time (1948)
GoodWatch score 60

as Johnny Appleseed Narrator (voice)

The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as The Old Settler / Johnny Appleseed

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dennis McTaggart

Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan (1944)

as Stanley Benson

Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon (1943)

as Lancelot Hillie / Dennis Day

The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl (1943)

as Dennis Day

Buck Benny Rides Again
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dennis