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Portrait of James Doohan

Acting

James Doohan

Titles
45movies46TV shows
Career

Active from 1953 to 1999, busiest in 1966 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Space Seed
Space Seed
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Doohan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.2
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.6
  • Pathos
    3.9, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Space Opera 5
  • Classic Sci-Fi Adventure 4
  • Classic Sci-Fi 3
  • Philosophical Themes 2
  • Iconic Characters 2
  • Classic Star Trek 2
  • Iconic Franchise 2
  • Optimistic Future 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

10
TypeAllTV shows9Movies1
RoleAnyActing10
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s11950s101960s341970s51980s101990s142010s22020s1
GenreAnyDrama6Western3Action & Adventure3Sci-Fi & Fantasy3Family1Mystery1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1950s

10 titles · average score 70
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Poster for The Twilight Zone

TV show · as Father

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Poster for Bonanza

TV show · as Bill Collins / Colonel's Man

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Poster for Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

TV show · as Tonkawa / Harris

Poster for Flight Into Danger

as George Spencer

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Poster for Gunsmoke

TV show · as Davit

Poster for First Performance

TV show · as Joynt

Poster for On Camera

TV show · as Lieut. Hagen

Poster for Space Command

TV show · as Phil Mitchell, XSW1 Engineer