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Portrait of J.D. Cannon

Acting

J.D. Cannon

Career

Active from 1964 to 1992, busiest in 1969 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Donner Party
The Donner Party
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J.D. Cannon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Cringe Humor
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Historical War Epic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles · average score 75
The Donner Party
The Donner Party (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

as voice

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Chet Burton

1980s

19 titles · average score 62
The Return of Sam McCloud
The Return of Sam McCloud (1989)

as Commissioner Peter B. Clifford

Street Justice
Street Justice (1987)

as Dante

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Bill Carmody / Sheriff McCoy

Death Wish II
Death Wish II (1982)
GoodWatch score 41

as New York D.A.

Rooster
Rooster (1982)

as Chief Willard T. Coburn

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Elliot Walsh

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Beyond Witch Mountain
Beyond Witch Mountain (1982)
GoodWatch score 63

as Deranian

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

My Kidnapper, My Love
My Kidnapper, My Love (1980)

as Lt. Kringler

Pleasure Palace
Pleasure Palace (1980)

as Howland

Top of the Hill
Top of the Hill (1980)

TV show · as Frank Langrock

1970s

18 titles · average score 60
Ike
Ike (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

Ike
Ike (1979)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

Killing Stone
Killing Stone (1978)

as Sheriff Harky

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Jason Fox

Wedding Band
Wedding Band (1974)

as Herman

Scorpio
Scorpio (1973)
GoodWatch score 49

as Filchock

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lt. Kelly Redfield

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Tom

Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Harry Briscoe

A Memory of Two Mondays
A Memory of Two Mondays (1971)

as Tom

McCloud
McCloud (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Peter Clifford

1960s

27 titles · average score 64
The Thousand Plane Raid
The Thousand Plane Raid (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gen. Palmer

Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mace

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

The Invaders
The Invaders (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Peter Kalter / Police Lt. Ben Holman

Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
GoodWatch score 89

as Society Red

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Miklos Klaar

An American Dream
An American Dream (1966)
GoodWatch score 39

as Police Sgt. Walt Leznicki

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Clifford Wyant / Robert Dewey

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Lloyd Chandler / Sheriff Todd Collison

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Joe Brisson

Combat!
Combat! (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Ted Slocum

1950s

6 titles · average score 72
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Colonel Jim Hudson

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Austin Ware / Jack Rose

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Tom Keary

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Pike / Jake MacGraw

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Paul Durand

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Pontius Pilate