Portrait of John McGiver

Acting

John McGiver

Career

Active from 1956 to 1976, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John McGiver Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Heartwarming 3
  • 1960s Setting 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Gentle Humor 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Lighthearted Escapism 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 61
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (1976)

as Judge Thatcher

The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
GoodWatch score 62

as Leonard Sharpe

'Twas the Night Before Christmas
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mayor (voice)

Mame
Mame (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mr. Babcock

Arnold
Arnold (1973)
GoodWatch score 57

as Governor

The Great Man's Whiskers
The Great Man's Whiskers (1972)

as Andrew Hogan

Harvey
Harvey (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dr. William R. Chumley

The Jimmy Stewart Show
The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Luther Quince

The Feminist and the Fuzz
The Feminist and the Fuzz (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

as Warren Sorensen

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

TV show

Lawman
Lawman (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sabbath Mayor Sam Bolden

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)

as Judge Hathaway

1960s

37 titles ยท average score 65
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mr. O'Daniel

Mr. Terrific
Mr. Terrific (1967)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as B. J. Reed

Fitzwilly
Fitzwilly (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

as Albert

The Glass Bottom Boat
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ralph Goodwin

Marriage on the Rocks
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

as Shad Nathan

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Wilfred

Man's Favorite Sport?
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as William Cadwalader

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Take Her, She's Mine
Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hector G. Ivor

Who's Minding the Store?
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
GoodWatch score 61

as John P. Tuttle

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Justin Addison

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tiffany's Salesman

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 70
The Gazebo
The Gazebo (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sam Thorpe

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Roswell G. Flemington / Shannon

Once Upon a Horse...
Once Upon a Horse... (1958)

as Mr. Tharp

I Married a Woman
I Married a Woman (1958)
GoodWatch score 39

as Girard

Love in the Afternoon
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
GoodWatch score 73

as Monsieur X

The Man in the Raincoat
The Man in the Raincoat (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

as O'Brien

The Stingiest Man in Town
The Stingiest Man in Town (1956)

as Two Gentlemen

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

TV show ยท as Harold George Goames / Arthur Motherwell

Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 (1955)

TV show

The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show