Portrait of William Bakewell

Acting

William Bakewell

Career

Active from 1927 to 1957, busiest in 1931 and 1934 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Bakewell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Melodrama 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Jazz Age 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

134
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 56
The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
GoodWatch score 51

as Professor

Set This Town on Fire
Set This Town on Fire (1973)

as Desk Clerk

Call Her Mom
Call Her Mom (1972)

as Jeremy's Father

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

TV show

Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Norm / Carnival Host

1960s

18 titles ยท average score 60
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Elroy

It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Hotel Clerk

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

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

TV show ยท as Colonel Harris

Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as County Attorney Lassiter

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Ralph Craig / Actor

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

TV show

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sam Branch / Nate Eastman

Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys (1960)

TV show

1950s

25 titles ยท average score 64
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Sea Hunt
Sea Hunt (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

M Squad
M Squad (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Detective

Down Liberty Road
Down Liberty Road (1957)

as Waldo (Uncredited)

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
GoodWatch score 84

as Maj. Tobias Norton

Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (1955)

as Norton

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter (1954)

as Major Norton

Radar Men from the Moon
Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ted Richards

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Michael Dailey / Major Dort

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 62
Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dudley (Travel Agent)

You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dick Hebert

So This Is New York
So This Is New York (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hotel Clerk

King of the Bandits
King of the Bandits (1947)

as Captain Frank Mason

The Trespasser
The Trespasser (1947)

as Bruce Coleman

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Winters

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
GoodWatch score 87

as Windor

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways (1946)

as Hop Harrigan

The Dawn Express
The Dawn Express (1942)
GoodWatch score 48

as Tom Fielding

The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)

as Robert Harwood Jr.

Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ensign

Beyond Tomorrow
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as David Chadwick

1930s

46 titles ยท average score 61
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mounted Officer

Sea Spoilers
Sea Spoilers (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lieut. Commander Mays

Lady Luck
Lady Luck (1936)

as Dave Haines

On Probation
On Probation (1935)

as Bill Coleman

The Curtain Falls
The Curtain Falls (1934)

as Barry Graham

The Quitter
The Quitter (1934)

as Russell Tilford

Sons of Steel
Sons of Steel (1934)

as Roland Chadburne

While Paris Sleeps
While Paris Sleeps (1932)

as Paul Renoir

The Spirit of Notre Dame
The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931)

as Jim Stewart

A Woman of Experience
A Woman of Experience (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Count Karl Runyi

Dance, Fools, Dance
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

as Rodney Jordan

Playing Around
Playing Around (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jack

1920s

17 titles ยท average score 71
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask (1929)
GoodWatch score 85

as Louis XIV / Twin Brother

Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff (1929)

as Mack Moran

Lady of the Pavements
Lady of the Pavements (1929)

as A Pianist

On With the Show!
On With the Show! (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jimmy

Gold Diggers of Broadway
Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
GoodWatch score 83

as Wally Saunders

The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

West Point
West Point (1928)
GoodWatch score 70

as 'Tex' McNeil

The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

as The Son

The Devil's Trademark
The Devil's Trademark (1928)

as Tom Benton

Annapolis
Annapolis (1928)

as Skippy

Harold Teen
Harold Teen (1928)

as Percival

Mother
Mother (1927)

as Jerry Ellis