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Acting

Ken Darby

Career: Active from 1930 to 1968, with a break from 1934 to 1945, busiest in 1931 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles: 8
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: Texas Tom
73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ken Darby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
0.9, average 5.4
Psychological
3.8, average 5.5
Mystery
2.6, average 4.0
Tension
4.6, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Nostalgic 4
Vintage Animation 3
Slapstick 2
Classic Cartoon 2
Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

4 titles · average score 76

The Night Before Christmas

Original Music Composer

How the West Was Won

70

Lyricist, Vocals

Flower Drum Song

73

Assistant Music Supervisor

Elmer Gantry

86

Music Supervisor

1950s

17 titles · average score 69

Porgy and Bess

63

Original Music Composer

South Pacific

70

Other

Desk Set

87

Vocal Coach

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

79

Vocal Coach

Bus Stop

66

Vocal Coach, Songs

Carousel

59

Other

River of No Return

61

Songs

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

82

Songs

Trick or Treat

71

as Jack-O'lantern (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious

83

Lyricist, Songs

Texas Tom

73

as Lead Singer (voice) (uncredited)

The Brave Engineer

64

Original Music Composer

1940s

12 titles · average score 63

Donald's Dilemma

67

as Donald Duck's Singing (voice) (uncredited)

Fun and Fancy Free

64

as The Bull (voice) (uncredited) / Singer (voice)

The Martins and the Coys

65

as The King's Men

Song of the South

58

Music Director, Songs

Make Mine Music

58

as The King's Men / Choral Director (Ken Darby Chorus) (singing voice) (uncredited)

Margie

74

as Off-Screen Singer (voice) (uncredited)

We've Never Been Licked

61

Vocals

The Kansan

58

as Member - The King's Men

For Me and My Gal

86

as The King's Men Member (uncredited)

Two-Faced Woman

40

as Member - The King's Men (uncredited)

The Showdown

62

as Rider

Stagecoach War

61

as Outlaw

1930s

13 titles · average score 58

The Wizard of Oz

88

Music Arranger

Honolulu

52

as Groucho 1 (uncredited)

Law of the Pampas

58

as The King's Men Member

Broadway Serenade

46

as Singers - 'High Flyin' Number (uncredited)

The Organ Grinder

54

as Singing Organ Grinder (voice) (uncredited)

Going Hollywood

68

as Member - The King's Men

The Queen Was in the Parlor

56

as King (voice) (uncredited)

Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land

51

as Uncle Tom (uncredited)

Big Man from the North

56

as Villain Pig (voice) (uncredited)

Red-Headed Baby

54

as Spider

Box Car Blues

55

as Pig Hobo (voice) (uncredited)

Let's Go Native

as Quartet Singer (uncredited)