Portrait of George Brent

Acting

George Brent

Career

Active from 1930 to 1978, with a break from 1957 to 1977, with up to 7 main titles a year.

Leading roles
78
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Baby Face
Baby Face
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Brent Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Tragic Romance 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Emotional Storytelling 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Classic Melodrama 3
  • Strong Female Lead 3
  • Pre-Code Screwball Comedy 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Romance 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Born Again
Born Again (1978)

as Judge Gerhard Gesell

1960s

1 title
The Chevy Mystery Show
The Chevy Mystery Show (1960)

TV show ยท as Fred Girard

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 59
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Jefferson Devereaux

Wire Service
Wire Service (1956)

TV show ยท as Dean Evans

Death of a Scoundrel
Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

as Man with Balloon at Party

Crossroads
Crossroads (1955)

TV show ยท as Father Raymond

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Tangier Incident
Tangier Incident (1953)

as Steve Gordon

Mexican Manhunt
Mexican Manhunt (1953)

as David L. 'Dave' Brady

Man Bait
Man Bait (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

as John Harman

Montana Belle
Montana Belle (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

as Tom Bradfield

FBI Girl
FBI Girl (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jeff Donley

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sam Bentley

1940s

31 titles ยท average score 63
Slave Girl
Slave Girl (1947)

as Matt Claibourne

My Reputation
My Reputation (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Major Scott Landis

The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
GoodWatch score 79

as Professor Warren

Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lawrence Hamilton

The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
GoodWatch score 65

as Roger Berton

Experiment Perilous
Experiment Perilous (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Huntington Bailey

In This Our Life
In This Our Life (1942)
GoodWatch score 72

as Craig Fleming

Twin Beds
Twin Beds (1942)

as Mike Abbott

The Great Lie
The Great Lie (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Peter 'Pete' Van Allen

International Lady
International Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tim Hanley

'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dan Hardesty

The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Wild Bill Donovan

1930s

52 titles ยท average score 62
Dark Victory
Dark Victory (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Frederick Steele

The Rains Came
The Rains Came (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tom Ransome

The Old Maid
The Old Maid (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Clem Spender

Jezebel
Jezebel (1938)
GoodWatch score 83

as Buck Cantrell

Special Agent
Special Agent (1935)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bill Bradford

Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Curt Devlin

In Person
In Person (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

as Emory Muir

Housewife
Housewife (1934)
GoodWatch score 54

as William H. Reynolds

The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jack Townsend

42nd Street
42nd Street (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

as Pat Denning

Baby Face
Baby Face (1933)
GoodWatch score 88

as Courtland Trenholm

Luxury Liner
Luxury Liner (1933)

as Dr. Karl Bernhard

1920s

1 title ยท average score 72
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse (1925)
GoodWatch score 72

as Worker (uncredited)