Portrait of Carleton Young

Acting

Carleton Young

Career

Active from 1937 to 1961, busiest in 1939 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sergeant Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 82 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carleton Young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 9
  • Frontier Justice 5
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • B-Movie Charm 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Simple Plot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

176
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

as Colonel #2 (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 48
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Minister at Evelyn's Funeral

Vanished
Vanished (1971)

TV show ยท as Leonard Carey

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 69
Family Affair
Family Affair (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

as Carl Schurz's Aide (uncredited)

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Judge Drucker

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
GoodWatch score 89

as Maxwell Scott

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

Armored Command
Armored Command (1961)
GoodWatch score 44

as Capt. Bart Macklin

Sergeant Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

as Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Joe

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

as Herald (uncredited)

The Music Box Kid
The Music Box Kid (1960)

as George Gordon

Outlaws
Outlaws (1960)

TV show

The Gallant Hours
The Gallant Hours (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Colonel Evans Carlson

1950s

82 titles ยท average score 65
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Fanning Nelson (uncredited)

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Inspector / Mr. Levell (uncredited)

The Court of Last Resort
The Court of Last Resort (1957)

TV show ยท as Harry Steeger

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Dr. Parsons

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dr. Colter Craven

The Book of Acts Series
The Book of Acts Series (1957)

as Jesus Christ

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Judge Smith / Denver Jones

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
GoodWatch score 79

as John Howard

Bitter Creek
Bitter Creek (1954)

as Quentin Allen

The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

as Briggs, airline clerk

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Colonel Hopkins

The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
GoodWatch score 82

as Zone Five Lieutenant Colonel

1940s

30 titles ยท average score 57
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Fred Elliott

Queen of Burlesque
Queen of Burlesque (1946)

as Steve Hurley

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Major Harris

March On, America!
March On, America! (1942)

as Narrator (voice)

Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Billy The Kid's Round-Up (1941)

as Jeff

Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals (1941)

as Jeff

Billy the Kid's Range War
Billy the Kid's Range War (1941)

as Marshal Jeff Carson

Buck Privates
Buck Privates (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

The Cowboy from Sundown
The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)

as Nick Cuttler

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940)

as Jeff Blanchard

Take Me Back to Oklahoma
Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940)

as Ace Hutchinson

Billy the Kid in Texas
Billy the Kid in Texas (1940)

as Gil Bonney aka Gil Cooper

1930s

46 titles ยท average score 52
Honor of the West
Honor of the West (1939)

as Russ Whitley

Port of Hate
Port of Hate (1939)

as Don Cameron

Riders of the Sage
Riders of the Sage (1939)

as Luke Halsey

The Pal from Texas
The Pal from Texas (1939)

as Fox

Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jack

Guilty Trail
Guilty Trail (1938)

as Steve

Race Suicide
Race Suicide (1938)

as Parker

Cassidy of Bar 20
Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jeff Caffrey

The Wages of Sin
The Wages of Sin (1938)

as Bruce

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gordon Tracy, after

Git Along Little Dogies
Git Along Little Dogies (1937)

as Holdup man

Young Dynamite
Young Dynamite (1937)

as Spike Dolan