Portrait of Percy Helton

Acting

Percy Helton

Career

Active from 1915 to 1964, with a break from 1923 to 1937, busiest in 1949 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Criss Cross
Criss Cross
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 131 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Percy Helton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    193
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1970s

    3 titles ยท average score 66
    Legend of the Northwest
    Legend of the Northwest (1978)

    as Percy Helton

    The Day of the Wolves
    The Day of the Wolves (1971)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as The Farmer

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

    TV show ยท as Mr. Rumble

    1960s

    49 titles ยท average score 64
    Love, American Style
    Love, American Style (1969)
    GoodWatch score 43

    TV show ยท as Percy Helton

    Batman
    Batman (1966)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show ยท as Gus

    Mission: Impossible
    Mission: Impossible (1966)
    GoodWatch score 79

    TV show ยท as Dailey

    Get Smart
    Get Smart (1965)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show ยท as A.J. Pfister

    The Wild Wild West
    The Wild Wild West (1965)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show ยท as Proprietor

    Green Acres
    Green Acres (1965)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show ยท as Ira Hatch / Luke Needlinger

    Daniel Boone
    Daniel Boone (1964)
    GoodWatch score 47

    TV show ยท as Mr. Stubbs / Jud

    The Fugitive
    The Fugitive (1963)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show ยท as Hobo

    Petticoat Junction
    Petticoat Junction (1963)
    GoodWatch score 43

    TV show ยท as Mr. Benton / Hinky Mittenfloss

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

    TV show ยท as Homer Cratchit

    The Virginian
    The Virginian (1962)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show ยท as Storekeeper

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

    TV show ยท as Second Man

    1950s

    112 titles ยท average score 64
    The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone (1959)
    GoodWatch score 91

    TV show ยท as Lapham / Tom Poulter

    Bonanza
    Bonanza (1959)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show ยท as Pete / Blurry Jones

    Rawhide
    Rawhide (1959)
    GoodWatch score 50

    TV show ยท as Bartender

    The Untouchables
    The Untouchables (1959)
    GoodWatch score 53

    TV show ยท as Jocko Monaghan / Mr. Meyer

    Perry Mason
    Perry Mason (1957)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show ยท as Asa Cooperman / Pawnbroker

    Spook Chasers
    Spook Chasers (1957)
    GoodWatch score 51

    as Mike Clancy

    Maverick
    Maverick (1957)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show ยท as Bradley / Mr. Venner

    Jail Busters
    Jail Busters (1955)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Warden B.W. Oswald

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

    TV show ยท as Gerald Eaton / Lawyer

    Gunsmoke
    Gunsmoke (1955)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show ยท as Mr. Early / Arbuckle

    Lassie
    Lassie (1954)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show ยท as Jason Blalock

    Wicked Woman
    Wicked Woman (1953)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Charlie Borg

    1940s

    19 titles ยท average score 66
    Criss Cross
    Criss Cross (1949)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Frank

    The Set-Up
    The Set-Up (1949)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Red

    The Crooked Way
    The Crooked Way (1949)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Petey

    The Lone Ranger
    The Lone Ranger (1949)
    GoodWatch score 48

    TV show ยท as Pete Travis

    Thieves' Highway
    Thieves' Highway (1949)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Roadside Bar Manager (uncredited)

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Abernathy

    Red, Hot and Blue
    Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Stage Manager

    The Naked City
    The Naked City (1948)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

    Let's Live Again
    Let's Live Again (1948)

    as Mr. President

    Call Northside 777
    Call Northside 777 (1948)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Mailman William Decker (uncredited)

    That Wonderful Urge
    That Wonderful Urge (1948)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Monroe Township Jail Drunk

    Miracle on 34th Street
    Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
    GoodWatch score 85

    as Intoxicated Santa (uncredited)

    1930s

    4 titles
    At Home
    At Home (1939)

    as Man from the Gas Company

    The Prisoner of Swing
    The Prisoner of Swing (1938)

    as Messenger

    Du Barry Did All Right
    Du Barry Did All Right (1937)

    as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

    Frankie and Johnnie
    Frankie and Johnnie (1936)

    as Undetermined role

    1920s

    4 titles
    The Offenders
    The Offenders (1922)

    as Tim

    Insinuation
    Insinuation (1922)

    as Jimmie

    Silver Wings
    Silver Wings (1922)

    as John

    The Master Mind
    The Master Mind (1920)

    as Younger brother

    1910s

    2 titles
    The Flower of Faith
    The Flower of Faith (1916)

    as Tom Judson

    The Fairy and the Waif
    The Fairy and the Waif (1915)

    as The Waif