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Acting

David Oliver

Career

Active from 1936 to 1938, busiest in 1938 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Postal Inspector
Postal Inspector
GoodWatch score60/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Oliver Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    35
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1940s

    10 titles · average score 61
    Rio Rita
    Rio Rita (1942)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Golfer (uncredited)

    Mississippi Gambler
    Mississippi Gambler (1942)

    as Croupier

    The Face Behind the Mask
    The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Ship's Steward (uncredited)

    Pot o' Gold
    Pot o' Gold (1941)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Drunken Cellmate (uncredited)

    They Dare Not Love
    They Dare Not Love (1941)

    as Fourth Photographer

    The Bank Dick
    The Bank Dick (1940)
    GoodWatch score 83

    as Straw-Hatted Teller (uncredited)

    Susan and God
    Susan and God (1940)
    GoodWatch score 44

    as Man at Bar (uncredited)

    It's a Date
    It's a Date (1940)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Officer (uncredited)

    The Boys from Syracuse
    The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

    as Messenger

    Two Girls on Broadway
    Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as News Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

    1930s

    25 titles · average score 61
    The Roaring Twenties
    The Roaring Twenties (1939)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)

    The Road to Reno
    The Road to Reno (1938)

    as Salty

    The Nurse from Brooklyn
    The Nurse from Brooklyn (1938)

    as Detective Branch

    Secrets of a Nurse
    Secrets of a Nurse (1938)

    as 'Spud', the valet

    State Police
    State Police (1938)

    as Corporal Duffy

    The Rage of Paris
    The Rage of Paris (1938)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Department Head (uncredited)

    Next Time I Marry
    Next Time I Marry (1938)
    GoodWatch score 54

    as 2nd Ditch Digger (uncredited)

    Night Key
    Night Key (1937)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Mike Callahan

    Secret Agent X-9
    Secret Agent X-9 (1937)

    as Pidge

    Postal Inspector
    Postal Inspector (1936)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as 'Butch'

    The Girl on the Front Page
    The Girl on the Front Page (1936)

    as Flash