Portrait of Frankie Avalon

Acting

Frankie Avalon

Career

Active from 1957 to 2018, with a break from 1992 to 2017, busiest in 1965 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Panic in Year Zero!
Panic in Year Zero!
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frankie Avalon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.2, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.0, average 5.3
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Pop Culture 4
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Teen Romance 3
  • Nostalgic Fun 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Action-Adventure 2
  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • 1960s 2
  • Camp & Irony 2
  • Action and Adventure 2
  • Campy Spy Spoof 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles
Papa
Papa (2018)

as Jack Freidman

The Grease Story
The Grease Story (2017)

as Teen Angel

1990s

5 titles · average score 66
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Frankie Avalon

Casino
Casino (1995)
GoodWatch score 79

as Frankie Avalon

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Johnny Fingers

Renegade
Renegade (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Dan Travis

Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)

as Paul Foley (archive footage)

1980s

3 titles · average score 46
Troop Beverly Hills
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
GoodWatch score 42

as Frankie Avalon

Back to the Beach
Back to the Beach (1987)
GoodWatch score 56

as Annette's Husband

Blood Song
Blood Song (1982)
GoodWatch score 40

as Paul Foley

1970s

10 titles · average score 64
$weepstake$
$weepstake$ (1979)

TV show · as Sergei

Grease
Grease (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Teen Angel

Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II (1978)

as Co-Host

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Nick Heider

Dick Clark's Good Old Days
Dick Clark's Good Old Days (1977)

as Co-Host

Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon
Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon (1976)

TV show

The Take
The Take (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Danny James

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Saga of Sonora
Saga of Sonora (1973)

as Stagecoach Driver

Big John Morrison
Big John Morrison (1973)

as David Koslenko

1960s

31 titles · average score 50
The Haunted House of Horror
The Haunted House of Horror (1969)
GoodWatch score 39

as Chris

Skidoo
Skidoo (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

as Angie

The Million Eyes of Sumuru
The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)
GoodWatch score 30

as Agent Tommy Carter

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
GoodWatch score 38

as Craig Gamble

Beach Blanket Bingo
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as Frankie

I'll Take Sweden
I'll Take Sweden (1965)
GoodWatch score 44

as Kenny Klinger

Ski Party
Ski Party (1965)
GoodWatch score 49

as Todd Armstrong

Muscle Beach Party
Muscle Beach Party (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

as Frankie

Bikini Beach
Bikini Beach (1964)
GoodWatch score 45

as Frankie / Potato Bug

Beach Party
Beach Party (1963)
GoodWatch score 54

as Frankie

Panic in Year Zero!
Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rick Baldwin

The Alamo
The Alamo (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Smitty

1950s

3 titles · average score 53
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Billy Farragut

Jamboree!
Jamboree! (1957)
GoodWatch score 55

as Frankie Avalon

The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Frankie Avalon