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Portrait of William Pawley

Acting

William Pawley

Career

Active from 1931 to 1940, busiest in 1932 and 1940 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for After Tomorrow
After Tomorrow
GoodWatch score56/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Pawley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Vintage Action 2
  • Pre-Code Era 2
  • Good vs Evil 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

13 titles · average score 67
Time to Kill
Time to Kill (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hensch

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Bill

West of Abilene
West of Abilene (1940)

as Chris Matson

Yukon Flight
Yukon Flight (1940)

as Yuke Gradeau

Double Alibi
Double Alibi (1940)

as Dan Kraley

Sky Bandits
Sky Bandits (1940)

as Morgan

The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Actor

Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

as Frank

Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Paul

East of the River
East of the River (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dave Carter (uncredited)

The Great Profile
The Great Profile (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Electrician

Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

as Legionnaire

1930s

48 titles · average score 64
Rough Riders' Round-up
Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

as Arizona Jack Moray

Mercy Plane
Mercy Plane (1939)

as James J. 'Big Jim' Gordon

The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Cabdriver (uncredited)

Prairie Moon
Prairie Moon (1938)

as Jim Legs Barton

Trapped by G-Men
Trapped by G-Men (1937)

as Harry Grady

Speak Easily
Speak Easily (1932)
GoodWatch score 49

as Griffo

Amateur Daddy
Amateur Daddy (1932)

as 2nd Fred Smith

After Tomorrow
After Tomorrow (1932)
GoodWatch score 56

as Malcolm Jarvis

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
GoodWatch score 77

as Doggy (uncredited)

Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost (1932)

as Hank Hays

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jim Haley

Surrender
Surrender (1931)

as Gourrut