Acting
John Alexander
- Titles
- 29movies2TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19401952
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Arsenic and Old Lace84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Crime5.0average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.8average 2.7
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Tech & Humanity0.3, average 1.6
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
311960s
2 titles · average score 64
70
The Defenders (1961)
TV show · as Judd Forrest
57
One Foot in Hell (1960)
as Sam Giller - Storekeeper
1950s
10 titles · average score 65
56
The Man in the Net (1959)
as Mr. Carey
Keep in Step (1959)
as The General
57
The Mugger (1958)
as Chief of Police
Inner Sanctum (1954)
TV show
68
The Marrying Kind (1952)
as Howard Shipley
66
Untamed Frontier (1952)
as Max Wickersham
67
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
as Mr. Perry
62
The Sleeping City (1950)
as Insp. Gordon
74
Winchester '73 (1950)
as Jack Riker
75
Fancy Pants (1950)
as Teddy Roosevelt
1940s
14 titles · average score 66
68
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
as Mr. Gilman
53
Summer Holiday (1948)
as Mr. Dave McComber
61
Cass Timberlane (1947)
as Dr. Roy Drover
55
Living in a Big Way (1947)
as Attorney Ambridge
Where There's Life (1947)
as Mr. Herbert Jones
69
The Jolson Story (1946)
as Lew Dockstader
62
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
as First Trumpeter / Doremus
77
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
as Steve Edwards
84
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
as 'Teddy Roosevelt' Brewster
71
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
as Jim Conderley
66
The Doughgirls (1944)
as Warren Buckley
The Flag of Humanity (1940)
as Robert Todd Lincoln (uncredited)
1930s
5 titles · average score 61
On Such a Night (1937)
as District attorney
63
Special Agent (1935)
as Arcade Manager (uncredited)
The Ghost Rider (1935)
as Sheriff
The Arizonian (1935)
as Billy
59
Baby Take a Bow (1934)
as Ragpicker (Uncredited)