Acting
John Alexander
- Titles
- 29movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1940 to 1952, with up to 1 main title a year.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- 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 59
70
The Defenders (1961)
TV show · as Judd Forrest
48
One Foot in Hell (1960)
as Sam Giller - Storekeeper
1950s
10 titles · average score 64
49
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
63
The Marrying Kind (1952)
as Howard Shipley
41
Untamed Frontier (1952)
as Max Wickersham
76
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
as Mr. Perry
63
The Sleeping City (1950)
as Insp. Gordon
84
Winchester '73 (1950)
as Jack Riker
75
Fancy Pants (1950)
as Teddy Roosevelt
1940s
14 titles · average score 68
74
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
as Mr. Gilman
59
Summer Holiday (1948)
as Mr. Dave McComber
60
Cass Timberlane (1947)
as Dr. Roy Drover
55
Living in a Big Way (1947)
as Attorney Ambridge
57
Where There's Life (1947)
as Mr. Herbert Jones
86
The Jolson Story (1946)
as Lew Dockstader
71
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
65
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 67
On Such a Night (1937)
as District attorney
71
Special Agent (1935)
as Arcade Manager (uncredited)
68
The Arizonian (1935)
as Billy
The Ghost Rider (1935)
as Sheriff
63
Baby Take a Bow (1934)
as Ragpicker (Uncredited)