Portrait of Nelson McDowell

Acting

Nelson McDowell

Career

Active from 1920 to 1940, busiest in 1926 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Devil's Cabaret
The Devil's Cabaret
GoodWatch score60/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nelson McDowell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 9
  • Romance 5
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Nostalgic Americana 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Simple Narrative 2
  • Good vs. Evil 2
  • Nostalgic Cinema 2
  • Classic Western Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

118
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 66
Lone Texas Ranger
Lone Texas Ranger (1945)

as Undertaker Henry Grimm

Stars on Parade
Stars on Parade (1944)

as Old Actor (uncredited)

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lowood School Trustee

Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tall Man at Carnival (uncredited)

Sign of the Wolf
Sign of the Wolf (1941)

as Fur Trapper

Pioneer Days
Pioneer Days (1940)

as Judge Tobias Tarryton

Roll Wagons Roll
Roll Wagons Roll (1940)

as Rawhide (Lucky in credits)

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

as Confederate Veteran Juror (uncredited)

Dark Command
Dark Command (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Farmer

The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Coroner in Courtroom

Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Townsman

Riders from Nowhere
Riders from Nowhere (1940)

as Undertaker

1930s

58 titles ยท average score 58
Westbound Stage
Westbound Stage (1939)

as Rawhide

Desert Phantom
Desert Phantom (1936)

as Doc Simpson

Feud of the West
Feud of the West (1936)

as Wild Horse Henderson

Wilderness Mail
Wilderness Mail (1935)

as Mac

The Dawn Rider
The Dawn Rider (1935)
GoodWatch score 41

as Bates, the undertaker

Texas Jack
Texas Jack (1935)

as Barney

Rawhide Mail
Rawhide Mail (1934)

as Judge

Lighting Bill
Lighting Bill (1934)

as Sidekick Barney

Fighting Hero
Fighting Hero (1934)

as Baliff

Mason of the Mounted
Mason of the Mounted (1932)

as Trapper

Law of the Rio Grande
Law of the Rio Grande (1931)

as Wolf Hardy

The Devil's Cabaret
The Devil's Cabaret (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Preacher (uncredited)

1920s

46 titles ยท average score 64
The Vanishing Rider
The Vanishing Rider (1928)

as Pop Smith

Kit Carson
Kit Carson (1928)

as Jim Bridger

Border Blackbirds
Border Blackbirds (1927)

as Mournful Luke

The Claw
The Claw (1927)

as Scout Mac Bourney

The Bugle Call
The Bugle Call (1927)

as Luke

The Blind Trail
The Blind Trail (1926)

as Hank O'Hara

The Iron Rider
The Iron Rider (1926)

as Dunk

Crossed Signals
Crossed Signals (1926)

as Mike Bradley

The Lost World
The Lost World (1925)
GoodWatch score 84

as Lawyer

Galloping Gallagher
Galloping Gallagher (1924)

as Leon I. Berry

Home Stuff
Home Stuff (1921)

as Pa Deep

The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
GoodWatch score 61

as David Gamut - a Preacher

1910s

2 titles
The Feud
The Feud (1919)

as McFadden

The Scarlet Car
The Scarlet Car (1917)

as Townsman (uncredited)