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Portrait of James Kirkwood

Acting

James Kirkwood

Titles
182movies1TV show
Career

Active from 1909 to 1954, with a break from 1941 to 1953, busiest in 1909 with 35 main titles.

Leading roles
78
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Charlie Chan's Chance
Charlie Chan's Chance
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

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James Kirkwood Catalog average

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 13
  • Silent Film 10
  • Historical Setting 9
  • Historical Drama 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Melodrama 5
  • Silent Era 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Family Dynamics 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

182

1960s

1 title · average score 73

as Officer (uncredited)

1950s

9 titles · average score 58

as Brian MacCarthy Age 68

TV show · as Justice Deal

as General Fairfield

as Old Man (uncredited)

as Sheriff Medary (uncredited)

as Tex (uncredited)

1940s

9 titles · average score 67

as Convict (uncredited)

as Rev. Mears (uncredited)

as Rev. MacDougal

as John Van Derwin (uncredited)

as Board Member (uncredited)

1930s

15 titles · average score 59

as Philip Marlowe

as Inspector Flannery

as Henry R. Graham

as William Drew

as Pa Shelby in Prologue

as John Gibson

as John C. Tullock

All 15 titles from the 1930s

1920s

37 titles

as Rev. Eph Kelly / Tiger Larabee

as Baron Serge Palma

as Guy Watson

as Calvin Clarke

as Dr. Wesley Van Martyn

as Lundi Druro

as Daniel Forbes Pike

as Robert Herrick

All 37 titles from the 1920s

1910s

70 titles · average score 56
All 70 titles from the 1910s

1900s

41 titles · average score 51
All 41 titles from the 1900s