Portrait of Richard Arlen

Acting

Richard Arlen

Career

Active from 1925 to 1979, busiest in 1941 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
101
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Wings
Wings
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Arlen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 11
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Early Cinema 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Good vs Evil 4
  • Frontier Justice 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Western 3
  • Romance 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Gritty Atmosphere 3
  • Silent Film Era 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

161
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 70
The Muppets Go to the Movies
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

as David Armstrong (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 30
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)

A Whale of a Tale
A Whale of a Tale (1976)

as Mr. Monahan

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
GoodWatch score 30

as Silent Film Star 2

The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit (1975)

as Grimes

1960s

27 titles ยท average score 56
Fort Utah
Fort Utah (1967)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sam Tyler

To the Shores of Hell
To the Shores of Hell (1966)

as Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate

Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno (1966)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ned Duggan

The Human Duplicators
The Human Duplicators (1965)
GoodWatch score 32

as National Intelligence

The Bounty Killer
The Bounty Killer (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

as Matthew Ridgeway

Town Tamer
Town Tamer (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as Doctor Kent

Apache Uprising
Apache Uprising (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

as Captain Gannon

Black Spurs
Black Spurs (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pete

Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ben the Bartender

The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills (1964)

as Old Matt

Young Fury
Young Fury (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sheriff Jenkins

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Richard

1950s

25 titles ยท average score 65
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Damon Ring, Sr.

Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Sheriff Dan Rainey / John Minor

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Dr. Harrison

The Mountain
The Mountain (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as C. W. Rivial

Hidden Guns
Hidden Guns (1956)

as Sheriff Ward Young

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Nevers

Sabre Jet
Sabre Jet (1953)

as Gen. Robert E 'Bob' Hale

The Blazing Forest
The Blazing Forest (1952)

as Joe Morgan

Flaming Feather
Flaming Feather (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

as Showdown Calhoun

Silver City
Silver City (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as Charles Storrs

Kansas Raiders
Kansas Raiders (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

as Union Captain

1940s

34 titles ยท average score 51
The Return of Wildfire
The Return of Wildfire (1948)

as Dobe Williams

Accomplice
Accomplice (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

as Simon Lash

Identity Unknown
Identity Unknown (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Johnny March

The Lady and the Monster
The Lady and the Monster (1944)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dr. Patrick Cory

Storm Over Lisbon
Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

as John Craig

The Big Bonanza
The Big Bonanza (1944)

as Capt. Jed Kilton

Minesweeper
Minesweeper (1943)
GoodWatch score 45

as Richard Houston

Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

as Jon Davis

Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert (1943)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold

Wildcat
Wildcat (1942)

as Johnny Maverick

Forced Landing
Forced Landing (1941)

as Dan Kendall

Danger On Wheels
Danger On Wheels (1940)

as "Lucky" Larry Taylor

1930s

46 titles ยท average score 57
Call of The Yukon
Call of The Yukon (1938)

as Gaston Rogers

Artists & Models
Artists & Models (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Alan Townsend

Murder in Greenwich Village
Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)

as Steve Havens Jackson Jr.

Let 'em Have It
Let 'em Have It (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mal Stevens

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cheshire Cat

College Humor
College Humor (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mondrake

Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Edward Parker

Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pipes Boley

Wayward
Wayward (1932)

as David Frost

The All-American
The All-American (1932)

as Gary King

The Lawyer's Secret
The Lawyer's Secret (1931)

as Joe Hart

The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars (1930)

as Dick Bailey

1920s

24 titles ยท average score 69
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bob Moran

The Virginian
The Virginian (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Steven 'Steve'

Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Larry Lee

The Man I Love
The Man I Love (1929)

as Joe "Dum-Dum" Brooks

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lt. Harry Faversham

Beggars of Life
Beggars of Life (1928)
GoodWatch score 75

as The Boy (Jim)

Ladies of the Mob
Ladies of the Mob (1928)

as Red

Feel My Pulse
Feel My Pulse (1928)
GoodWatch score 67

as Her Problem

Wings
Wings (1927)
GoodWatch score 79

as David Armstrong

She's a Sheik
She's a Sheik (1927)

as Capt. Colton

The Blood Ship
The Blood Ship (1927)

as John Shreve

Rolled Stockings
Rolled Stockings (1927)

as Ralph Treadway