Portrait of Karl Dane

Acting

Karl Dane

Career

Active from 1918 to 1933, busiest in 1928 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Karl Dane Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.2, average 2.8
  • Mystery
    2.5, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Silent Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sharkey Nye in 'China Bound' (archive footage)

1930s

13 titles · average score 53
The Whispering Shadow
The Whispering Shadow (1933)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sparks

Summer Daze
Summer Daze (1932)

as Karl

A Put Up Job
A Put Up Job (1932)

as Karl

Fast Life
Fast Life (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Olaf (uncredited)

Dumbbells in Derbies
Dumbbells in Derbies (1931)

as Karl

Lime Juice Nights
Lime Juice Nights (1931)

as Karl

Crazy House
Crazy House (1930)
GoodWatch score 51

as Karl Dane

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

as Swenson

Knights Before Christmas
Knights Before Christmas (1930)

as Karl

Montana Moon
Montana Moon (1930)
GoodWatch score 32

as Hank

The Big House
The Big House (1930)
GoodWatch score 63

as Olsen

Free and Easy
Free and Easy (1930)
GoodWatch score 45

as Cave Scene

1920s

27 titles · average score 67
Navy Blues
Navy Blues (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sven Swanson

Speedway
Speedway (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dugan

The Duke Steps Out
The Duke Steps Out (1929)
GoodWatch score 48

as Barney, Duke's chauffeur

The Trail of '98
The Trail of '98 (1928)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lars Petersen

Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love (1928)

as Oscar

Detectives
Detectives (1928)

as The House Detective

Circus Rookies
Circus Rookies (1928)

as Oscar Thrust

Rookies
Rookies (1927)

as Sgt. Diggs

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1927)
GoodWatch score 73

as Giles

The Red Mill
The Red Mill (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jacop Van Goop

The Son of the Sheik
The Son of the Sheik (1926)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ramadan

La Bohème
La Bohème (1926)
GoodWatch score 68

as Benoit - Janitor

1910s

6 titles
The Great Gamble
The Great Gamble (1919)

as The sea captain

Daring Hearts
Daring Hearts (1919)

as Lieutenant Von Bergheim

The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns (1919)

as Von Bethmann Hollweg

My Four Years in Germany
My Four Years in Germany (1918)

as Chancellor von Bethmana-Hollweg

Wolves of Kultur
Wolves of Kultur (1918)

as Carter (uncredited)

To Hell with the Kaiser!
To Hell with the Kaiser! (1918)

as Von Hollweg