Portrait of J. Carrol Naish

Acting

J. Carrol Naish

Career

Active from 1931 to 1989, with a break from 1972 to 1988, busiest in 1937 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J. Carrol Naish Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 10
  • Social Commentary 10
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Classic Western 7
  • Moral Dilemma 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Pre-Code Crime Drama 4
  • Psychological Tension 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • 1940s 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

213
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

as Daniel (archive footage)

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 88
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies (1992)

as (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Daniel (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
Batmania: From Comics to Screen (1989)

as Dr. Daka (archive footage)

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 50
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
GoodWatch score 17

as Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein

Cutter's Trail
Cutter's Trail (1970)

as Froteras

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 72
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Bilejik

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Sam Vittorio

Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Chief Yellow Horse

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Uncle Giuliano

The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man (1964)

as Uncle Picaud

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mr. Toto

Force of Impulse
Force of Impulse (1961)

as Antonio Marino

Guestward, Ho!
Guestward, Ho! (1960)

TV show ยท as Hawkeye

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

41 titles ยท average score 59
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1957)

TV show

The Young Don't Cry
The Young Don't Cry (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Plug

Rebel in Town
Rebel in Town (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bedloe Mason

Desert Sands
Desert Sands (1955)
GoodWatch score 34

as Sgt. Diepel

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Batouche

Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sitting Bull

Fighter Attack
Fighter Attack (1953)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bruno

Clash by Night
Clash by Night (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Uncle Vince

Life with Luigi
Life with Luigi (1952)

TV show ยท as Luigi Basco

The Mark of the Renegade
The Mark of the Renegade (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Luis

Black Hand
Black Hand (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Louis Lorelli

Rio Grande
Rio Grande (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan

1940s

52 titles ยท average score 60
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific (1949)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dynamite Dawson

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor

The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 82

as Devers

Star in the Night
Star in the Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Nick Catapoli

House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

as Daniel

The Monster Maker
The Monster Maker (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dr. Igor Markoff

Jungle Woman
Jungle Woman (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dr. Carl Fletcher

The Whistler
The Whistler (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

as The Killer

Sahara
Sahara (1943)
GoodWatch score 84

as Giuseppe

Batman
Batman (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

as Tito Daka

Behind the Rising Sun
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
GoodWatch score 39

as Reo Seki

Dr. Renault's Secret
Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
GoodWatch score 52

as Noel

1930s

102 titles ยท average score 60
Undercover Doctor
Undercover Doctor (1939)

as Dr. Bartley Morgan

Island of Lost Men
Island of Lost Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gregory Prin

King of Chinatown
King of Chinatown (1939)
GoodWatch score 39

as The Professor

Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as Rasinoff

Persons in Hiding
Persons in Hiding (1939)

as Freddie 'Gunner' Martin

Illegal Traffic
Illegal Traffic (1938)

as Lewis Zomar

It May Happen to You
It May Happen to You (1937)

as Moxie

Thunder Trail
Thunder Trail (1937)

as Rafael Lopez

Song of the City
Song of the City (1937)

as Mario

Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Robert Cardoza

Under the Pampas Moon
Under the Pampas Moon (1935)

as Tito

No Living Witness
No Living Witness (1932)

as Nick

1920s

1 title ยท average score 84
What Price Glory
What Price Glory (1926)
GoodWatch score 84

as French Soldier (uncredited)