Portrait of Jim Davis

Acting

Jim Davis

Career

Active from 1942 to 1980, busiest in 1957 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 72 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jim Davis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Social Commentary
    3.6, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 12
  • Western 7
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Action 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • American Frontier 3
  • Action-Adventure 3
  • Old West Justice 3
  • American West 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

143
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 29
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)

as Mr. Wilkenson

The Day Time Ended
The Day Time Ended (1980)
GoodWatch score 29

as Grant Williams

1970s

28 titles ยท average score 62
Dallas
Dallas (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jock Ewing

Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman (1978)
GoodWatch score 49

as Julie Blocker

Killing Stone
Killing Stone (1978)

as Sen. Barry Tyler

Law of the Land
Law of the Land (1976)

as Sheriff Pat Lambrose

The Runaway Barge
The Runaway Barge (1975)

as Capt. Buckshot Bates

Satan's Triangle
Satan's Triangle (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hal

The Cowboys
The Cowboys (1974)

TV show ยท as Marshal Bill Winter

Inferno in Paradise
Inferno in Paradise (1974)

as Rocky Stratton

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

as Sgt. Martin

The Trackers
The Trackers (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sheriff Naylor

Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

as Cal Brennan

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

1960s

29 titles ยท average score 59
Five Bloody Graves
Five Bloody Graves (1969)
GoodWatch score 39

as Clay Bates

The Ice House
The Ice House (1969)

as Jake

The Road Hustlers
The Road Hustlers (1968)

as Noah Reedy

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Robbins

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
GoodWatch score 21

as Marshal MacPhee

Iron Angel
Iron Angel (1964)

as Sgt. Walsh

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Sam Ralston / Rafe Carson

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

TV show ยท as Cardenas

The Gambler Wore a Gun
The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961)
GoodWatch score 55

as Case Silverthorne

Frontier Uprising
Frontier Uprising (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jim Stockton

Noose for a Gunman
Noose for a Gunman (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Case Britton

The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
GoodWatch score 80

as Gunman at Boot Hill

1950s

67 titles ยท average score 61
Rescue 8
Rescue 8 (1958)

TV show

A Lust to Kill
A Lust to Kill (1958)

as Marshal Matt Gordon

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Johnny Ringo

Monster from Green Hell
Monster from Green Hell (1957)
GoodWatch score 28

as Dr. Quent Brady

The Badge of Marshal Brennan
The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957)

as Jeff Harlan

Raiders of Old California
Raiders of Old California (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as Angus Clyde McKane

Last Stagecoach West
Last Stagecoach West (1957)

as Bill Cameron

Duel at Apache Wells
Duel at Apache Wells (1957)

as Dean Cannary

Stories of the Century
Stories of the Century (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Matt Clark

The Outcast
The Outcast (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

as Major Linton Cosgrave

Cavalry Scout
Cavalry Scout (1951)

as Lt. Spaulding

Hi-Jacked
Hi-Jacked (1950)

as Joe Harper

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 59
Hellfire
Hellfire (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gyp Stoner

Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949)

as Joe Tascarelli

Red Stallion In The Rockies
Red Stallion In The Rockies (1949)

as Dave Ryder

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Slave Overseer (uncredited)

Winter Meeting
Winter Meeting (1948)
GoodWatch score 41

as Slick Novak

Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited)

Up Goes Maisie
Up Goes Maisie (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Matthews (Uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

as Investigator / Airport Announcer (Uncredited)

Keep 'Em Sailing
Keep 'Em Sailing (1942)

as Joseph Cummins

Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action (1942)
GoodWatch score 48

as Talker (uncredited)

White Cargo
White Cargo (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Seaplane Pilot (uncredited)

Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
GoodWatch score 76

as Reporter (uncredited)