Portrait of G.D. Spradlin

Acting

G.D. Spradlin

Career

Active from 1969 to 1996, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ed Wood
Ed Wood
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
G.D. Spradlin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.9, average 2.5
  • Scare
    2.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

15 titles ยท average score 60
Dick
Dick (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ben Bradlee

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pastor Dyer

The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as President

Dark Skies
Dark Skies (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Nick of Time
Nick of Time (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mystery Man

Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon (1995)
GoodWatch score 37

as R.J. Hacker

Ed Wood
Ed Wood (1994)
GoodWatch score 81

as Reverend Lemon

Clifford
Clifford (1994)
GoodWatch score 39

as Parker Davis

Telling Secrets
Telling Secrets (1993)
GoodWatch score 54

as Walter Jefferson

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
GoodWatch score 90

as Senator Pat Geary

Intruders
Intruders (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as General Hanley

Cruel Doubt
Cruel Doubt (1992)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as George Bates

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 55
The War of the Roses
The War of the Roses (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

as Harry Thurmont

War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance (1988)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Raymond A. Spruance

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987)

TV show ยท as Franklin Bradshaw

Resting Place
Resting Place (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sam Jennings

Houston: The Legend of Texas
Houston: The Legend of Texas (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as President Andrew Jackson

Tank
Tank (1984)
GoodWatch score 40

as Sheriff Buelton

Call to Glory
Call to Glory (1984)

as General Thornton

The Lords of Discipline
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gen. Bentley Durrell

Wrong Is Right
Wrong Is Right (1982)
GoodWatch score 38

as Philindros

The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

The Formula
The Formula (1980)
GoodWatch score 32

as Arthur Clements

The Jayne Mansfield Story
The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gerald Conway

1970s

24 titles ยท average score 72
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

as General Corman

Maneaters Are Loose!
Maneaters Are Loose! (1978)

as Gordon Hale

And I Alone Survived
And I Alone Survived (1978)

as Bob Elder

One on One
One on One (1977)
GoodWatch score 71

as Coach Smith

The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II (1974)
GoodWatch score 92

as Senator Pat Geary

The Only Way Home
The Only Way Home (1972)

as Philip

Outside In
Outside In (1972)

Director

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Martin Hammond

Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point (1970)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lee's Associate

Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hal Henderson

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 66
Hell's Angels '69
Hell's Angels '69 (1969)
GoodWatch score 45

as Detective

Number One
Number One (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

as Doctor Tristler

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Joe Johnson

It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Col. Collins

The Outsider
The Outsider (1968)

TV show

El juicio
El juicio (1968)

as Kermin

Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Kermin

Will Penny
Will Penny (1967)
GoodWatch score 81

as Anse Howard

Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Rhodes

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 79
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Chip / Jenks

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Sam