Portrait of James Griffith

Acting

James Griffith

Career

Active from 1948 to 1980, busiest in 1958 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 109 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 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: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Griffith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Frontier Justice 4
  • American West 3
  • Western 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Apache Conflict 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Action & Suspense 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

160
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 62
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981)

as Uncle Silas

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

as Squire Van Tassel

1970s

24 titles ยท average score 65
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Hezekiah Pugh

The Gift
The Gift (1977)

as Tav

Seven Alone
Seven Alone (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Billy Shaw

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Dandy Davis

The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Will Long

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show ยท as Schwartz

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mr. Swift

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Joe Hosmer

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as T.J.

Catlow
Catlow (1971)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

Like It Is
Like It Is (1970)

as Father

1960s

38 titles ยท average score 64
Shalako
Shalako (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Trusty / Manx

The Monkees
The Monkees (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Marshall

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

TV show ยท as Clyde

Lorna
Lorna (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as The Man of God

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Feathers / Coll

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Seth / Dispatcher

The Storm
The Storm (1962)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ed Brandies

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Sims / Harold Hutchinson

The Amazing Transparent Man
The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 32

as Major Paul Krenner

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

as Otho (uncredited)

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Ed Brandies / Victor Harrod

1950s

88 titles ยท average score 60
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sam Pearson

Bullwhip
Bullwhip (1958)
GoodWatch score 42

as 'Slow' Karp

Seven Guns to Mesa
Seven Guns to Mesa (1958)

as Papa Clellan

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Arthur Dorian / Jack Randall

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Garrett

Tribute to a Bad Man
Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

as Barjak

The Law vs. Billy the Kid
The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pat Garrett

Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bob Dalton

Masterson of Kansas
Masterson of Kansas (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Doc Holliday

Day of Triumph
Day of Triumph (1954)

as Judas Iscariot

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Apache Drums
Apache Drums (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lt. Glidden

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 58
Daughter of the West
Daughter of the West (1949)

as Jed Morgan

Alaska Patrol
Alaska Patrol (1949)

as Operative Dale

Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)

Special Agent
Special Agent (1949)

as Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)

Search for Danger
Search for Danger (1949)

as Lt. Cooper

Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)

as Joe, a Reporter

Blonde Ice
Blonde Ice (1948)
GoodWatch score 48

as Al Herrick

Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)