Portrait of William Gould

Acting

William Gould

Career

Active from 1922 to 1950, busiest in 1935 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers
GoodWatch score52/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Gould Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 6
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Cowboy Justice 2
  • American Frontier 2
  • Historical Action 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Action-Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

155
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 58
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers (1977)
GoodWatch score 58

as Marshal Kragg

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 61
Planet Outlaws
Planet Outlaws (1953)
GoodWatch score 43

as Air Marshal Kragg

Heart of the Rockies
Heart of the Rockies (1951)

as Warden Parker

And Then There Were Four
And Then There Were Four (1950)

as Dr. Harry Marks

The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

as Doc Munson

Outcast of Black Mesa
Outcast of Black Mesa (1950)

as Walt Dorn

1940s

61 titles ยท average score 58
Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky (1948)
GoodWatch score 87

as Banker (uncredited)

Dick Tracy's Dilemma
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
GoodWatch score 50

as Collins (uncredited)

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pop (uncredited)

Beauty and the Bandit
Beauty and the Bandit (1946)

as Doc Wells

Fighting Frontier
Fighting Frontier (1943)

as Commissioner Daniel Slocum

Gem-Jams
Gem-Jams (1943)

as Mr. Stone, Leon's boss

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1942)

as Lawyer

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

as Stranger on Sidewalk (uncredited)

City of Silent Men
City of Silent Men (1942)

as Mayor Hendricks

The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as New Marshal (uncredited)

Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips (1942)

as Dist. Atty. Slater

Buck Privates
Buck Privates (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Recruiting Major (uncredited)

1930s

83 titles ยท average score 59
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

as Air Marshal Kragg

Wild Horse Rodeo
Wild Horse Rodeo (1937)

as Harkley

Hoosier Schoolboy
Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
GoodWatch score 49

as John Matthews Sr.

The Perfect Set-Up
The Perfect Set-Up (1936)

as San Francisco Police Detective (uncredited)

Wildcat Saunders
Wildcat Saunders (1936)

as Joe Pipp

Fast Bullets
Fast Bullets (1936)

as Drummond

Hit-and-Run Driver
Hit-and-Run Driver (1935)

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Trigger Tom
Trigger Tom (1935)

as Mose Jeckyl

Big Boy Rides Again
Big Boy Rides Again (1935)

as Lawyer Burt Hartecker

Terror of the Plains
Terror of the Plains (1934)

as Kirk Cramer, aka 'Butcher' Wells

The Trail Drive
The Trail Drive (1933)

as 'Honest' John

Phantom Thunderbolt
Phantom Thunderbolt (1933)

as 'Red' Matthews

1920s

5 titles ยท average score 65
The Red Lily
The Red Lily (1924)
GoodWatch score 65

as Arresting Detective (uncredited)

The Riddle Rider
The Riddle Rider (1924)

as Jack Archer

Flirting with Love
Flirting with Love (1924)

as John Williams

The Desert Outlaw
The Desert Outlaw (1924)

as The Sheriff

Back Fire
Back Fire (1922)

as Steve Rollins