Portrait of James Craven

Acting

James Craven

Career

Active from 1940 to 2001, with a break from 1967 to 2000, busiest in 1942 and 1949 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for King of the Rocket Men
King of the Rocket Men
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 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
James Craven Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Alien Invasion 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Bill's Gun Shop
Bill's Gun Shop (2001)

as Roy

1960s

1 title
D-Day on Mars
D-Day on Mars (1966)

as Dr. Cygnus Layton

1950s

16 titles ยท average score 55
Missile Monsters
Missile Monsters (1958)

as Dr. Bryant

Project Moon Base
Project Moon Base (1953)
GoodWatch score 25

as Commodore Carlson

East of Sumatra
East of Sumatra (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Drake

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as John Greer

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Man in Audience

Against All Flags
Against All Flags (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Captain Hornsby

Les Miserables
Les Miserables (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

as Vero (uncredited)

Lost Planet Airmen
Lost Planet Airmen (1951)

as Prof. Millard

Flying Leathernecks
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fleet CIC Commander (uncredited)

Target Unknown
Target Unknown (1951)

as Brigadier General (uncredited)

Flying Disc Man from Mars
Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dr. Bryant

Bunco Squad
Bunco Squad (1950)
GoodWatch score 46

as Swenson (uncredited)

1940s

32 titles ยท average score 64
King of the Rocket Men
King of the Rocket Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

as Prof. Millard

Kimbar of the Jungle
Kimbar of the Jungle (1949)

as Commishioner Litchfield

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Prof. James Clayton [Chs. 1, 10-12]

Million Dollar Weekend
Million Dollar Weekend (1948)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. George Strong

Strange Gamble
Strange Gamble (1948)

as Mordigan

Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
GoodWatch score 88

as Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)

Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Sheriff of Redwood Valley (1946)

as Bidwell

Days of Buffalo Bill
Days of Buffalo Bill (1946)

as Ace Diamond

The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Cyrus Layton

Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight (1942)

as Ivan Shark

Little Joe, the Wrangler
Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)

as Lloyd Chapin

The Green Archer
The Green Archer (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Abel Bellamy