Portrait of Kenneth Harlan

Acting

Kenneth Harlan

Career

Active from 1917 to 1943, busiest in 1918 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
66
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Penalty
The Penalty
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenneth Harlan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Spiritual
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 6
  • Classic Western 6
  • Silent Film 4
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Romantic Drama 4
  • Good vs. Evil 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Sentimental 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Frontier Adventure 3
  • Silent Era Romance 3
  • Historical Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

165
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

38 titles ยท average score 54
You Can't Beat the Law
You Can't Beat the Law (1943)

as First Warden

The Law Rides Again
The Law Rides Again (1943)

as John Hampton, Indian Agent

The Underdog
The Underdog (1943)

as Eddie Mohr

Deep in the Heart of Texas
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)

as Captain Sneed

Bandit Ranger
Bandit Ranger (1942)

as Mark Kenyon

Black Dragons
Black Dragons (1942)
GoodWatch score 39

as FBI Chief Colton

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Police Lt. Cosgrove

Desperate Cargo
Desperate Cargo (1941)

as Capt. Hank MacFarland

King of Dodge City
King of Dodge City (1941)

as Banker Carruthers

Fighting Bill Fargo
Fighting Bill Fargo (1941)

as Sheriff Hackett

Santa Fe Marshal
Santa Fe Marshal (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Blake

Prairie Schooners
Prairie Schooners (1940)

as Dalton Stull

1930s

59 titles ยท average score 63
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as FBI Chief Clive Anderson [Chs. 13-15]

Port of Hate
Port of Hate (1939)

as Bob Randall

Law of the Texan
Law of the Texan (1938)

as Allen Spencer

The Shadow Strikes
The Shadow Strikes (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Captain Breen

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)

as Roger 'Angel' Carroll

Movie Maniacs
Movie Maniacs (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Leading man

They Met in a Taxi
They Met in a Taxi (1936)

as Mr. Andrews

The Shadow of the Eagle
The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ward

Air Police
Air Police (1931)

as Lt. Jerry Doyle

Danger Island
Danger Island (1931)

as Captain Harry Drake

Under Montana Skies
Under Montana Skies (1930)

as Clay Conning

Paradise Island
Paradise Island (1930)

as Jim Thorne

1920s

51 titles ยท average score 76
Twinkletoes
Twinkletoes (1926)

as Chuck Lightfoot

Bobbed Hair
Bobbed Hair (1925)

as David Lacy

Ranger of the Big Pines
Ranger of the Big Pines (1925)

as Ross Cavanagh

White Man
White Man (1924)

as White Man

The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea (1923)
GoodWatch score 75

as Allen Carver

Little Church Around the Corner
Little Church Around the Corner (1923)

as David Graham

East Side - West Side
East Side - West Side (1923)

as Duncan Van Norman

The Virginian
The Virginian (1923)

as The Virginian

The Primitive Lover
The Primitive Lover (1922)

as Donald Wales

Mama's Affair
Mama's Affair (1921)

as Dr. Harmon

Dollars and Sense
Dollars and Sense (1920)

as David Rogers

The Penalty
The Penalty (1920)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dr. Wilmot Allen

1910s

17 titles ยท average score 59
The Hoodlum
The Hoodlum (1919)
GoodWatch score 59

as John Graham

The Microbe
The Microbe (1919)

as DeWitt Spense

Bread
Bread (1918)

as Dick Frothingham

Her Body in Bond
Her Body in Bond (1918)

as Joe Blondin / Pierrot

The Law That Divides
The Law That Divides (1918)

as Howard Murray

The Wine Girl
The Wine Girl (1918)

as Frank Harris

The Wife He Bought
The Wife He Bought (1918)

as Steele Valiant

Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness (1918)

as Prentice Tiller

A Man's Man
A Man's Man (1917)

as Billy Geary

Betsy's Burglar
Betsy's Burglar (1917)

as Harry Brent

The Flame of the Yukon
The Flame of the Yukon (1917)

as George Fowler

The Lash of Power
The Lash of Power (1917)

as John Rand