Portrait of Michael Whalen

Acting

Michael Whalen

Career

Active from 1935 to 1958, busiest in 1936 and 1938 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Poor Little Rich Girl
Poor Little Rich Girl
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Whalen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.0, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 1940s Setting 2
  • Greed and Betrayal 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • B-Movie Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Deep Inside The Titanic
Deep Inside The Titanic (1999)

Music

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 78
My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Dr. Burke

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry (1960)
GoodWatch score 86

as Rev. Phillips (uncredited)

1950s

26 titles ยท average score 61
Missile to the Moon
Missile to the Moon (1958)
GoodWatch score 27

as Dirk Green

Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Marshal

Sea Hunt
Sea Hunt (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Oliver Brandon

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)
GoodWatch score 31

as Prof. King

Outlaw Treasure
Outlaw Treasure (1955)

as Maj. Cooper

Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Silver Star
The Silver Star (1955)

as Shakespeare

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Phil Potter

The Living Christ
The Living Christ (1951)

TV show ยท as Simon the Zealot

Fingerprints Don't Lie
Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Police Commissioner Frank Kelso

Sarumba
Sarumba (1950)

as Seรฑor Valdez

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Joe Bagley

1940s

20 titles ยท average score 52
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Marshal Hawkins / Tom Harding

Treasure of Monte Cristo
Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lt. Michael Perry

Wild Weed
Wild Weed (1949)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jonathan Treanor

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
Omoo-Omoo the Shark God (1949)
GoodWatch score 36

as 'Chips'

Sky Liner
Sky Liner (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ben Howard

Blonde Ice
Blonde Ice (1948)
GoodWatch score 48

as Stanley Mason, Attorney

Parole, Inc.
Parole, Inc. (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

as Kid Redmond

Tahiti Honey
Tahiti Honey (1943)

as Lt. John Barton

The Dawn Express
The Dawn Express (1942)
GoodWatch score 48

as Robert Norton

Sign of the Wolf
Sign of the Wolf (1941)

as Rod Freeman

I'll Sell My Life
I'll Sell My Life (1941)

as Mordecai Breen

Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. James Rogers

1930s

23 titles ยท average score 66
The Mysterious Miss X
The Mysterious Miss X (1939)

as Keith Neville

Island in the Sky
Island in the Sky (1938)
GoodWatch score 66

as Michael Fraser

Time Out for Murder
Time Out for Murder (1938)

as Barney Callahan

While New York Sleeps
While New York Sleeps (1938)

as Barney Callahan

Time Out for Romance
Time Out for Romance (1937)

as Bob Reynolds

Woman-Wise
Woman-Wise (1937)

as Tracey Browne

Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lt. Brandes aka 'Coppy'

The Lady Escapes
The Lady Escapes (1937)

as Michael Hilton

Song and Dance Man
Song and Dance Man (1936)

as Alan Davis

White Fang
White Fang (1936)

as Gordon Weedon Scott

Career Woman
Career Woman (1936)

as Barry Conant

Poor Little Rich Girl
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
GoodWatch score 72

as Richard Barry