Portrait of Gordon Oliver

Acting

Gordon Oliver

Career

Active from 1936 to 1952, busiest in 1937 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gordon Oliver Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Dark Humor
    1.3, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Comradeship 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Crime Mystery 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Noir Elements 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 43
Cancel My Reservation
Cancel My Reservation (1972)
GoodWatch score 43

as Mr. Willie Sparker

1960s

2 titles
Code Name: Heraclitus
Code Name: Heraclitus (1967)

Executive Producer

Deadlock
Deadlock (1967)

Executive Producer

1950s

5 titles · average score 59
The Las Vegas Story
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Drucker

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

TV show · as Bill

My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Clay Duchesne

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951)

as Padre

Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lawyer (uncredited)

1940s

8 titles · average score 63
Station West
Station West (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Prince

The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
GoodWatch score 79

as Steve Warren

Passport to Destiny
Passport to Destiny (1944)
GoodWatch score 58

as Capt. Franz von Weber

Seven Days Ashore
Seven Days Ashore (1944)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dan Arland Jr.

Heavenly Days
Heavenly Days (1944)

as Dick Martin

Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away (1944)
GoodWatch score 75

as Marine Officer Seeking Room

Follies Girl
Follies Girl (1943)

as Pvt. Jerry Hamlin

Sweetheart of the Campus
Sweetheart of the Campus (1941)

as Terry Jones

1930s

25 titles · average score 62
Sabotage
Sabotage (1939)

as Tommy Grayson

Pride of the Navy
Pride of the Navy (1939)

as Jerry Richards

My Son Is a Criminal
My Son Is a Criminal (1939)

as Allen Coltrin

The Marines Are Here
The Marines Are Here (1938)

as Corporal Dick Jones

There's That Woman Again
There's That Woman Again (1938)
GoodWatch score 52

as Charles Crenshaw

Fly Away Baby
Fly Away Baby (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lucien "Sonny" Croy

West of Shanghai
West of Shanghai (1937)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jim Hallet

Youth on Parole
Youth on Parole (1937)

as Phillip Henderson

White Bondage
White Bondage (1937)

as Dave Graydon

Once a Doctor
Once a Doctor (1937)

as Jerry Brace

The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Luce

Expensive Husbands
Expensive Husbands (1937)

as Ricky Preston