Portrait of Bill Goodwin

Acting

Bill Goodwin

Career

Active from 1943 to 1958, busiest in 1946 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Goodwin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.8, average 6.0
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Classic Musical 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 28
Evils of the Night
Evils of the Night (1985)
GoodWatch score 28

Second Assistant Director

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 57
Going Steady
Going Steady (1958)

as Gordon P. Turner

The Big Beat
The Big Beat (1958)

as Joseph Randall

The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex (1956)
GoodWatch score 46

as Howard Fowler

Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr. Creely

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

Lucky Me
Lucky Me (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

as Otis Thayer

The Atomic Kid
The Atomic Kid (1954)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dr. Rodell

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Frederick Morrow

The First Time
The First Time (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mel Gilbert

Tea for Two
Tea for Two (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as William 'Moe' Early

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Dr. Fiston

1940s

24 titles ยท average score 68
It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
GoodWatch score 50

as Arthur Trent

So This Is New York
So This Is New York (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jimmy Ralston

Mickey
Mickey (1948)

as George R. Kelly

Heaven Only Knows
Heaven Only Knows (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bill Plumber

To Each His Own
To Each His Own (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mac Tilton

The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

as Tom Baron

House of Horrors
House of Horrors (1946)
GoodWatch score 50

as Police Lt. Larry Brooks

Earl Carroll Sketchbook
Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946)

as Rick Castle

Incendiary Blonde
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tim Callahan

The Stork Club
The Stork Club (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sherman Billingsley

River Gang
River Gang (1945)

as Mike

Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

as Willis Evans