Portrait of Larry Parks

Acting

Larry Parks

Career

Active from 1941 to 1962, busiest in 1942 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Larry Parks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Wartime Drama 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Redemption Arc 2
  • Character Study 2
  • 1940s Hollywood 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

1990s

1 title ยท average score 66
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Charles McArthur

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 68
Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dr. Joseph Breuer

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Dr. Steven Waller

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 60
Suspicion
Suspicion (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dr. Milt Krop

Tiger by the Tail
Tiger by the Tail (1955)

as John Desmond

Love Is Better Than Ever
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jud Parker

Emergency Wedding
Emergency Wedding (1950)

as Peter Judson Kirk Jr.

1940s

34 titles ยท average score 64
Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
GoodWatch score 81

as Al Jolson / Self

The Swordsman
The Swordsman (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Alexander MacArden

The Gallant Blade
The Gallant Blade (1948)

as Lt. David Picard

Down to Earth
Down to Earth (1947)
GoodWatch score 48

as Danny Miller

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

as Al Jolson

Renegades
Renegades (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ben Dembrow / Ben Taylor

Counter-Attack
Counter-Attack (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kirichenko

She's a Sweetheart
She's a Sweetheart (1944)

as Rocky Hill

The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer (1943)

as Jingo-Good

Hello, Annapolis
Hello, Annapolis (1942)

as Paul Herbert

A Man's World
A Man's World (1942)

as Chick O'Driscoll

Canal Zone
Canal Zone (1942)

as Recruit Kincaid