Portrait of Harold Peary

Acting

Harold Peary

Career

Active from 1940 to 1979, with a break from 1966 to 1975, busiest in 1942 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gildersleeve on Broadway
Gildersleeve on Broadway
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harold Peary Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.0, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.1, average 6.0
  • Melancholy
    1.9, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Wholesome Humor 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 59
Buford and the Galloping Ghost
Buford and the Galloping Ghost (1979)

TV show

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

as Big Ben (voice)

Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
GoodWatch score 55

as Big Ben (voice)

The Roman Holidays
The Roman Holidays (1972)

TV show ยท as Herman (voice)

1960s

18 titles ยท average score 59
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Lorimer

The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show (1968)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Sam Appleton

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Smead

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

My Mother the Car
My Mother the Car (1965)
GoodWatch score 31

TV show

The Loner
The Loner (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Peabody

The Addams Family
The Addams Family (1964)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Dr. Brown

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Brisbane Snead / Mr. Davis

The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Uncle Edward

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Joe / Otis Finch

Surfside 6
Surfside 6 (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as R. K. Mountain

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 75
Blondie
Blondie (1957)

TV show ยท as Herb Woodley

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Freddy Fell

Outlaw Queen
Outlaw Queen (1957)

as Bartender (as Hal Peary)

Wetbacks
Wetbacks (1956)

as Juan Ortega

The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as City Council Candidate / Charlie Henley

Willy
Willy (1954)

TV show

Port of Hell
Port of Hell (1954)

as Leo

Public Defender
Public Defender (1954)

TV show ยท as Ladislaus

Chevron Theatre
Chevron Theatre (1952)

TV show

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Mayor

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Papa

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 60
Hot Spot
Hot Spot (1945)

as The Devil (voice)

Gildersleeve's Ghost
Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Gildersleeve

The Shining Future
The Shining Future (1944)

as The Great Gildersleeve

Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Gildersleeve on Broadway
Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943)
GoodWatch score 66

as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

The Screwball
The Screwball (1943)
GoodWatch score 63

as Policeman

The Great Gildersleeve
The Great Gildersleeve (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Seven Days' Leave
Seven Days' Leave (1942)
GoodWatch score 48

as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

The Loan Stranger
The Loan Stranger (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hudson C. Dann

Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve

Look Who's Laughing
Look Who's Laughing (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gildersleeve

Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)

as Mayor Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve