Portrait of Larry Gates

Acting

Larry Gates

Career

Active from 1952 to 1980, busiest in 1957 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A.
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Larry Gates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Revenge Thriller 2
  • Urban Decay 2
  • Suspenseful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 15
Leonard Part 6
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
GoodWatch score 15

as Medusa Guard

Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics (1987)

as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman - (archive footage)

The Henderson Monster
The Henderson Monster (1980)

as President Alan Doby

F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)

as Adm. Leahy

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 63
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Pres. Herbert Hoover

Funny Lady
Funny Lady (1975)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bernard Baruch

The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal (1975)

as Sir Oliver Surface

Kate McShane
Kate McShane (1975)

as Judge Graham Platte

Aloha Means Goodbye
Aloha Means Goodbye (1974)

as Torger Nilsson

Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

as Judge Herlands

Pueblo
Pueblo (1973)

as American Negotiator

Banyon
Banyon (1972)

TV show

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sir Oliver Surface

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)

as Arnie Bigelow

The Ceremony of Innocence
The Ceremony of Innocence (1970)

as Earl of Kent

Airport
Airport (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ackerman

1960s

32 titles ยท average score 64
Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Invaders
The Invaders (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Weller

The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jameson

Evening Primrose
Evening Primrose (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Roscoe Potts

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Paul Nichols / Tom Barrett

Toys in the Attic
Toys in the Attic (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

as Cyrus Warkins

Cattle King
Cattle King (1963)
GoodWatch score 60

as President Chester A. Arthur

The Hoodlum Priest
The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

as Louis Rosen

Underworld U.S.A.
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
GoodWatch score 87

as John Driscoll

The Young Savages
The Young Savages (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

as Randolph

One Foot in Hell
One Foot in Hell (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as Doc Seltzer

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

21 titles ยท average score 67
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Bill Stockton

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jacob Darien

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Mason Woodruff

One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Gavin Carroll

On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (1957)

as Mr. Pilbeam

Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

as Al Brooks

The Brothers Rico
The Brothers Rico (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sid Kubik

The Strange One
The Strange One (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as Major Avery

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Mr. Hollister

Above and Beyond
Above and Beyond (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Capt. William Parsons

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

as Charles Blaisdell

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 71
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Clayman / Hy

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show ยท as Darcy

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show