Portrait of John Singer

Acting

John Singer

Career

Active from 1934 to 1950, busiest in 1935 and 1942 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
GoodWatch score57/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Singer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    38
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1950s

    7 titles ยท average score 66
    Doctor at Sea
    Doctor at Sea (1955)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Sailor in Prison (uncredited)

    Forbidden Cargo
    Forbidden Cargo (1954)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Seaman

    The Cruel Sea
    The Cruel Sea (1953)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Gray

    Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
    Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as 1st Photographer

    The Brave Don't Cry
    The Brave Don't Cry (1952)

    as Tam Stewart

    Come Back Peter
    Come Back Peter (1952)

    as Ted Hapgood

    Four Men in Prison
    Four Men in Prison (1950)

    as Edward Hope

    1940s

    4 titles ยท average score 80
    Fly Away Peter
    Fly Away Peter (1948)

    as Ted Hapgood

    Front Line Kids
    Front Line Kids (1942)

    as Ginger Smith

    In Which We Serve
    In Which We Serve (1942)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Moran

    Somewhere in Camp
    Somewhere in Camp (1942)

    as Pvt. Jack Trevor

    1930s

    26 titles ยท average score 54
    Q Planes
    Q Planes (1939)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Newspaper Boy

    What a Man!
    What a Man! (1939)

    as Harold Bull

    It's Never Too Late to Mend
    It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937)
    GoodWatch score 44

    as Matthew Josephs

    Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
    Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Tobias Rag

    Tudor Rose
    Tudor Rose (1936)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Boy

    The Amateur Gentleman
    The Amateur Gentleman (1936)

    as Boy (uncredited)

    Street Song
    Street Song (1935)

    as Billy

    Royal Cavalcade
    Royal Cavalcade (1935)

    as Boy

    Emil and the Detectives
    Emil and the Detectives (1935)

    as Thesday

    Something Always Happens
    Something Always Happens (1934)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Billy

    Waltzes from Vienna
    Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
    GoodWatch score 41

    as Boy (uncredited)

    Looking on the Bright Side
    Looking on the Bright Side (1932)

    as Boy (uncredited)

    1920s

    1 title ยท average score 60
    High Treason
    High Treason (1929)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as (uncredited)