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Portrait of John Derek

Acting

John Derek

Career

Active from 1943 to 1989, with a break from 1970 to 1980, busiest in 1953 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Derek Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Emotional Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • 1940s America 2
  • Moral Dilemma 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

1980s

4 titles · average score 22
Ghosts Can't Do It
Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)
GoodWatch score 19

Director of Photography, Director

Bolero
Bolero (1984)
GoodWatch score 17

Director, Director of Photography

Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 26

Director of Photography, Director

Fantasies
Fantasies (1981)
GoodWatch score 26

Director, Writer

1960s

6 titles · average score 48
A Boy... A Girl
A Boy... A Girl (1969)

Director, Writer

Childish Things
Childish Things (1969)

Director

Once Before I Die
Once Before I Die (1966)
GoodWatch score 35

as Bailey

Nightmare in the Sun
Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
GoodWatch score 43

as Hitchhiker

Frontier Circus
Frontier Circus (1961)

TV show · as Ben Travis

Exodus
Exodus (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Taha

1950s

29 titles · average score 59
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Joshua

Massacre at Sand Creek
Massacre at Sand Creek (1956)

as Lt. Norman Tucker

Run for Cover
Run for Cover (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Davey Bishop

The Outcast
The Outcast (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

as Jet Cosgrave

The Adventures of Hajji Baba
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
GoodWatch score 45

as Hajji Baba

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953)
GoodWatch score 46

as Kid

The Last Posse
The Last Posse (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jed Clayton

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

as Steve McCleary

Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds (1952)

as Lt. Gil Hackett

Mask of the Avenger
Mask of the Avenger (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

as Capt. Renato Dimorna

Saturday's Hero
Saturday's Hero (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

as Steve Novak

Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
GoodWatch score 41

as Robin, Earl of Huntington

1940s

6 titles · average score 72
Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Nick Romano

All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tom Stark

A Double Life
A Double Life (1947)
GoodWatch score 77

as Police Stenographer (uncredited)

I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lieutenant Bruce

Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away (1944)
GoodWatch score 75

as (uncredited)

The Nest
The Nest (1943)

as Boyfriend (as "Dare Harris")