Portrait of John Derek

Acting

John Derek

Titles
43movies3TV shows
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 score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Derek Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

4
TypeAllMovies4
RoleAnyDirecting4Camera3Writing3Editing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s61950s291960s61980s4
GenreAnyAction2Comedy2Romance2Drama2Fantasy1Science Fiction1Adventure1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1980s

4 titles · average score 29
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Poster for Ghosts Can't Do It

Director of Photography, Editor

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Poster for Bolero

Director, Writer

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Poster for Tarzan the Ape Man

Director, Director of Photography

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Poster for Fantasies

Writer, Director

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