Acting
John Derek
- Titles
- 44movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1943 to 1989, with a break from 1970 to 1980, busiest in 1953 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
52/100
- Highest rated
Scandal Sheet88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Eroticism3.2average 1.8
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Violence5.2average 4.3
- Class & Capitalism3.6average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay2.7, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Emotional Drama 2
- Classic Western 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Character Study 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- 1940s America 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- BBurnett GuffeyCinematographerAll the King's Men, Knock on Any Door, Scandal Sheet, The Last Posse, The Family Secret
Bo DerekActorTarzan the Ape Man, Bolero, Ghosts Can't Do It, Fantasies
Broderick CrawfordActorAll the King's Men, Scandal Sheet, The Last Posse
Donna ReedActorScandal Sheet, Saturday's Hero, The Big Moment
Mickey KnoxActorKnock on Any Door, Bolero, Ghosts Can't Do It
Jody LawranceActorMask of the Avenger, The Leather Saint, The Family Secret- JJerome ThomsEditorMask of the Avenger, Scandal Sheet, Prince of Pirates
Jesse Lasky Jr.WriterThe Ten Commandments, Mask of the Avenger, Mission Over Korea
Erin O'Brien-MooreActorSea of Lost Ships, The Family Secret
Debra PagetActorThe Ten Commandments, Omar Khayyam
Ursula AndressActorNightmare in the Sun, Once Before I Die
Richard JaeckelActorSea of Lost Ships, Once Before I Die
Movies and TV shows
391960s
4 titles · average score 48
35
Once Before I Die (1966)
as Bailey
43
Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
as Hitchhiker
Frontier Circus (1961)
TV show · as Ben Travis
68
Exodus (1960)
as Taha
1950s
29 titles · average score 59
81
The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Joshua
67
Run for Cover (1955)
as Davey Bishop
59
Prince of Players (1955)
as John Wilkes Booth
45
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
as Hajji Baba
43
The Outcast (1954)
as Jet Cosgrave
59
The Last Posse (1953)
as Jed Clayton
Sea of Lost Ships (1953)
as G.R. 'Grad' Matthews
88
Scandal Sheet (1952)
as Steve McCleary
Thunderbirds (1952)
as Lt. Gil Hackett
56
Mask of the Avenger (1951)
as Capt. Renato Dimorna
35
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
as Robin, Earl of Huntington
1940s
6 titles · average score 72
65
Knock on Any Door (1949)
as Nick Romano
71
All the King's Men (1949)
as Tom Stark
77
A Double Life (1947)
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
71
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
as Lieutenant Bruce
75
Since You Went Away (1944)
as (uncredited)
The Nest (1943)
as Boyfriend (as "Dare Harris")