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
- 28top three billing
- Average score
55/100
- Highest rated
The Ten Commandments78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Warfare3.0average 1.2
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Violence5.3average 4.3
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Crime4.4average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor0.8, 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.
- 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
Mickey KnoxActorKnock on Any Door, Bolero, Ghosts Can't Do It
Broderick CrawfordActorAll the King's Men, Scandal Sheet, The Last Posse
Donna ReedActorScandal Sheet, Saturday's Hero, The Big Moment
Jody LawranceActorMask of the Avenger, The Family Secret, The Leather Saint- JJerome ThomsEditorScandal Sheet, Mask of the Avenger, 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
Roy RobertsActorSea of Lost Ships, Massacre at Sand Creek
Ursula AndressActorNightmare in the Sun, Once Before I Die
Richard JaeckelActorSea of Lost Ships, Once Before I Die
Movies and TV shows
451980s
4 titles · average score 29
24
Ghosts Can't Do It (1989)
Director of Photography, Editor
31
Bolero (1984)
Director, Writer
37
Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
Director, Director of Photography
25
Fantasies (1981)
Writer, Director
1960s
6 titles · average score 50
A Boy... A Girl (1969)
Director, Writer
Childish Things (1969)
Director
34
Once Before I Die (1966)
as Bailey
Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
as Hitchhiker
Frontier Circus (1961)
TV show
66
Exodus (1960)
as Taha
1950s
29 titles · average score 62
58
Fury at Showdown (1957)
as Brock Mitchell
78
The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Joshua
66
Run for Cover (1955)
as Davey Bishop
56
Prince of Players (1955)
as John Wilkes Booth
59
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
as Hajji Baba
65
The Outcast (1954)
as Jet Cosgrave
63
The Last Posse (1953)
as Jed Clayton
72
Scandal Sheet (1952)
as Steve McCleary
Thunderbirds (1952)
as Lt. Gil Hackett
59
The Family Secret (1951)
as David Clark
51
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
as Robin, Earl of Huntington
1940s
6 titles · average score 68
63
Knock on Any Door (1949)
as Nick Romano
71
All the King's Men (1949)
as Tom Stark
66
A Double Life (1947)
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)
70
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
as Lt. Bruce
70
Since You Went Away (1944)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Nest (1943)
as Boyfriend (as "Dare Harris")