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Portrait of Chuck Barris

Creator

Chuck Barris

Career

Active from 1956 to 2008, with a break from 1981 to 2001, busiest in 1978 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chuck Barris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.0
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0
  • Scare
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cult Classic 2
  • Absurdist Comedy 2
  • 70s Pop Culture 2
  • Campy Entertainment 2
  • Campy Humor 2
  • Cringe Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

7
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 71
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Actual Barris

1990s

1 title · average score 40
Hugo Pool
Hugo Pool (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Irwin

1980s

1 title · average score 41
The Gong Show Movie
The Gong Show Movie (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Writer

1970s

3 titles · average score 58
The Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show
The Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show (1978)

TV show

The Gong Show
The Gong Show (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · Producer, Creator

Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

1960s

1 title
The Mama Cass Television Program
The Mama Cass Television Program (1969)

Executive Producer