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Portrait of James Best

Acting

James Best

Titles
72movies80TV shows
Career

Active from 1952 to 2013, with a break from 1984 to 1994, busiest in 1959 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Shock Corridor
Shock Corridor
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 91 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Best Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.2
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.6
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.8
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 3
  • Car Chases 3
  • Action 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Good Ol' Boys 2
  • Rural Setting 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

3
TypeAllMovies3
RoleAnyActing149Writing3Appearances2Production2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11990s12010s1
GenreAnyHorror2Action1Comedy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

1 title · average score 29

1990s

1 title · average score 39
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Poster for Death Mask

as Wilbur Johnson

1970s

1 title · average score 65