Portrait of John Qualen

Acting

John Qualen

Career

Active from 1934 to 1969, busiest in 1935 and 1937 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 106 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Qualen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 8
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Working Class 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Classic Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

179
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 76
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

as V12 (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

5 titles · average score 48
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (1973)

as Old Man on Porch

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Frank Casey

Getting Away from It All
Getting Away from It All (1972)

as Charlie Erickson

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Groundskeeper / Sam

The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family (1970)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as The Old Man

1960s

34 titles · average score 65
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Faber

Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mr. Appleby / Willie Dunhill

My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian (1963)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Matt

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Richard Prince (uncredited)

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Gosta Swenson

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
GoodWatch score 89

as Peter Ericson

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Mr. Callahan

Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Milo Simmons

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Mr. Johansson

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Henry Bennett

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Streetcar Conductor

1950s

49 titles · average score 62
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Parley

The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Zeke

My World Dies Screaming
My World Dies Screaming (1958)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jonah Snell

The Big Land
The Big Land (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sven Johnson

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Leland Mills

The Searchers
The Searchers (1956)
GoodWatch score 85

as Lars Jorgensen

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Mr. Stepp / Elmer Shore

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Passion
Passion (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gaspar Melo

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jonas P. Travis

Dragnet
Dragnet (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Woman on the Run
Woman on the Run (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

as Maibus

1940s

40 titles · average score 68
The Big Steal
The Big Steal (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

as Julius Seton

Reaching from Heaven
Reaching from Heaven (1948)

as The Stranger

Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Swangron

Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd (1945)
GoodWatch score 78

as Bart Blivens

Adventure
Adventure (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Model T

Casablanca
Casablanca (1943)
GoodWatch score 93

as Berger

Jungle Book
Jungle Book (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as The Barber

Tortilla Flat
Tortilla Flat (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jose Maria Corcoran

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 88

as Miser Stevens

Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Olaf Johnson

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Axel

Angels Over Broadway
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Charles Engle

1930s

50 titles · average score 63
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Milo

The Chaser
The Chaser (1938)

as Lars

Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sewer Rat

Fit for a King
Fit for a King (1937)

as Otto

She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat (1937)

as Sleepy

Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town (1937)

as Sheriff Dow

Girls' Dormitory
Girls' Dormitory (1936)
GoodWatch score 49

as Toni

Ring Around the Moon
Ring Around the Moon (1936)

as Bill Harvey

Black Fury
Black Fury (1935)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mike Shemanski

One More Spring
One More Spring (1935)

as Auctioneer

Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

as Chris (as John T. Qualen)

Sing and Like It
Sing and Like It (1934)
GoodWatch score 58

as Oswald (as John M. Qualen)