Portrait of John Beck

Acting

John Beck

Career

Active from 1967 to 2016, with a break from 2004 to 2015, busiest in 1974 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sleeper
Sleeper
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Beck Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Romantic Entanglements 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • Neo-Noir 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Betrayal 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Sci-Fi Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

95
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 46
ABCs of Death 2 1/2
ABCs of Death 2 1/2 (2016)
GoodWatch score 46

as Townspeople (segment "M is for Martyr")

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 36
Crash Landing
Crash Landing (2006)
GoodWatch score 37

as General McClaren

Timecop: The Berlin Decision
Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as O'Rourke

Project Viper
Project Viper (2002)
GoodWatch score 31

as Simpkins

The Alternate
The Alternate (2000)
GoodWatch score 27

as President Fallbrook

Militia
Militia (2000)
GoodWatch score 28

as Dep. Dir. Anderson

Crash Point Zero
Crash Point Zero (2000)
GoodWatch score 33

as Dr. Maurice Hunter

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (2000)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Mason Fawkes / Forrester Purdue

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 57
A Place to Grow
A Place to Grow (1998)

as Paul Shuler

Steel Chariots
Steel Chariots (1997)

as Dale Tucker

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (1994)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Frank Castle / Punisher (voice)

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Captain Meyers

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Boone

Trade Winds
Trade Winds (1993)

TV show ยท as Robert Philips

Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Det. Eugene Vickers

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Max Elson / Sergeant Lou Ross

Renegade
Renegade (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Roger Perry

A Climate for Killing
A Climate for Killing (1991)
GoodWatch score 46

as Kyle Shipp

Fire and Rain
Fire and Rain (1990)

as Captain Edward Conners

In the Cold of the Night
In the Cold of the Night (1990)
GoodWatch score 44

as Rudy

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 65
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Doug Vickers

Deadly Illusion
Deadly Illusion (1987)
GoodWatch score 40

as Alex Burton

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Paul Cox / Brad Bingham

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Ben Olston / Web McCord

Hunter
Hunter (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Michael Hayworth / Neil Jordan

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Tom Sherman

Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Sam Curtis

Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road (1980)

as Sam Curtis

Gridlock
Gridlock (1980)

as Buzz Gregory

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Edward T. Durant

1970s

27 titles ยท average score 61
The Time Machine
The Time Machine (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

as Neil Perry

Audrey Rose
Audrey Rose (1977)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bill Templeton

The Other Side of Midnight
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

as Larry Douglas

The Big Bus
The Big Bus (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

as Shoulders

The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

as John Thornton

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Rev. George Greg

Rollerball
Rollerball (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Moonpie

Nightmare Honeymoon
Nightmare Honeymoon (1974)
GoodWatch score 33

as Lee

Only God Knows
Only God Knows (1974)

as Philip Norman

Sleeper
Sleeper (1973)
GoodWatch score 80

as Erno Windt

Paperback Hero
Paperback Hero (1973)
GoodWatch score 57

as Pov

Nichols
Nichols (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Ketcham

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 57
The Silent Gun
The Silent Gun (1969)

as Billy Reed

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Walter Stark

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Howard Stone (

Three in the Attic
Three in the Attic (1968)
GoodWatch score 39

as Jake

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Lancer
Lancer (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Jerry Boyes

A Good Time with a Bad Girl
A Good Time with a Bad Girl (1967)

as Cowboy

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as John Hecker

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Sergeant

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Harvey Windsor

Hank
Hank (1965)

TV show

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 74
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Luke Baldwin / Walt Nagel

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mitch Hansen / Albert Vail

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 48
They Raid by Night
They Raid by Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mr. Sandling - Beggar

Babies for Sale
Babies for Sale (1940)

as Charity Worker

1930s

1 title
A Man of Sentiment
A Man of Sentiment (1933)

as Beck - the Butler