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Portrait of Bobby Van

Acting

Bobby Van

Career

Active from 1949 to 1973, with a break from 1954 to 1965, busiest in 1953 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bobby Van Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.4, average 5.3
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • B-Movie 2
  • Campy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

4 titles · average score 60
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

as From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Beyond Westworld
Beyond Westworld (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Danny

Skag
Skag (1980)

TV show

The Hustler of Muscle Beach
The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980)

as Emcee

1970s

12 titles · average score 53
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Hector

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Flying High
Flying High (1978)

TV show

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Phil Livingston

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Eddie

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (1975)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Monty Burns

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (1973)
GoodWatch score 32

as Harry Lovett

Doomsday Machine
Doomsday Machine (1972)
GoodWatch score 21

as Danny

Lost Flight
Lost Flight (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Eddie Randolph

1960s

2 titles · average score 36
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966)
GoodWatch score 36

as Ens. Rutherford Chandler

Mickey
Mickey (1964)

TV show

1950s

5 titles · average score 57
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dobie Gillis

Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
GoodWatch score 81

as "Gremio"

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl (1953)
GoodWatch score 45

as Ludwig Schlemmer

Because You're Mine
Because You're Mine (1952)
GoodWatch score 50

as Artie Pilcer

Skirts Ahoy!
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

as Bobby Van (uncredited)

1940s

1 title
The Admiral Broadway Revue
The Admiral Broadway Revue (1949)

TV show