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Portrait of Barry Shear

Directing

Barry Shear

Career

Active from 1945 to 1980, busiest in 1972 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barry Shear Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.8, average 5.3
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Iconic Theme Music 4
  • Episodic Mystery 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Comfortable Background Viewing 3
  • Witty Banter 2
  • Nostalgic TV Drama 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Low-Stakes Drama 2
  • Supernatural Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

19 titles · average score 60
Undercover with the KKK
Undercover with the KKK (1979)

Director

The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The San Pedro Bums
The San Pedro Bums (1977)

Director

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Strike Force
Strike Force (1975)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Punch and Jody
Punch and Jody (1974)

Director

The Deadly Trackers
The Deadly Trackers (1973)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Across 110th Street
Across 110th Street (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

Executive Producer, Director

Madame Sin
Madame Sin (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

Creator

Short Walk to Daylight
Short Walk to Daylight (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (1971)

Director

The Todd Killings
The Todd Killings (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

Director, Producer

1960s

4 titles · average score 58
Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Wild in the Streets
Wild in the Streets (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Karate Killers
The Karate Killers (1967)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Around the World with Nellie Bly
Around the World with Nellie Bly (1960)

Director

1950s

1 title
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955)

Director

1940s

1 title
Never Too Old to Swing
Never Too Old to Swing (1945)

Director