Portrait of John James

Acting

John James

Career

Active from 1942 to 1953, busiest in 1945 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score45/100
Highest rated
Poster for Devil Bat's Daughter
Devil Bat's Daughter
GoodWatch score45/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 3
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Spy Smasher Returns
Spy Smasher Returns (1966)

as Steve

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 65
Topeka
Topeka (1953)

as Marv Ronsom

Vigilante Terror
Vigilante Terror (1953)

as Jed

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Roberts (Masterson's Chauffeur) (uncredited)

1940s

44 titles ยท average score 63
Son of Billy the Kid
Son of Billy the Kid (1949)

as Colt Thorn

Song of the Wasteland
Song of the Wasteland (1947)

as Lance Bennett

Devil Bat's Daughter
Devil Bat's Daughter (1946)
GoodWatch score 45

as Ted Masters

Riders of the Dawn
Riders of the Dawn (1945)

as Dusty Smith

Saddle Serenade
Saddle Serenade (1945)

as Dusty Smith

Lonesome Trail
Lonesome Trail (1945)

as Dusty James

The Laramie Trail
The Laramie Trail (1944)

as Jimmy Terril

Santa Fe Scouts
Santa Fe Scouts (1943)

as Tim Clay

Thundering Trails
Thundering Trails (1943)

as Johnny Brooke

The Man from Thunder River
The Man from Thunder River (1943)

as Jack Ferguson

The Cyclone Kid
The Cyclone Kid (1942)

as Bill Dawson

Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Steve