Portrait of Stuart Pankin

Acting

Stuart Pankin

Career

Active from 1977 to 2017, busiest in 1991 and 1999 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 95 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stuart Pankin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Pathos
    3.9, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Campy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Wholesome Fun 2
  • Lighthearted Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 64
The Cowboy Killer
The Cowboy Killer (2026)

as Brody

Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

as Buster

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 53
American Christmas
American Christmas (2019)
GoodWatch score 34

as Jim

I Might Be Famous
I Might Be Famous (2017)

as Pat Wonders

The Binding
The Binding (2016)
GoodWatch score 33

as Dr. Plank

Girl Meets World
Girl Meets World (2014)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Principal Yancy

All I Want for Christmas
All I Want for Christmas (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lewis

A Christmas Wedding Date
A Christmas Wedding Date (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Santa Sam

The Artist
The Artist (2011)
GoodWatch score 85

as Director #1 (Restaurant)

Hopelessly in June
Hopelessly in June (2011)

as Francaise Flowers

Shake It Up
Shake It Up (2010)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Santa Claus

2000s

17 titles ยท average score 60
Splatter
Splatter (2009)
GoodWatch score 30

as Dr. Bellows

Splatter
Splatter (2009)
GoodWatch score 37

TV show ยท as Dr. Bellows

The Suite Life on Deck
The Suite Life on Deck (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Simms

An Accidental Christmas
An Accidental Christmas (2007)
GoodWatch score 51

as Saul

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Patrick

Zenon: Z3
Zenon: Z3 (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

as Cmd. Edward Plank

Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls
Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls (2004)
GoodWatch score 27

as Noah

Boston Legal
Boston Legal (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Judge Gilbert Potts

Misadventures in 3D
Misadventures in 3D (2003)

as The Professor / M.A.X. (voice)

That's So Raven
That's So Raven (2003)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mr. Grozowtski / Mr. Grabinsky

Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Doctor

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Ben Heineman

1990s

52 titles ยท average score 59
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

as Cmd. Edward Plank

Encounter in the Third Dimension
Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

as The Professor / M.A.X. (voice)

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
GoodWatch score 35

as Gordon Szalinski

Father and Scout
Father and Scout (1994)
GoodWatch score 39

as Aaron Deutsch

The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
GoodWatch score 23

as Insp. Pete Putrid

Animaniacs
Animaniacs (1993)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Ed (voice)

Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show ยท as Condiment King (voice)

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mr. Brodsky

Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs (1991)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Earl Sinclair (voice)

Life Stinks
Life Stinks (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

as Pritchard

Mannequin Two: On the Move
Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991)
GoodWatch score 30

as Mr. James

Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sheriff Parsons

1980s

30 titles ยท average score 55
Nearly Departed
Nearly Departed (1989)

TV show ยท as Mike Dooley

Family Matters
Family Matters (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Honest Bob

Second Sight
Second Sight (1989)
GoodWatch score 19

as Preston Pickett Ph.D.

Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jimmy

The Dirt Bike Kid
The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Hodgkins

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Jacques de Courville

Night Court
Night Court (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mr. Shoope / Dr. Adelman

Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss? (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Not Necessarily the News
Not Necessarily the News (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Family Ties
Family Ties (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Marv

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Jace Sampson

The Hollywood Knights
The Hollywood Knights (1980)
GoodWatch score 35

as Dudley Laywicker

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 60
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Benny Appleman

Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as Harvey Krepler / Mushroom

Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

as Duane

The San Pedro Beach Bums
The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977)

TV show ยท as Stuf

The San Pedro Bums
The San Pedro Bums (1977)

as Stuf

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Barney Miller
Barney Miller (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Donald (uncredited) / Anthony Moreau

Free to Beโ€ฆ You and Me
Free to Beโ€ฆ You and Me (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

as Man in the Maternity Ward