Portrait of Gene Barry

Acting

Gene Barry

Career

Active from 1952 to 1994, busiest in 1957 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Prescription: Murder
Prescription: Murder
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gene Barry Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Episodic Mystery 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 62
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

as Grandfather

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)

as Wes Bonnell (archive footage) (uncredited)

These Old Broads
These Old Broads (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Stern

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 55
Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Amos Burke

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bat Masterson

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 70
Turn Back the Clock
Turn Back the Clock (1989)

as John Forrest

My Secret Identity
My Secret Identity (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Paradise
Paradise (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Bat Masterson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

as Glenn Robertson

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

TV show ยท as Prince of Darkness (segment "Time and Teresa Golowitz")

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

TV show ยท as Henry Reynard

Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Nicholas Roland

The Adventures of Nellie Bly
The Adventures of Nellie Bly (1981)

as John Cockerill

Aloha Paradise
Aloha Paradise (1981)

TV show

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981)

as Andrew Stovall

A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love (1980)

as Gordon Harris

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 44
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 42

as Congressman Lee O'Brien

Abraham's Sacrifice
Abraham's Sacrifice (1979)

as Abraham

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Neville Quinn

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

TV show ยท as Ted Anderson / Wade Hubbard

Ransom for Alice!
Ransom for Alice! (1977)

as Harry Darew

Aspen
Aspen (1977)

TV show ยท as Carl Osborne

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Frank Jason / Steve Moss

The Second Coming of Suzanne
The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974)
GoodWatch score 38

as Jackson Sinclair, the TV Commentator

The Adventurer
The Adventurer (1972)

TV show ยท as Gene Bradley

The Devil and Miss Sarah
The Devil and Miss Sarah (1971)

as Rankin

Do You Take This Stranger?
Do You Take This Stranger? (1971)

as Murray Jarvis

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 65
Istanbul Express
Istanbul Express (1969)

as Michael London

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Glenn Howard

Prescription: Murder
Prescription: Murder (1968)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ray Flemming

Subterfuge
Subterfuge (1968)

as Michael A. Donovan

Maroc 7
Maroc 7 (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

as Simon Grant

Amos Burke: Secret Agent
Amos Burke: Secret Agent (1965)

TV show

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Captain Amos Burke

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as John Chambers

Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys (1960)

TV show

1950s

25 titles ยท average score 63
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Bat Masterson

Thunder Road
Thunder Road (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Troy Barrett

Hong Kong Confidential
Hong Kong Confidential (1958)
GoodWatch score 56

as Agent Casey Reed

The 27th Day
The 27th Day (1957)
GoodWatch score 36

as Jonathan Clark

China Gate
China Gate (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sgt. Brock

The Houston Story
The Houston Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Frank Duncan

The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

as Captain Charles Laverne

Naked Alibi
Naked Alibi (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Al Willis

The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds (1953)
GoodWatch score 76

as Clayton Forrester

The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)

as Capt. Beaton

Those Redheads from Seattle
Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
GoodWatch score 56

as Johnny Kisco

The Atomic City
The Atomic City (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Frank Addison

1940s

1 title ยท average score 62
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show