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Acting

Howard St. John

Career: Active from 1949 to 1969, busiest in 1950 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 3
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Born Yesterday
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Howard St. John Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.9, average 5.4
Fantasy
0.3, average 1.7
Scare
1.3, average 2.6
Violence
2.9, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Moral Ambiguity 6
Classic Hollywood 5
Character Study 2
Social Satire 2
Psychological Tension 2
Social Commentary 2
Undercover Investigation 2
Tension & Suspense 2
Noir Thriller 2
Nostalgic 2
Cold War Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

19 titles · average score 60

Don't Drink the Water

53

as Ambassador Magee

Banning

57

as J. Pallister Young

Matchless

47

as General Shapiro

Hank

TV show · as Dr. Lewis Royal

Strange Bedfellows

55

as Julius L. Stevens

Strait-Jacket

78

as Raymond Fields

Sex and the Single Girl

56

as George Randall

as George Washington

One, Two, Three

80

as Wendell P. Hazeltine

Cry for Happy

55

as Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett

Sanctuary

57

as Governor Drake

The Defenders

71

TV show · as James Stanhope

1950s

29 titles · average score 66

World in My Corner

60

as Harry Cram

Illegal

64

as E.A. Smith

Three Coins in the Fountain

57

as Burgoyne

Close to My Heart

68

as E. O. "Frosty" Frost

Goodbye, My Fancy

52

as Claude Griswold

Saturday's Hero

63

as Belfrage

The Big Night

59

as Al Judge

Born Yesterday

85

as Jim Devery

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

60

as David Harding

711 Ocean Drive

65

as Lieutenant Pete Wright

Mister 880

70

as Chief

The Sun Sets at Dawn

62

as The Warden

1940s

4 titles · average score 63

Shockproof

63

as Sam Brooks

The Undercover Man

63

as Joseph S. Horan

Studio One

65

TV show · as Mr. Steen / Herbert

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV show · as Abbot