Portrait of Joseph Bottoms

Acting

Joseph Bottoms

Career

Active from 1973 to 2019, with a break from 1999 to 2012, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Holocaust
Holocaust
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph Bottoms Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Satire & Parody
    1.1, average 2.3
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 61
Cicada Song
Cicada Song (2019)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kurt

Monster in a House
Monster in a House (2014)

as Joe

King Eternal
King Eternal (2013)

as General / Bandit / Space Bandit

1990s

11 titles ยท average score 47
Joseph's Gift
Joseph's Gift (1999)

as Simon Keller

The Net
The Net (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Shawn Trelawney

V.I.P.
V.I.P. (1998)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Chief Criminal

Snide and Prejudice
Snide and Prejudice (1997)

as Therapist Himmler

Profiler
Profiler (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Bobby O'Hara

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Tom Wilson

Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

as Tommy Graham

Liar's Edge
Liar's Edge (1992)
GoodWatch score 30

as Dave Kirkpatrick

Treacherous Crossing
Treacherous Crossing (1992)

as Kenneth Gates

Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum (1991)
GoodWatch score 39

as Baxter Reed

Flair
Flair (1990)

TV show ยท as Matt Lee

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 54
Born to Race
Born to Race (1988)

as Al Pagura

Open House
Open House (1987)
GoodWatch score 33

as Dr. David Kelley

Braker
Braker (1985)

as Eddie Kelso

Celebrity
Celebrity (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mack Crawford

Blind Date
Blind Date (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

as Jonathon Ratcliff

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

TV show ยท as Mickey Shannon

The Sins of Dorian Gray
The Sins of Dorian Gray (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Stuart Vane

Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family
Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family (1982)

as George Osmond

King of the Mountain
King of the Mountain (1981)
GoodWatch score 44

as Buddy

The Intruder Within
The Intruder Within (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

as Scott

Surfacing
Surfacing (1981)

as Joe

Cloud Dancer
Cloud Dancer (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

as Tom Loomis

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 66
The Black Hole
The Black Hole (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lieutenant Charles Pizer

Holocaust
Holocaust (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Rudi Weiss

Return Engagement
Return Engagement (1978)

as Stewart Anderman

High Rolling
High Rolling (1977)

as Texas

Crime and Passion
Crime and Passion (1976)
GoodWatch score 59

as Larry

Family
Family (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Stalk the Wild Child
Stalk the Wild Child (1976)

as Cal, as a Young Man

The Dove
The Dove (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

as Robin Lee Graham

Unwed Father
Unwed Father (1974)

as Peter

Trouble Comes to Town
Trouble Comes to Town (1973)

as Billy Keith

1960s

1 title ยท average score 61
Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Cal Winters

1950s

1 title ยท average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Stewart Anderman