Portrait of Rod Cameron

Acting

Rod Cameron

Career

Active from 1940 to 1972, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
53
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ride the Man Down
Ride the Man Down
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rod Cameron Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 12
  • Western 7
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • B-Movie 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Outlaws 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 57
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977)

as Sheriff Dawson

Jessi's Girls
Jessi's Girls (1975)
GoodWatch score 51

as Rufe

Psychic Killer
Psychic Killer (1975)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dr. Commanger

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Jack Chilson

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The French Love
The French Love (1972)

as (uncredited)

Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel (1971)
GoodWatch score 43

as Charlie Knesson

Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

The Last Movie
The Last Movie (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pat Garrett

Bearcats!
Bearcats! (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Warden Price

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 64
Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Henry Komac / Slim Berkeley

Thunder at the Border
Thunder at the Border (1966)
GoodWatch score 55

as Old Firehand

Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Bonanza: Ride the Wind (1966)

as Curtis Wade

The Bounty Killer
The Bounty Killer (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

as Johnny Liam

Requiem for a Gunfighter
Requiem for a Gunfighter (1965)

as Dave McCloud

Bullets Don't Argue
Bullets Don't Argue (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sheriff Pat Garrett

Bullet in the Flesh
Bullet in the Flesh (1964)

as Nathaniel Masters

The Gun Hawk
The Gun Hawk (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sheriff Ben Corey

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

TV show ยท as Harry Joe Murdock

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Dunn

Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon
Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon (1961)
GoodWatch score 56

as Nathan Chance

Coronado 9
Coronado 9 (1960)

TV show ยท as Dan Adams

1950s

34 titles ยท average score 65
The Man Who Died Twice
The Man Who Died Twice (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as William 'Bill' Brennon

State Trooper
State Trooper (1956)

TV show ยท as Rod Blake

Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

as Marc Hill

Southwest Passage
Southwest Passage (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Edward Fitzpatrick Beale

City Detective
City Detective (1953)

TV show

The Steel Lady
The Steel Lady (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mike Monahan

Ride the Man Down
Ride the Man Down (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Will Ballard

Wagons West
Wagons West (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jeff Curtis

Fort Osage
Fort Osage (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tom Clay

Oh! Susanna
Oh! Susanna (1951)

as Capt. Webb Calhoun

Cavalry Scout
Cavalry Scout (1951)

as Kirby Frye

Stage to Tucson
Stage to Tucson (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Grif Holbrook

1940s

49 titles ยท average score 61
Brimstone
Brimstone (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Johnny Tremaine

Stampede
Stampede (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mike McCall

Belle Starr's Daughter
Belle Starr's Daughter (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bob 'Bitter Creek' Yauntis

Panhandle
Panhandle (1948)
GoodWatch score 60

as John Sands

River Lady
River Lady (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dan Corrigan

The Plunderers
The Plunderers (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as John Drum

The Runaround
The Runaround (1946)

as Eddie J. Kildane

Frontier Gal
Frontier Gal (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jonathan (Johnny) Hart

Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jim Steed

Trigger Trail
Trigger Trail (1944)

as Clint Farrel

G-men vs. the Black Dragon
G-men vs. the Black Dragon (1943)

as Rex Bennett

Secret Service In Darkest Africa
Secret Service In Darkest Africa (1943)

as Rex Bennett

1930s

1 title
Heritage of the Desert
Heritage of the Desert (1939)

as Cowhand