Portrait of James Donlan

Acting

James Donlan

Career

Active from 1929 to 1936, busiest in 1931 and 1932 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Donlan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    68
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1930s

    64 titles ยท average score 60
    Babes in Arms
    Babes in Arms (1939)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Fred (uncredited)

    Crash Donovan
    Crash Donovan (1936)

    as Smokey

    The Whole Town's Talking
    The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
    GoodWatch score 86

    as Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe

    Belle of the Nineties
    Belle of the Nineties (1934)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Kirby (Tiger Kid's manager)

    Hi, Nellie!
    Hi, Nellie! (1934)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Evans (uncredited)

    Mystery of the Wax Museum
    Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Morgue Attendant (Uncredited)

    Design for Living
    Design for Living (1933)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Fat Man with Ring (uncredited)

    Just a Pain in the Parlor
    Just a Pain in the Parlor (1932)

    as Mr. Smith

    Big Dame Hunting
    Big Dame Hunting (1932)

    as Getchel

    The Good Bad Girl
    The Good Bad Girl (1931)

    as Police Sgt. Donovan

    Men of Chance
    Men of Chance (1931)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Clark

    Beau Bandit
    Beau Bandit (1930)

    as Buck

    1920s

    4 titles ยท average score 47
    Copy
    Copy (1929)

    as Adams

    Wise Girls
    Wise Girls (1929)

    as Ben Wade

    The Bishop Murder Case
    The Bishop Murder Case (1929)
    GoodWatch score 46

    as Ernest Heath

    Big News
    Big News (1929)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Deke