Portrait of Mason Adams

Acting

Mason Adams

Career

Active from 1947 to 2006, with a break from 1961 to 1976, busiest in 1986 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mason Adams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Dark Humor
    2.0, average 2.8
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 2
  • Nostalgic TV Movie 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles
American Eats: History on a Bun
American Eats: History on a Bun (2006)

as Narrator

Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait
Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait (2002)

as Narrator

1990s

20 titles ยท average score 63
Life Among the Cannibals
Life Among the Cannibals (1999)

as Francis

The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Justice Joseph Crouch

From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Clinton Anderson

Oz
Oz (1997)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Mr. Hoyt

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Mr. Trapwell (segment "The Scoop")

Not of This Earth
Not of This Earth (1995)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Rochelle

Murder One
Murder One (1995)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Sidney Pomerantz

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)
GoodWatch score 50

as Henry D. Hyde

Son in Law
Son in Law (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

as Walter Warner Sr.

Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

as Deputy Director Brown

Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ford

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

as Frank Halloran

1980s

27 titles ยท average score 64
Knight & Daye
Knight & Daye (1989)

TV show ยท as Everett Daye

Family Matters
Family Matters (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as The Judge

It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story (1989)

as Narrator (voice)

F/X
F/X (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Col. Mason

Under Siege
Under Siege (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Geoffrey Wiggins

Morningstar/Eveningstar
Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986)

TV show

Passions
Passions (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ron Sandler

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

TV show ยท as Roger Philby

The Night They Saved Christmas
The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sumner Murdock

The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Cat in the Hat / Narrator (voice)

Family Ties
Family Ties (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Professor Lloyd Rhodes

The Final Conflict
The Final Conflict (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

as President

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 59
A Shining Season
A Shining Season (1979)

as Dr. Ed Johnson

And Baby Makes Six
And Baby Makes Six (1979)

as Dr. Eliot Losen

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Charlie Hume

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

TV show ยท as Richard Simmons

The Deadliest Season
The Deadliest Season (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bill Cairns

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

as Grandpa (voice)

God Told Me To
God Told Me To (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

as Obstetrician

The Happy Hooker
The Happy Hooker (1975)
GoodWatch score 39

as The Banker with Chris

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 42
Another World
Another World (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show

The Computer Comes to Marketing
The Computer Comes to Marketing (1960)

as Narrator (uncredited)

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 71
Startime
Startime (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Radio Actor

Decoy
Decoy (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Bill Wendover

The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Walter Maxwell (uncredited)

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show ยท as Mr. Watkins

1940s

1 title
Mr. Bell
Mr. Bell (1947)

as Thomas Watson