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Portrait of Moses Gunn

Acting

Moses Gunn

Career

Active from 1968 to 1992, busiest in 1975 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Moses Gunn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Romance
    3.1, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Frontier Life 2
  • Found Family 2
  • Gritty Urban Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Racial Tensions 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

5 titles · average score 74
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Risley Tucker

Memphis
Memphis (1992)

as Tio Wiggins

Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Zeke

Brother Future
Brother Future (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Isaac

Murder Times Seven
Murder Times Seven (1990)

as Sam Paxton

1980s

27 titles · average score 62
A Man Called Hawk
A Man Called Hawk (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Ben

Bates Motel
Bates Motel (1987)
GoodWatch score 39

as Henry Watson

Leonard Part 6
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
GoodWatch score 15

as Giorgio

Heartbreak Ridge
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

as Staff Sergeant Webster

The NeverEnding Story
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

as Cairon - Empress' Servant

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Joe Kendall / Dr. Lotus

Amityville II: The Possession
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

as Turner

Father Murphy
Father Murphy (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Ragtime
Ragtime (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

as Booker T. Washington

The Ninth Configuration
The Ninth Configuration (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Maj. Nammack

The Contender
The Contender (1980)

TV show · as George Beifus

1970s

34 titles · average score 64
Remember My Name
Remember My Name (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Pike

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Cornbread, Earl and Me
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

as Benjamin Blackwell

Rollerball
Rollerball (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cletus

Aaron Loves Angela
Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ike

The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Joe Kagan

The Cowboys
The Cowboys (1974)

TV show · as Jebediah Nightlinger

Shaft's Big Score!
Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bumpy Jonas

The Hot Rock
The Hot Rock (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

as Dr. Amusa

Shaft
Shaft (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Bumpy Jonas

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Milton Edwards

1960s

3 titles · average score 62
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Willy Stone

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1968)

as Crooks

Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mill Hand