Portrait of Wesley Addy

Acting

Wesley Addy

Career

Active from 1951 to 1996, with a break from 1985 to 1994, busiest in 1995 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wesley Addy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Period Drama 3
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Eyewitness Accounts 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

4 titles · average score 65
A Modern Affair
A Modern Affair (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ed Rhodes

Before and After
Before and After (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

as Judge Grady

Hiroshima
Hiroshima (1995)
GoodWatch score 80

as Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson

Hiroshima
Hiroshima (1995)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson

1980s

6 titles · average score 66
The Bostonians
The Bostonians (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Tarrant

Loving
Loving (1983)

as Cabot Alden

Rage of Angels
Rage of Angels (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Abner Parker

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mr. Wentworth

The Verdict
The Verdict (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dr. Towler

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (1981)

as Connecticut Minister

1970s

8 titles · average score 70
The Europeans
The Europeans (1979)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Wentworth

The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets (1977)

TV show · as General Graves

Tail Gunner Joe
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

as Middleton

Network
Network (1976)
GoodWatch score 85

as Nelson Chaney

The Adams Chronicles
The Adams Chronicles (1976)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Andrew Jackson

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

TV show · as Agent Steiner

The Grissom Gang
The Grissom Gang (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as John P. Blandish

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lt. Commander Alwin D. Kramer

1960s

16 titles · average score 63
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Invaders
The Invaders (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Tomkins

The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol (1966)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Colonel Leske

Seconds
Seconds (1966)
GoodWatch score 77

as John

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Goulding / Carl Torrance

I Spy
I Spy (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Hubbard

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sheriff Standish

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Homer Price

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Dr. Rahm

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Marty McDonald

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dr. Simons

1950s

12 titles · average score 72
Ten Seconds to Hell
Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
GoodWatch score 52

as Wolfgang Sulke

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Joachim DeVry / Alton Brent

The Garment Jungle
The Garment Jungle (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Paul

Time Table
Time Table (1956)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Paul Brucker

The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
GoodWatch score 87

as Lt. Pat Murphy

The Big Knife
The Big Knife (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

as Horatio "Hank" Teagle

Hamlet
Hamlet (1953)

as Horatio

King Lear
King Lear (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

as King of France

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as King of France

The First Legion
The First Legion (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Father John Fulton

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as James Monroe

1940s

4 titles · average score 63
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Walter Marshall / Steven Coryat

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show

Ford Theatre
Ford Theatre (1948)

TV show · as Prof. Allen Carr