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Portrait of William Harrigan

Acting

William Harrigan

Career

Active from 1915 to 1957, with a break from 1916 to 1926, busiest in 1933 and 1935 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Harrigan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Pre-Code Era 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • 1930s Crime 2
  • Gangsters 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 57
Booker
Booker (1989)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Security Guard

1950s

6 titles · average score 57
Street of Sinners
Street of Sinners (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gus

Roogie's Bump
Roogie's Bump (1954)

as Red O'Malley

Francis Covers the Big Town
Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
GoodWatch score 38

as Inspector Hansen

Steel Town
Steel Town (1952)

as John 'Mac' McNamara

Flying Leathernecks
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Lt.Cdr. Joe Curran

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)

TV show

1940s

5 titles · average score 71
Desert Fury
Desert Fury (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

as Berle Lindquist

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
GoodWatch score 86

as Ward Hughes

Citizen Saint
Citizen Saint (1947)

as Father Vail

Follies Girl
Follies Girl (1943)

as Jimmy Dobson

Arizona
Arizona (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Union Commanding Officer

1930s

18 titles · average score 59
Over the Goal
Over the Goal (1937)

as Jim Shelly

Exiled to Shanghai
Exiled to Shanghai (1937)

as Grant Powell

Frankie and Johnnie
Frankie and Johnnie (1936)

as Curley

'G' Men
'G' Men (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as 'Mac' McKay

His Family Tree
His Family Tree (1935)

as Charles Murfree

Whipsaw
Whipsaw (1935)
GoodWatch score 56

as 'Doc' Evans

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Arthur Kemp

Pick-up
Pick-up (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jim Richards

The Girl in 419
The Girl in 419 (1933)

as Peter Lawton

Disgraced!
Disgraced! (1933)

as Captain Holloway

Born Reckless
Born Reckless (1930)
GoodWatch score 40

as Good News Brophy

On the Level
On the Level (1930)

as Danny Madden

1920s

2 titles
Nix on Dames
Nix on Dames (1929)

as Johnny Brown

Cabaret
Cabaret (1927)

as Jack Costigan

1910s

1 title
An Affair of Three Nations
An Affair of Three Nations (1915)

as Phillip Warwick