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Acting

Frank Overton

Titles: 19movies40TV shows

Career: Active from 1951 to 2019, with a break from 1965 to 2018, busiest in 1958 and 1964 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles: 4
top three billing

Average score: 72/100

Highest rated: To Kill a Mockingbird
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Frank Overton Catalog average

Historical
5.6average 2.6
Nostalgia
6.6average 3.7
Crime
5.1average 3.7
Mystery
4.8average 4.1
Tension
6.6average 6.0
Politics
3.1average 2.6
Pathos
5.7average 5.2
Psychological
6.0average 5.6

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.3, average 5.4
Cringe Humor
0.7, average 2.2
Physical Comedy
1.0, average 2.4
Absurdist Humor
0.6, average 2.0

Main genres

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Drama 10
Thriller 3

Recurring tags

Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

2010s

1 title

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as Robert Sloan (archive footage)

1960s

26 titles · average score 68

The Invaders

TV show · as Dr. Grayson

Star Trek

TV show · as Elias Sandoval

12 O'Clock High

TV show · as Major Harvey Stovall

Fail Safe

as Gen. Bogan

The Fugitive

TV show · as Sheriff Al Springer

To Kill a Mockingbird

as Sheriff Heck Tate

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV show · as George Felse

The Virginian

TV show · as Sam Cafferty / Mr. Umber

Dr. Kildare

TV show · as John Oliver

Claudelle Inglish

as Harley Peasley

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

as Morris Lacey

Route 66

TV show · as Peter Graham / Cord Webster

All 26 titles from the 1960s

1950s

27 titles · average score 70

The Last Mile

as Father O'Connors

The Twilight Zone

TV show · as Robert Sloan / Harry Wheeler

Bonanza

TV show · as Amos Crenshaw / Capt. Matthew White

One Step Beyond

TV show · as Calvin Gannis

Desire Under the Elms

as Simeon Cabot

An American Girl

as Mr. Davis

Naked City

TV show · as Andrew Bates

Peter Gunn

TV show

Lawman

TV show · as Brad Turner

Perry Mason

TV show · as Deputy D.A. Nelson Taylor / Father Paul

Wagon Train

TV show · as The Doctor / Martin Jennings

The Trip to Bountiful

as Sheriff

All 27 titles from the 1950s

1940s

4 titles · average score 71

Studio One

TV show · as Alan Wall / Dr. Manning

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV show · as Pat Garrett / Sheriff

Kraft Television Theatre

TV show

Boomerang!

as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)