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Portrait of Frank Overton

Acting

Frank Overton

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
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Overton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

as Robert Sloan (archive footage)

1960s

26 titles · average score 68
The Invaders
The Invaders (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Dr. Grayson

Star Trek
Star Trek (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Elias Sandoval

12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Major Harvey Stovall

Fail Safe
Fail Safe (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

as Gen. Bogan

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Sheriff Al Springer

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sheriff Heck Tate

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as George Felse

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Mr. Umber / Sam Cafferty

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as John Oliver

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Andy Ferguson / Peter Graham

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Bart Hattering

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
GoodWatch score 77

as Morris Lacey

1950s

27 titles · average score 70
The Last Mile
The Last Mile (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

as Father O'Connors

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Robert Sloan / Harry Wheeler

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Capt. Matthew White / Amos Crenshaw

One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Calvin Gannis

Desire Under the Elms
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Simeon Cabot

An American Girl
An American Girl (1958)

as Mr. Davis

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Andrew Bates

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Lawman
Lawman (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Brad Turner

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

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

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Martin Jennings / The Doctor

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show · as Lester

1940s

4 titles · average score 71
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dr. Manning / Alan Wall

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show · as Pat Garrett / Sheriff

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Boomerang!
Boomerang! (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)