Portrait of John Harkins

Acting

John Harkins

Career

Active from 1975 to 1996, busiest in 1984 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Birdy
Birdy
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Harkins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • True Crime 2
  • Supernatural Horror 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Episodic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)

as Reverend Burns / MTM Show (archive footage)

2000s

1 title · average score 74
Nature Boy
Nature Boy (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Billy

1990s

4 titles · average score 69
Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Edward Reilly

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mansfield

The Boys
The Boys (1993)

TV show · as Harlan Cooper

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire (1991)

as Boynton

1980s

30 titles · average score 65
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Judge

Rampage
Rampage (1987)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Keddie

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Martin Lowens

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Michael Koskoff / Richard 'Dick' Lerner

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Ham Lushbough

Moonlighting
Moonlighting (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Omar Gauss

Birdy
Birdy (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

as Doctor Major Weiss

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Owen Brownwell

City Killer
City Killer (1984)
GoodWatch score 57

as Wally Rickvine

Hunter
Hunter (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Dr. Pence

Amityville 3-D
Amityville 3-D (1983)
GoodWatch score 31

as Clifford Sanders

Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

1970s

20 titles · average score 64
The Sorrows of Gin
The Sorrows of Gin (1979)

as Trace

Being There
Being There (1979)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sidney Courtney

Dallas
Dallas (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Control

Taxi
Taxi (1978)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as John Bowman

Good Against Evil
Good Against Evil (1977)
GoodWatch score 33

as Father Wheatley

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Acapulco Gold
Acapulco Gold (1976)
GoodWatch score 41

as Morgan Frye

Doc
Doc (1975)

TV show · as Fred Fenner

Baretta
Baretta (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Harry O
Harry O (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Gordon Faraday

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Reverend Burns

1960s

3 titles · average score 54
The Crucible
The Crucible (1967)

as Judge Hathorne

The Tiger Makes Out
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

as Leo

The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters (1966)

as Fedotik