Portrait of Martin Gabel

Acting

Martin Gabel

Career

Active from 1947 to 1980, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 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: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martin Gabel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Spiritual
    0.5, average 2.0
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 56
The First Deadly Sin
The First Deadly Sin (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

as Christopher Langley

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 67
Contract on Cherry Street
Contract on Cherry Street (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bob Waldman

The Front Page
The Front Page (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer

Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Smile Jenny, You're Dead (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Meade De Ruyter

Harvey
Harvey (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

as Judge Omar Gaffney

There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Warden LeGoff

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 61
Lady in Cement
Lady in Cement (1968)
GoodWatch score 40

as Al Mungar

Divorce American Style
Divorce American Style (1967)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Zenwinn

The Making of the President: 1964
The Making of the President: 1964 (1966)

as Narrator (voice)

Lord Love a Duck
Lord Love a Duck (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as T. Harrison "Harry" Belmont (uncredited)

Marnie
Marnie (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sidney Strutt

Goodbye Charlie
Goodbye Charlie (1964)
GoodWatch score 46

as Morton Craft

The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory (1963)

as Chief of Police

The Crimebusters
The Crimebusters (1961)

as George Vincent

The Right Man
The Right Man (1960)

as William Jennings Bryant

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 65
The James Dean Story
The James Dean Story (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as Narrator

Tip on a Dead Jockey
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bert Smith

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Hercule Poirot

The Thief
The Thief (1952)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Bleek

Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

as Tomas Rienzi

M
M (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as Charlie Marshall

Pictura
Pictura (1951)

as Narrator (segment "Paul Gauguin") (voice)

Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Strauss

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 63
The Lost Moment
The Lost Moment (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Associate Producer