Portrait of Nedrick Young

Acting

Nedrick Young

Career

Active from 1942 to 1999, with a break from 1969 to 1985, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Terror in a Texas Town
Terror in a Texas Town
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nedrick Young Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • 1950s America 2
  • Gritty 2
  • Low-Budget 2
  • Tension 2
  • Femme Fatale 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Courtroom Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 66
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

1980s

1 title ยท average score 56
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1986)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 81
Shadow on the Land
Shadow on the Land (1968)

Writer

Seconds
Seconds (1966)
GoodWatch score 77

as Henry Bushman

The Train
The Train (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

1950s

18 titles ยท average score 60
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78

as Prison Guard

Terror in a Texas Town
Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

as Johnny Crale

Jailhouse Rock
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Story

Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Manning (uncredited)

Captain Scarlett
Captain Scarlett (1953)
GoodWatch score 37

as Pierre DuCloux

Crime Wave
Crime Wave (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gat Morgan

House of Wax
House of Wax (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

as Leon Averill (uncredited)

Retreat, Hell!
Retreat, Hell! (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sgt. Novak

Aladdin and His Lamp
Aladdin and His Lamp (1952)

as Hassan (as Ned Young)

Springfield Rifle
Springfield Rifle (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sgt. Poole (uncredited)

Gun Crazy
Gun Crazy (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dave Allister

A Lady Without Passport
A Lady Without Passport (1950)
GoodWatch score 43

as Harry Nordell

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 57
Border Incident
Border Incident (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Happy (uncredited)

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Parsons

Rusty Leads the Way
Rusty Leads the Way (1948)

Story

The Swordsman
The Swordsman (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bruce Glowan

Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)

Screenplay

Unexpected Guest
Unexpected Guest (1947)

as Ralph Baxter

Decoy
Decoy (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Gay Blades
Gay Blades (1946)

as Gary Lester

The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Curly Evans (as Ned Young)

Dead Men Walk
Dead Men Walk (1943)
GoodWatch score 36

as David Bently

Ladies' Day
Ladies' Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Tony D'Angelo

Bombs Over Burma
Bombs Over Burma (1942)
GoodWatch score 45

as Slim Jenkins