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Acting

John Gavin

Career

Active from 1956 to 1980, busiest in 1960 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Psycho
Psycho
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Gavin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Western 2
  • Revenge Quest 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Desolate Landscape 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 82
Disclosure
Disclosure (2020)
GoodWatch score 82

as Sam Loomis (archive footage)

1980s

1 title · average score 69
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

as Cary Grant

1970s

13 titles · average score 50
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Doctors' Private Lives
Doctors' Private Lives (1978)

as Dr. Jeffrey Latimer

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Harry Kellino

Jennifer
Jennifer (1978)
GoodWatch score 49

as Senator Tremayne

The New Adventures of Heidi
The New Adventures of Heidi (1978)

as Dan Wyler

Flying High
Flying High (1978)

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Dan Barton

House of Shadows
House of Shadows (1976)

as Roland Stewart

Keep It in the Family
Keep It in the Family (1973)

as Roy McDonald

Nefertiti and Akhenaten
Nefertiti and Akhenaten (1973)

as Akhenaten

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
GoodWatch score 43

as Charlie Harrison (Grant Granite)

Cutter's Trail
Cutter's Trail (1970)

as Ben Cutter

1960s

19 titles · average score 65
OSS 117 Murder for Sale
OSS 117 Murder for Sale (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath

Pedro Paramo
Pedro Paramo (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

as Pedro Páramo

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
GoodWatch score 77

as Trevor Graydon

Convoy
Convoy (1965)

TV show · as Comdr. Dan Talbot

Destry
Destry (1964)

TV show

Back Street
Back Street (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Paul Saxon

Tammy Tell Me True
Tammy Tell Me True (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

as Thomas 'Tom' Freeman

Romanoff and Juliet
Romanoff and Juliet (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

as Igor Romanoff

Psycho
Psycho (1960)
GoodWatch score 92

as Sam Loomis

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

as Julius Caesar

Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Brian Younger

A Breath of Scandal
A Breath of Scandal (1960)
GoodWatch score 47

as Charles Foster

1950s

6 titles · average score 67
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1959)
GoodWatch score 82

as Steve Archer

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ernst Graeber

Quantez
Quantez (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as Teach

Four Girls in Town
Four Girls in Town (1957)

as Tom Grant

Behind the High Wall
Behind the High Wall (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Johnny Hutchins

Raw Edge
Raw Edge (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dan Kirby (as John Gilmore)