Acting
John Gavin
- Titles
- 29movies14TV shows
- Career
Active from 1956 to 1980, busiest in 1960 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 20top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Psycho92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.2
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.1
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- Character-Driven Narrative 2
- Classic Western 2
- Revenge Quest 2
- Desolate Landscape 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRussell MettyCinematographerSpartacus, Imitation of Life, A Time to Love and a Time to Die, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Midnight Lace
Sandra DeeActorImitation of Life, Tammy Tell Me True, Romanoff and Juliet
John LarchActorConvoy, Quantez, Behind the High Wall
Don SiegelDirectorConvoy, Destry, The Solid Gold Girl
Frank SkinnerComposerImitation of Life, Midnight Lace, Back Street
Nina FochActorSpartacus, Jennifer
Peter UstinovActorSpartacus, Romanoff and Juliet
Vera MilesActorPsycho, Back Street
Virginia GreyActorTammy Tell Me True, Back Street
Charles DrakeActorTammy Tell Me True, Back Street
Sophia LorenActorA Breath of Scandal, Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Ed NelsonActorDoctors' Private Lives, Doctors' Private Lives
Movies and TV shows
142020s
1 title · average score 82
82
Disclosure (2020)
as Sam Loomis (archive footage)
1970s
2 titles
Nefertiti and Akhenaten (1973)
as Akhenaten
Cutter's Trail (1970)
as Ben Cutter
1960s
9 titles · average score 77
71
Pedro Paramo (1967)
as Pedro Páramo
77
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
as Trevor Graydon
71
Mannix (1967)
TV show
Convoy (1965)
TV show · as Comdr. Dan Talbot
Destry (1964)
TV show
71
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
TV show · as Carlos / Tom Threepersons
70
The Virginian (1962)
TV show · as Charles Boulanger / Baker
92
Psycho (1960)
as Sam Loomis
85
Spartacus (1960)
as Julius Caesar
1950s
2 titles · average score 78
82
Imitation of Life (1959)
as Steve Archer
74
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
as Ernst Graeber