Portrait of Tom Arnold

Acting

Tom Arnold

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 2022 and 2023 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
65
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score45/100
Highest rated
Poster for Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 132 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Arnold Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Lighthearted 7
  • Romantic Comedy 7
  • Feel-Good Movie 7
  • Situational Humor 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Feel-Good 7
  • Heartwarming 6
  • Ensemble Cast 6
  • Absurdist Humor 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Contemporary Realism 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

187
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Lost Media
Lost Media

as Ted

Unto the Son
Unto the Son

as Rabbi Hammerstein

The Breakup Pill
The Breakup Pill

as Dr. Evan

The Gun on Second Street
The Gun on Second Street

as Police Chief Dick Steinberger

Spychosis
Spychosis

Screenplay

2020s

31 titles · average score 46
Mermaid
Mermaid (2026)
GoodWatch score 45

as Todd

New Toy Story
New Toy Story (2026)

as Ozzie (voice)

Final Wager
Final Wager (2024)
GoodWatch score 44

as Gary

Underdeveloped
Underdeveloped (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Ralph

Ape vs Mecha Ape
Ape vs Mecha Ape (2023)
GoodWatch score 34

as Hamilton

Transmorphers: Mech Beasts
Transmorphers: Mech Beasts (2023)
GoodWatch score 39

as Brady

A Marriage Made in Heaven
A Marriage Made in Heaven (2022)
GoodWatch score 64

as Johnny Angel

A Prince and Pauper Christmas
A Prince and Pauper Christmas (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cushing

The Good Witch of Christmas
The Good Witch of Christmas (2022)
GoodWatch score 41

as Frank

Christmas Thieves
Christmas Thieves (2021)
GoodWatch score 48

as Frank

High Holiday
High Holiday (2021)
GoodWatch score 39

as Greg Corksey

1 Interrogation
1 Interrogation (2020)
GoodWatch score 42

as Robert Jenks

2010s

47 titles · average score 44
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Christmas Scavenger Hunt (2019)
GoodWatch score 54

as Carl

3 Days with Dad
3 Days with Dad (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

as Andy

Dead Ant
Dead Ant (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

as Danny

Beginner's Guide to Sex
Beginner's Guide to Sex (2015)
GoodWatch score 41

as Principle Hyman

Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas
Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2014)
GoodWatch score 46

as Doug the Dog Catcher

All I Want for Christmas
All I Want for Christmas (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

as Charles

Chilly Christmas
Chilly Christmas (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as Quarterman

Hit & Run
Hit & Run (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

as Randy Anderson

Madea's Witness Protection
Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
GoodWatch score 43

as Walter

Restitution
Restitution (2011)
GoodWatch score 32

as Tom Lipnity

A Christmas Wedding Tail
A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011)
GoodWatch score 36

as Pat

Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mac Bear (voice)

2000s

55 titles · average score 49
The Skeptic
The Skeptic (2009)
GoodWatch score 34

as Sully

The Jerk Theory
The Jerk Theory (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Father Bailey

Moonlight & Mistletoe
Moonlight & Mistletoe (2008)
GoodWatch score 59

as Nick

The Kid & I
The Kid & I (2005)
GoodWatch score 35

as Bill Williams

Chasing Christmas
Chasing Christmas (2005)
GoodWatch score 40

as Jack Cameron

Happy Endings
Happy Endings (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

as Frank

Soul Plane
Soul Plane (2004)
GoodWatch score 36

as Mr. Hunkee

Cradle 2 the Grave
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
GoodWatch score 44

as Archie

Just for Kicks
Just for Kicks (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

as Presscott

Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control
Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. George Wilson (voice)

Ablaze
Ablaze (2002)
GoodWatch score 36

as Wendell Mays

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th (2000)
GoodWatch score 32

as Doughy

1990s

45 titles · average score 57
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Kevin O'Brien

McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy (1997)
GoodWatch score 27

as Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale

Big Bully
Big Bully (1996)
GoodWatch score 20

as Rosco Bigger - Fang

The Stupids
The Stupids (1996)
GoodWatch score 31

as Stanley Stupid

Carpool
Carpool (1996)
GoodWatch score 32

as Franklin Laszlo

Nine Months
Nine Months (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

as Marty Dwyer

True Lies
True Lies (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gib

Tom
Tom (1994)

TV show · as Tom Graham

Body Bags
Body Bags (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Man #1

The Woman Who Loved Elvis
The Woman Who Loved Elvis (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jack Jackson

Undercover Blues
Undercover Blues (1993)
GoodWatch score 44

as Vern Newman

The Jackie Thomas Show
The Jackie Thomas Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · Creator, Writer

1980s

4 titles · average score 67
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Tom Arnold (voice)

Roseanne
Roseanne (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Arnie Thomas

The Roseanne Barr Show
The Roseanne Barr Show (1987)

as Husband Tom

A Different World
A Different World (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Looter