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Portrait of Gordon MacRae

Acting

Gordon MacRae

Career

Active from 1948 to 1980, with a break from 1959 to 1979, busiest in 1950 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gordon MacRae Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Musical 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 66
The Pilot
The Pilot (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joe Barnes

1970s

2 titles · average score 54
Zero to Sixty
Zero to Sixty (1978)
GoodWatch score 38

as Officer Joe

McCloud
McCloud (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

1950s

18 titles · average score 60
Carousel
Carousel (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

as Billy Bigelow

The Best Things in Life Are Free
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

as B.G. 'Buddy' De Sylva

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (1955)
GoodWatch score 74

as Curly McLain

By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bill Sherman

Three Sailors and a Girl
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
GoodWatch score 43

as Choirboy B. Jones

The Desert Song
The Desert Song (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as El Khobar / Paul Bonnard

About Face
About Face (1952)
GoodWatch score 45

as Tony Williams

On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as William 'Bill' Sherman

Starlift
Starlift (1951)
GoodWatch score 48

as Gordon MacRae

Tea for Two
Tea for Two (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jimmy Smith

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tony Pastor

Return of the Frontiersman
Return of the Frontiersman (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

as Logan Barrett

1940s

2 titles · average score 49
Look for the Silver Lining
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
GoodWatch score 49

as Frank Carter

The Big Punch
The Big Punch (1948)

as Johnny Grant