Portrait of James Craig

Acting

James Craig

Career

Active from 1937 to 1972, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
43
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Craig Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.9, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 5
  • Character-Driven 3
  • 1940s Setting 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Simple Morality 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 25
Doomsday Machine
Doomsday Machine (1972)
GoodWatch score 21

as Dr. Haines

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972)

TV show ยท as John Rodman

Bigfoot
Bigfoot (1970)
GoodWatch score 29

as Cyrus

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 51
The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

as Maj. Gen. Knapp

Arizona Bushwhackers
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
GoodWatch score 38

as Ike Clanton

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
If He Hollers, Let Him Go! (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

as Police Chief Jim

Venus Flytrap
Venus Flytrap (1967)
GoodWatch score 24

as Dr. Bragan

Fort Utah
Fort Utah (1967)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bo Greer

Custer
Custer (1967)

TV show

Hostile Guns
Hostile Guns (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ned Cooper

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sgt. Wayne

Four Fast Guns
Four Fast Guns (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tom Sabin

1950s

19 titles ยท average score 60
Man or Gun
Man or Gun (1958)

as Pinch Corley

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ep Clark

The Cyclops
The Cyclops (1957)
GoodWatch score 34

as Russ Bradford

Naked In The Sun
Naked In The Sun (1957)

as Osceola

Massacre
Massacre (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ezparza

The Women of Pitcairn Island
The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956)

as Jeb Page

Last of the Desperados
Last of the Desperados (1955)

as Sheriff Pat Garrett

Fort Vengeance
Fort Vengeance (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dick Ross

Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gorvahlsen

Drums in the Deep South
Drums in the Deep South (1951)
GoodWatch score 45

as Maj. Clay Clayburn

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

as Chief Frank Westlake, INS

Side Street
Side Street (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as George Garsell / Mr. Howard

1940s

34 titles ยท average score 63
Little Mister Jim
Little Mister Jim (1947)

as Capt. Big Jim Tukker

Boys' Ranch
Boys' Ranch (1946)

as Dan Walker

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
GoodWatch score 73

as Nels Halverson

Appointment in Tokyo
Appointment in Tokyo (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Narrator

Kismet
Kismet (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Caliph

The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lloyd X. Hunter

Marriage Is a Private Affair
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as Captain Miles Lancing

Gentle Annie
Gentle Annie (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lloyd Richland aka Rich Williams

The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy (1943)
GoodWatch score 83

as Tom Spangler

Valley of the Sun
Valley of the Sun (1942)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jonathan Ware

Seven Miles from Alcatraz
Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)
GoodWatch score 41

as Champ Larkin

Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mark

1930s

17 titles ยท average score 65
North of Shanghai
North of Shanghai (1939)

as Jed Howard

Flying G-Men
Flying G-Men (1939)

as John Cummings

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Swindler Driving Car (uncredited)

Pest from the West
Pest from the West (1939)
GoodWatch score 67

as Pedro (uncredited)

Taming of the West
Taming of the West (1939)

as Handy Clem

The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Juror Watkins

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Good Girls Go to Paris
Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Blondie Meets the Boss
Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

as (uncredited)

The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Steward (uncredited)

Thunder Trail
Thunder Trail (1937)

as Bob Tate

The Love Test
The Love Test (1935)

as Boiler Man