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Portrait of James MacArthur

Acting

James MacArthur

Titles
22movies30TV shows
Career

Active from 1957 to 2002, with a break from 1981 to 1997, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James MacArthur Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.6
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    48
    Type
    RoleAnyActing48Appearances4
    ScoreAny60+70+80+
    DecadeAny1940s11950s91960s261970s51980s51990s12000s1
    GenreAnyDrama39Western9Family8Action7Adventure6Crime6Action & Adventure6Comedy5War4Mystery3War & Politics2TV Movie2Thriller2Romance2
    Group by
    DecadesScores
    Newest firstOldest first

    2000s

    1 title

    1990s

    1 title · average score 46

    1980s

    5 titles · average score 64
    GoodWatch76
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show · as Allan Gebhart

    1970s

    5 titles · average score 58
    GoodWatch43
    Fantasy Island

    TV show · as Alex Farrelli

    GoodWatch53
    The Love Boat

    TV show · as Chet Hanson / Paul Krakauer

    1960s

    26 titles · average score 63
    GoodWatch48
    Hawaii Five-O

    TV show · as Danny Williams

    Mosby's Marauders

    as Cpl. Henry Jenkins

    GoodWatch30
    The Love-Ins

    as Larry Osborne

    GoodWatch79
    The Bedford Incident

    as Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.

    GoodWatch73
    Spencer's Mountain

    as Clayboy Spencer

    GoodWatch62
    The Interns

    as Dr. Lew Worship

    GoodWatch54
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    TV show · as Dave Snowden

    GoodWatch60
    Kidnapped

    as David Balfour

    All 26 titles from the 1960s

    1950s

    9 titles · average score 68
    GoodWatch73
    Bonanza

    TV show · as Jason Fredericks

    GoodWatch65
    The Light in the Forest

    as Johnny Butler / True Son

    GoodWatch71
    Wagon Train

    TV show · as Waiter (uncredited)

    GoodWatch76
    Gunsmoke

    TV show · as David McGovern

    GoodWatch51
    Climax!

    TV show · as Hal Ditmar

    GoodWatch81
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    TV show · as Cpl. Henry Jenkins

    GoodWatch68
    General Electric Theater

    TV show · as Johnny Dundeen

    1940s

    1 title · average score 65
    GoodWatch65
    Studio One

    TV show · as Ben Adams / Jim Gibson