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Acting

James MacArthur

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 score80/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James MacArthur Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Satire & Parody
    1.1, average 2.3
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    48
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2000s

    1 title
    Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
    Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002)

    as Narrator

    1990s

    1 title · average score 46
    Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister
    Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister (1998)
    GoodWatch score 46

    as Frank Del Rio

    1980s

    5 titles · average score 64
    Murder, She Wrote
    Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as Allan Gebhart

    Walking Tall
    Walking Tall (1981)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show

    The Night the Bridge Fell Down
    The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1980)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Cal Miller

    Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
    Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
    GoodWatch score 60

    TV show · as Walt Stomer

    Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
    Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Walt Stomer

    1970s

    5 titles · average score 58
    Time Express
    Time Express (1979)

    TV show

    Fantasy Island
    Fantasy Island (1978)
    GoodWatch score 43

    TV show · as Alex Farrelli

    Vega$
    Vega$ (1978)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    The Love Boat
    The Love Boat (1977)
    GoodWatch score 53

    TV show · as Chet Hanson / Paul Krakauer

    Battle of the Network Stars
    Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    1960s

    26 titles · average score 63
    Hawaii Five-O
    Hawaii Five-O (1969)
    GoodWatch score 48

    TV show · as Danny Williams

    The Angry Breed
    The Angry Breed (1968)

    as Deek Stacey

    Mosby's Marauders
    Mosby's Marauders (1967)

    as Cpl. Henry Jenkins

    The Love-Ins
    The Love-Ins (1967)
    GoodWatch score 30

    as Larry Osborne

    The Bedford Incident
    The Bedford Incident (1965)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.

    The Truth About Spring
    The Truth About Spring (1965)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as William Ashton

    Spencer's Mountain
    Spencer's Mountain (1963)
    GoodWatch score 73

    as Clayboy Spencer

    Cry of Battle
    Cry of Battle (1963)
    GoodWatch score 34

    as David McVey

    The Interns
    The Interns (1962)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Dr. Lew Worship

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    GoodWatch score 54

    TV show · as Dave Snowden

    Swiss Family Robinson
    Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Fritz

    Kidnapped
    Kidnapped (1960)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as David Balfour

    1950s

    9 titles · average score 68
    Third Man on the Mountain
    Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Rudi Matt

    Bonanza
    Bonanza (1959)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as Jason Fredericks

    The Light in the Forest
    The Light in the Forest (1958)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Johnny Butler / True Son

    The Young Stranger
    The Young Stranger (1957)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Hal Ditmar

    Wagon Train
    Wagon Train (1957)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show · as Waiter (uncredited)

    Gunsmoke
    Gunsmoke (1955)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show · as David McGovern

    Climax!
    Climax! (1954)
    GoodWatch score 51

    TV show · as Hal Ditmar

    The Wonderful World of Disney
    The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show · as Cpl. Henry Jenkins

    General Electric Theater
    General Electric Theater (1953)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show · as Johnny Dundeen

    1940s

    1 title · average score 65
    Studio One
    Studio One (1948)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Ben Adams / Jim Gibson