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Acting

John McGuire

Career

Active from 1935 to 1947, busiest in 1935 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John McGuire Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Romance
    2.8, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mystery 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Black and White 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

10 titles · average score 68
The Racket
The Racket (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

as Policeman in Locker Room (uncredited)

You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

as Naval Commander

The Tanks Are Coming
The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

as Col. Matthews

The First Legion
The First Legion (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Father Tom Rawleigh

The Sea Hornet
The Sea Hornet (1951)

as Policeman

Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
GoodWatch score 77

as Capt. Joyce

Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
GoodWatch score 88

as Detective Gertessen (uncredited)

When Willie Comes Marching Home
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Major L.T. Moore (uncredited)

Rock Island Trail
Rock Island Trail (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

as Army Lieutenant

Federal Agent at Large
Federal Agent at Large (1950)

as Customs Officer

1940s

22 titles · average score 63
White Heat
White Heat (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

as Psychiatrist #2 (uncredited)

He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

as Officer Robert Rawlins (uncredited)

Border Incident
Border Incident (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Norson (uncredited)

Bells of San Angelo
Bells of San Angelo (1947)
GoodWatch score 38

as Rex Gridley

Dead of Night
Dead of Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

as Hugo Fitch (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
GoodWatch score 88

as Detective (uncredited)

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
GoodWatch score 84

as Young Man (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Nightclub Patron

Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ralph Dickson / Paul Dickson

Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Michael Ward

Women Without Names
Women Without Names (1940)

as Walter Ferris

Street of Memories
Street of Memories (1940)

as Joe Mason / Richard Havens

1930s

12 titles · average score 68
Fugitives for a Night
Fugitives for a Night (1938)

as Casino Extra

Charlie Chan at the Circus
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hal Blake

Wanted: Jane Turner
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jerry Turner

End of the Trail
End of the Trail (1936)

as Larry Pearson

The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lieutenant Lovett

Human Cargo
Human Cargo (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

as 'Spike' Davis

This Is the Life
This Is the Life (1935)

as Michael Grant

Your Uncle Dudley
Your Uncle Dudley (1935)

as Robert Kirby

Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

as Duke

Outlaw Rule
Outlaw Rule (1935)

as Danny Taylor

Contented Calves
Contented Calves (1934)

as Reddington Company Office Worker

Guns for Hire
Guns for Hire (1932)

as Jim Thornton