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Wendell Mayes

Career

Active from 1957 to 2018, with a break from 1983 to 2017, busiest in 1957 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

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

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Wendell Mayes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Romance 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Naval Warfare 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 43
Death Wish
Death Wish (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

1990s

1 title
Criminal Behavior
Criminal Behavior (1992)

Teleplay

1980s

1 title · average score 18
Monsignor
Monsignor (1982)
GoodWatch score 18

Screenplay

1970s

6 titles · average score 58
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets (1979)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer, Story

Go Tell the Spartans
Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Death Wish
Death Wish (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

The Bank Shot
The Bank Shot (1974)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer

The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

The Revengers
The Revengers (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

1960s

6 titles · average score 67
The Stalking Moon
The Stalking Moon (1968)
GoodWatch score 50

Adaptation

Hotel
Hotel (1967)
GoodWatch score 79

Adaptation, Producer

Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

North to Alaska
North to Alaska (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

1950s

7 titles · average score 73
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
GoodWatch score 90

Screenplay

The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree (1959)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

From Hell to Texas
From Hell to Texas (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Hunters
The Hunters (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

The Enemy Below
The Enemy Below (1957)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay

The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay

The Way to the Gold
The Way to the Gold (1957)

Screenplay