Portrait of Joe King

Acting

Joe King

Career

Active from 1912 to 1956, with a break from 1944 to 1955, busiest in 1917 and 1936 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe King Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

131
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Thunder Beach
Thunder Beach (1956)

as Narrator

1940s

25 titles ยท average score 65
Bombardier
Bombardier (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

as General Barnes

His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Train Conductor

The Glass Key
The Glass Key (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Fisher (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim (1942)
GoodWatch score 88

as Col. McLane (uncredited)

The Big Shot
The Big Shot (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Prosecutor Toohey

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as Draft Board Chairman (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chairman of Hearing (uncredited)

Blondie Goes Latin
Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Captain of the Cruz del Sur (uncredited)

Black Friday
Black Friday (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

as Chief of Police

When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Oklahoma Sheriff

Always a Bride
Always a Bride (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mr. Franklyn

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Inspector O'Matthews

1930s

55 titles ยท average score 61
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Saxby

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Summers (uncredited)

City Streets
City Streets (1938)

as Mike Shanahan

God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Red Munro

Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Judge at Ruth's Trial

Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dan 'Mac' McLaren

Road Gang
Road Gang (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

as J. W. Moett

The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

as George C. Belter

China Clipper
China Clipper (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mr. Pierson

Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)

as Wilcox

Sons o' Guns
Sons o' Guns (1936)
GoodWatch score 55

as General Harper

Moonlight on the Prairie
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)

as Sheriff Jim

1920s

19 titles
The Battle of Paris
The Battle of Paris (1929)

as Jack

Tin Gods
Tin Gods (1926)

as First Foreman

Big Brother
Big Brother (1923)

as Big Ben Murray

Twenty-One
Twenty-One (1923)

as Mr. McCullough

Sisters
Sisters (1922)

as Martin Lloyd

Anne of Little Smoky
Anne of Little Smoky (1921)

as Bob Hayne

Moral Fibre
Moral Fibre (1921)

as John Corliss

The Girl with the Jazz Heart
The Girl with the Jazz Heart (1921)

as Miles Sprague

The Broadway Bubble
The Broadway Bubble (1920)

as Geoffrey Landreth

Man and Woman
Man and Woman (1920)

as Joe

The North Wind's Malice
The North Wind's Malice (1920)

as Henry Carter

The Woman God Sent
The Woman God Sent (1920)

as Jack West Jr.

1910s

31 titles ยท average score 57
Love's Prisoner
Love's Prisoner (1919)

as Jim Garside

The Way of the Strong
The Way of the Strong (1919)

as Alexander Hendrie

The Right To Lie
The Right To Lie (1919)

as Crosby Dana

Shifting Sands
Shifting Sands (1918)
GoodWatch score 57

as John Stanford

Until They Get Me
Until They Get Me (1917)

as Selwyn

Betty and the Buccaneers
Betty and the Buccaneers (1917)

as Dick Winthrop

The Sea Master
The Sea Master (1917)

as Pedro

Her Defiance
Her Defiance (1916)

Director

The Ring of Destiny
The Ring of Destiny (1915)

as Big Bill

Lost by a Hair
Lost by a Hair (1914)

as Rejected Suitor

The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)

as Jack Lamar

The Ball Player and the Bandit
The Ball Player and the Bandit (1912)

as Harry's Rival