Portrait of Edward Norris

Acting

Edward Norris

Career

Active from 1935 to 1956, busiest in 1942 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Boys Town
Boys Town
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Norris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Film Noir Elements 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Old West 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 58
Jungle Safari
Jungle Safari (1956)

as Bob Elliott

The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian (1955)
GoodWatch score 33

as Roulette Dealer

Murder Without Tears
Murder Without Tears (1953)

as Warren Richards

The Man from the Alamo
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mapes

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sgt. Cliff Hart

I Was a Communist for the FBI
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

as Harmon

Killer Shark
Killer Shark (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ramon

Highway 301
Highway 301 (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Noyes, Gang Driver

Breakthrough
Breakthrough (1950)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sgt. Roy Henderson

The Blazing Sun
The Blazing Sun (1950)

as Doc Larry Taylor

Surrender
Surrender (1950)

as Wilbur

1940s

37 titles ยท average score 54
The Mysterious Desperado
The Mysterious Desperado (1949)

as Ramon Bustamante

Heartaches
Heartaches (1947)

as Jimmy McDonald, Evening Telegram Reporter

Decoy
Decoy (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jim Vincent

Jungle Queen
Jungle Queen (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bob Elliot

Men on Her Mind
Men on Her Mind (1944)

as Jeffrey Wingate

Career Girl
Career Girl (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

as Steve Dexter

End of the Road
End of the Road (1944)

as Robert Kirby

You Can't Beat the Law
You Can't Beat the Law (1943)

as Johnny Gray

Wings Over the Pacific
Wings Over the Pacific (1943)

as Lt. Allan Scott

Man With Two Lives
Man With Two Lives (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Philip Bennett

Doctors Don't Tell
Doctors Don't Tell (1941)

as Dr. Frank Blake

Here Comes Happiness
Here Comes Happiness (1941)

as Chet Madden

1930s

27 titles ยท average score 67
On Trial
On Trial (1939)

as William Arbuckle

Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dan Blackmore

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet (1939)

as Petty Haynes

The Escape
The Escape (1939)

as Louie Peronni

Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79

as Joe Marsh

Newsboys' Home
Newsboys' Home (1938)

as Frankie Barber

They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget (1937)
GoodWatch score 71

as Professor Robert Perry Hale

Bad Guy
Bad Guy (1937)

as Steve Carroll

Mama Steps Out
Mama Steps Out (1937)

as Ferdie Fisher

Alibi Racket
Alibi Racket (1935)

as Joe Rinelli / Leo Rinelli

Wagon Trail
Wagon Trail (1935)

as Clay Hartley, Jr.

Show Them No Mercy!
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
GoodWatch score 72

as Joe Martin