Portrait of Tom Neal

Acting

Tom Neal

Career

Active from 1938 to 1953, busiest in 1950 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Detour
Detour
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Neal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mystery 5
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Psychological 3
  • Outlaw 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Low-Budget 2
  • Western 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

16 titles ยท average score 47
The Great Jesse James Raid
The Great Jesse James Raid (1953)

as Arch Clements

Let's Go Navy!
Let's Go Navy! (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

as Joe

Navy Bound
Navy Bound (1951)

as Joe Morelli

G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane (1951)

as Tim Rawlings

Fingerprints Don't Lie
Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Prosecuting Attorney

Danger Zone
Danger Zone (1951)
GoodWatch score 48

as Edgar Spadely

Radar Secret Service
Radar Secret Service (1950)
GoodWatch score 20

as Mickey Moran

King of the Bullwhip
King of the Bullwhip (1950)

as Benson

I Shot Billy the Kid
I Shot Billy the Kid (1950)

as Charley Bowdry

Call of the Klondike
Call of the Klondike (1950)

as Tom Mallory

The Daltons' Women
The Daltons' Women (1950)

as Mayor

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)

as Gordon Rogers

1940s

41 titles ยท average score 61
Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi (1946)

as Rick Lavery

My Dog Shep
My Dog Shep (1946)

as James Herrick

The Brute Man
The Brute Man (1946)
GoodWatch score 34

as Clifford Scott

Detour
Detour (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

as Al Roberts

Club Havana
Club Havana (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bill Porter

First Yank into Tokyo
First Yank into Tokyo (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Major Steve Ross

Crime, Inc.
Crime, Inc. (1945)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jim Riley

Behind the Rising Sun
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
GoodWatch score 39

as Taro Seki

There's Something About a Soldier
There's Something About a Soldier (1943)

as Wally Williams

Klondike Kate
Klondike Kate (1943)

as Jefferson Braddock

Jungle Girl
Jungle Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jack Stanton

Jack Pot
Jack Pot (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Frank Watson

1930s

14 titles ยท average score 61
Within the Law
Within the Law (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Richard Gilder

They All Come Out
They All Come Out (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Joe Z. Cameron

Help Wanted
Help Wanted (1939)

as Joe Daniels

Prophet Without Honor
Prophet Without Honor (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Matthew Fontaine Maury (uncredited)

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)

as Johnny Crusper

Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Freddie Coleman

Honolulu
Honolulu (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ambulance Intern (uncredited)

Four Girls in White
Four Girls in White (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Phillips

Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Reporter (uncredited)

6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ransom

The Great Heart
The Great Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Father Damien (uncredited)

Out West with the Hardys
Out West with the Hardys (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Aldrich Brown