Portrait of Arthur V. Johnson

Acting

Arthur V. Johnson

Career

Active from 1908 to 1955, with a break from 1916 to 1954, busiest in 1909 with 60 main titles.

Leading roles
128
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Unchanging Sea
The Unchanging Sea
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur V. Johnson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    0.5, average 2.8
  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 23
  • Silent Film 13
  • Historical Setting 12
  • Silent Film Era 10
  • Historical Drama 8
  • Simple Narrative 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Melodrama 7
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Silent Era 4
  • Tragedy 4
  • Class Conflict 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

188
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Film Fun
Film Fun (1955)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1910s

84 titles · average score 64
The Beloved Adventurer
The Beloved Adventurer (1914)

Director

A Child's Devotion
A Child's Devotion (1912)

as Bert Hackett - The Father

Her Child's Honor
Her Child's Honor (1911)

as The Second Husband

Taming a Husband
Taming a Husband (1910)

as Lady Margaret's Husband

The Unchanging Sea
The Unchanging Sea (1910)
GoodWatch score 64

as The Fisherman

Love Among the Roses
Love Among the Roses (1910)

as The Gardener

All on Account of the Milk
All on Account of the Milk (1910)

as Hiram Hopkins

Faithful
Faithful (1910)

as John Dobbs [Adonese]

The Two Brothers
The Two Brothers (1910)

as Jose

The Newlyweds
The Newlyweds (1910)

as Dick Harcourt

The Cloister’s Touch
The Cloister’s Touch (1910)

as The Duke

The Twisted Trail
The Twisted Trail (1910)

as Bob Gorman

1900s

103 titles · average score 51
Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe (1909)
GoodWatch score 56

as Publisher

Lady Helen's Escapade
Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)

as The Diner Guest

The Expiation
The Expiation (1909)

as William Trevor

The Sealed Room
The Sealed Room (1909)
GoodWatch score 55

as The King

Pranks
Pranks (1909)

as Tom

To Save Her Soul
To Save Her Soul (1909)

as Paul Redmond

Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge (1909)

as Paul Hiller

Eloping with Auntie
Eloping with Auntie (1909)

as The Minister / In Store

The Voice of the Violin
The Voice of the Violin (1909)
GoodWatch score 49

as Herr von Schmidt

A Drunkard's Reformation
A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
GoodWatch score 55

as John Wharton

The Adventures of Dollie
The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
GoodWatch score 55

as Father

The Greaser's Gauntlet
The Greaser's Gauntlet (1908)

as Tom Berkeley