Portrait of Will Rogers

Acting

Will Rogers

Career

Active from 1918 to 1957, with a break from 1941 to 1956, busiest in 1924 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Will Rogers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Gentle Humor 3
  • Family Comedy 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Classic Americana 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Early Sound Film 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Parrott Chase
The Parrott Chase (2009)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

1 title
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 71
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as archive footage

1940s

1 title ยท average score 64
If I Forget You
If I Forget You (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Will Rogers (uncredited/archive footage)

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 65
Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

as Doctor John Pearly

In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky (1935)

as Steve Tapley

Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

as Keneshaw H. Clark

Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

Story

Judge Priest
Judge Priest (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

as Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest

Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch (1933)

as Ira Skitch

State Fair
State Fair (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

as Abel Frake

Doctor Bull
Doctor Bull (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. George 'Doc' Bull

Business and Pleasure
Business and Pleasure (1932)

as Earl Tinker

Down To Earth
Down To Earth (1932)

as Pike Peters

A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hank Martin

So This Is London
So This Is London (1930)

as Hiram Draper

1920s

28 titles ยท average score 45
They Had to See Paris
They Had to See Paris (1929)
GoodWatch score 45

as Pike Peters

Tiptoes
Tiptoes (1927)

as Uncle Hen Kaye

Don't Park There
Don't Park There (1924)

as Jubilo

A Truthful Liar
A Truthful Liar (1924)

as Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle

Two Wagons Both Covered
Two Wagons Both Covered (1924)

as Bill Bunian / Joe Jackson

Going to Congress
Going to Congress (1924)

as Alfalfa Doolittle

The Cowboy Sheik
The Cowboy Sheik (1924)

as 'Two Straw' Bill

Jus' Passin' Through
Jus' Passin' Through (1923)

as Jubilo

Uncensored Movies
Uncensored Movies (1923)

as Lem Skagwillow

The Headless Horseman
The Headless Horseman (1922)
GoodWatch score 45

as Ichabod crane

The Ropin' Fool
The Ropin' Fool (1922)

as 'Ropes' Reilly

Jes' Call Me Jim
Jes' Call Me Jim (1920)

as Jim Fenton

1910s

3 titles
Jubilo
Jubilo (1919)

as Jubilo

Almost a Husband
Almost a Husband (1919)

as Sam Lyman

Laughing Bill Hyde
Laughing Bill Hyde (1918)

as Bill Hyde