Portrait of Mantan Moreland

Acting

Mantan Moreland

Career

Active from 1933 to 1970, with a break from 1950 to 1969, busiest in 1942 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
34
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sky Dragon
Sky Dragon
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mantan Moreland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    3.3, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Catharsis
    3.4, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • 1940s 5
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Charlie Chan Mystery 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • World War II Era 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Classic Detective 2
  • Crime Investigation 2
  • Murder Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

106
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Ebony Parade
Ebony Parade

as Mantan

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 50
The Young Nurses
The Young Nurses (1973)
GoodWatch score 39

as Old Man

Watermelon Man
Watermelon Man (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Joe the Counterman

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Stranger

The Bill Cosby Show
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Uncle Dewey

The Comic
The Comic (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Passerby at Billy's Funeral (unbilled)

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Philip Richards

Julia
Julia (1968)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Harry James

Spider Baby
Spider Baby (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Messenger

Enter Laughing
Enter Laughing (1967)
GoodWatch score 52

as Subway Rider

The Patsy
The Patsy (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

as Barber Shop Porter

1940s

83 titles ยท average score 57
Docks of New Orleans
Docks of New Orleans (1948)
GoodWatch score 60

as Birmingham Brown

The Golden Eye
The Golden Eye (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Birmingham Brown

Dark Alibi
Dark Alibi (1946)
GoodWatch score 49

as Birmingham Brown

The Trap
The Trap (1946)
GoodWatch score 53

as Birmingham Brown

Shadows Over Chinatown
Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
GoodWatch score 63

as Birmingham Brown

The Shanghai Cobra
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Birmingham Brown

The Scarlet Clue
The Scarlet Clue (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Birmingham Brown, Chauffeur

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

as Birmingham Brown

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver

Black Magic
Black Magic (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as Birmingham Brown

Law of the Jungle
Law of the Jungle (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jefferson "Jeff" Jones

King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jefferson 'Jeff' Jackson

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 56
Irish Luck
Irish Luck (1939)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jefferson

One Dark Night
One Dark Night (1939)

as Samson Brown

Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sport Black at the Wake (uncredited)

Riders of the Frontier
Riders of the Frontier (1939)

as Chappie, the Cook

Next Time I Marry
Next Time I Marry (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Tilby

Two-Gun Man from Harlem
Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)

as Bill Blake

Spirit of Youth
Spirit of Youth (1938)

as Creighton 'Crickie' Fitzgibbons

Gang Smashers
Gang Smashers (1938)

as Gloomy

Frontier Scout
Frontier Scout (1938)

as Norris Family Butler

Harlem on the Prairie
Harlem on the Prairie (1937)

as Mistletoe

The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

as Angel Removing Hat (uncredited)

That's the Spirit
That's the Spirit (1933)

as Night Watchman