Portrait of Jackson Beck

Acting

Jackson Beck

Career

Active from 1938 to 2025, with a break from 1984 to 2011, busiest in 1947 with 14 main titles.

Leading roles
172
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for She-Sick Sailors
She-Sick Sailors
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jackson Beck Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.0, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.8, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 14
  • Classic Animation 13
  • Family-Friendly 12
  • Classic Cartoon 10
  • Slapstick Comedy 8
  • Nostalgic Animation 5
  • Superman 5
  • Classic Cartoon Slapstick 4
  • Good vs. Evil 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Simple Storytelling 4
  • Slapstick Humor 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

203
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons
The Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons (2025)

as Bluto (voice)

2010s

2 titles
3-D Rarities
3-D Rarities (2015)

as King Luna/Moon People (archive footage)

Noveltoons: Original Classics
Noveltoons: Original Classics (2012)

as Buzzy Crow

1980s

8 titles · average score 69
Radio Days
Radio Days (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

as Radio Voice (voice)

G.I. Joe: The Movie
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
GoodWatch score 55

as Narrator (voice)

Power
Power (1986)
GoodWatch score 44

as The Voice (voice)

G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984)
GoodWatch score 80

as Narrator (voice)

The Camps of Death
The Camps of Death (1983)

as Narrator (segment "Death: A Nazi War Criminal Pays for His Crime") (voice) (archive footage)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Announcer (voice)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Narrator

1970s

2 titles · average score 52
Cry Uncle!
Cry Uncle! (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

as Narrator (voice)

A Dopey Hacienda
A Dopey Hacienda (1970)

as Diablo the Cat (vocal effects) (uncredited)

1960s

19 titles · average score 65
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as (voice)

The New Adventures of Superman
The New Adventures of Superman (1966)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

The Adventures of Superboy
The Adventures of Superboy (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show

Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show

Popeye the Sailor
Popeye the Sailor (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Brutus (voice)

Jeep Tale
Jeep Tale (1960)

as Brutus

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (1960)

TV show · as King Leonardo (voice)

Popeye and the Giant
Popeye and the Giant (1960)

as Brutus (voice)

Popeye's Pizza Palace
Popeye's Pizza Palace (1960)

as Brutus (voice)

Matinee Idol Popeye
Matinee Idol Popeye (1960)

as Brutus (Voice)

Barbecue for Two
Barbecue for Two (1960)

as Brutus

Super Duper Market
Super Duper Market (1960)

as Brutus

1950s

90 titles · average score 60
Nearlyweds
Nearlyweds (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Penny Antics
Penny Antics (1955)

as Bluto (voice)

Robin Rodenthood
Robin Rodenthood (1955)

as Herman (uncredited)

Floor Flusher
Floor Flusher (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Greek Mirthology
Greek Mirthology (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Taxi-Turvy
Taxi-Turvy (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Crazytown
Crazytown (1954)

as Boxer (uncredited)

Popalong Popeye
Popalong Popeye (1952)

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Boo Scout
Boo Scout (1951)

as Scout Leader (voice)

Cat-Choo
Cat-Choo (1951)

as Buzzy (voice) (uncredited)

Beach Peach
Beach Peach (1950)

as Lifeguard (voice) (uncredited)

Helter Swelter
Helter Swelter (1950)

as Sun / Ant (voice) (uncredited)

1940s

79 titles · average score 67
Wigwam Whoopee
Wigwam Whoopee (1948)

as Chief (voice) (uncredited)

Abusement Park
Abusement Park (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Madhattan Island
Madhattan Island (1947)

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

House Tricks?
House Tricks? (1946)

as Bluto (voice)

Daffydilly Daddy
Daffydilly Daddy (1945)

as Lulu's Father (voice) (uncredited)

Puppet Love
Puppet Love (1944)

as Bluto (voice) (uncredited)

Gabriel Churchkitten
Gabriel Churchkitten (1944)

as Pastor (voice)

Jungle Drums
Jungle Drums (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as German Commander (voice) (uncredited)

The Arctic Giant
The Arctic Giant (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Perry White (voice) (uncredited)

The Bulleteers
The Bulleteers (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

as Bulleteer (voice) (uncredited)

Volcano
Volcano (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator #2 / Officer / Professor (voice) (uncredited)

The Mechanical Monsters
The Mechanical Monsters (1941)
GoodWatch score 71

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1930s

2 titles · average score 64
The Movies March On
The Movies March On (1939)

as Narrator

Inside Nazi Germany
Inside Nazi Germany (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Narrator (voice)