Portrait of John F. Hamilton

Acting

John F. Hamilton

Career

Active from 1926 to 1949, with a break from 1928 to 1938, busiest in 1940 and 1943 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gold Rush Maisie
Gold Rush Maisie
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John F. Hamilton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.6, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Warfare 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 89
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89

as 'Pop' Doyle

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 58
The Undercover Man
The Undercover Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

as Police Desk Sergeant Shannon

Shantytown
Shantytown (1943)

as Mr. Gorty

Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country (1943)

as Hilary Higgins

Spy Train
Spy Train (1943)

as Senior Conductor (uncredited)

Men of Texas
Men of Texas (1942)

as Dwight Douglass (as J. Frank Hamilton)

The Saint's Double Trouble
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
GoodWatch score 46

as Limpy

Gold Rush Maisie
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bert Davis

1930s

1 title ยท average score 52
Allegheny Uprising
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

as Professor

1920s

2 titles
The Masked Menace
The Masked Menace (1927)

as The Half-Wit named Job

Rainbow Riley
Rainbow Riley (1926)

as Halfwit