Acting
John F. Hamilton
- Titles
- 11movies
- 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
- 0top three billing
- Average score
56/100
- Highest rated
The Undercover Man64/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.5average 3.3
- Politics5.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Crime5.2average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Catharsis6.0average 5.1
- Tension6.8average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.8
- Absurdist Humor0.6, average 2.0
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
111950s
1 title · average score 89
89
On the Waterfront (1954)
as 'Pop' Doyle
1940s
7 titles · average score 57
64
The Undercover Man (1949)
as Police Desk Sergeant Shannon
Headin' for God's Country (1943)
as Hilary Higgins
Shantytown (1943)
as Mr. Gorty
Spy Train (1943)
as Senior Conductor (uncredited)
Men of Texas (1942)
as Dwight Douglass (as J. Frank Hamilton)
63
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
as Bert Davis
1930s
1 title · average score 52
52
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
as Professor
1920s
2 titles
The Masked Menace (1927)
as The Half-Wit named Job
Rainbow Riley (1926)
as Halfwit