Portrait of Richard Rober

Acting

Richard Rober

Career

Active from 1936 to 1957, with a break from 1937 to 1947, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Father's Little Dividend
Father's Little Dividend
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Rober Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Post-War Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

18 titles · average score 61
Jet Pilot
Jet Pilot (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as FBI Agent George Rivers

The Devil Makes Three
The Devil Makes Three (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

as James Terry

Kid Monk Baroni
Kid Monk Baroni (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Father Callahan

Outlaw Women
Outlaw Women (1952)
GoodWatch score 50

as Woody Callaway

The Savage
The Savage (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

as Capt. Arnold Vaugant

The Well
The Well (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ben Kellogg

Father's Little Dividend
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

as Police Sergeant

Man in the Saddle
Man in the Saddle (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fay Dutcher

The Tall Target
The Tall Target (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lt. Coulter

The Woman on Pier 13
The Woman on Pier 13 (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jim Travers

Sierra
Sierra (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

as Big Matt

Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mr. Hugh Shanway

1940s

10 titles · average score 58
Port of New York
Port of New York (1949)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jim Flannery

The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tony Laredo

Illegal Entry
Illegal Entry (1949)

as Dutch Lempo

Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play (1949)
GoodWatch score 40

as Lew 'Angie' Debretti

Task Force
Task Force (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lt. Jack Southern

Smart Girls Don't Talk
Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lt. McReady

Larceny
Larceny (1948)
GoodWatch score 42

as Max

April Showers
April Showers (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Al Wilson

Embraceable You
Embraceable You (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sig Ketch

Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777 (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as Sgt. Larson (uncredited)

1930s

1 title
Sheik to Sheik
Sheik to Sheik (1936)

as Golfer / Ali Bin Whoopsie, the Mad Sheik