Portrait of King Baggot

Acting

King Baggot

Career

Active from 1909 to 1981, with a break from 1943 to 1980, busiest in 1911 with 20 main titles.

Leading roles
58
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
King Baggot Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 9
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Lost Film 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Romance 2
  • Silent Drama 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Educational Short 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Classic Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

149
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Beatlemania
Beatlemania (1981)

Director of Photography

1940s

20 titles · average score 62
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
GoodWatch score 81

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)

Swing Fever
Swing Fever (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Her Cardboard Lover
Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
GoodWatch score 49

as Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited)

Rio Rita
Rio Rita (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window (1942)
GoodWatch score 45

as Psychiatrist at Lecture (uncredited)

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

The Big Store
The Big Store (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Store Employee (uncredited)

Come Live with Me
Come Live with Me (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Doorman

Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk (1941)
GoodWatch score 48

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
GoodWatch score 88

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

I Take This Woman
I Take This Woman (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Man in Subway (uncredited)

1930s

45 titles · average score 62
Opening Day
Opening Day (1938)

as Baseball Fan

That Mothers Might Live
That Mothers Might Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Passerby (uncredited)

Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Department Store Customer (uncredited)

Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79

as Derelict in Mission (uncredited)

It May Happen to You
It May Happen to You (1937)

as Man in Hospital (uncredited)

A Night at the Movies
A Night at the Movies (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Movie Patron (uncredited)

Torture Money
Torture Money (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as False Accident Witness (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

as Dignitary (uncredited)

The Big Flash
The Big Flash (1932)

as Hinkle

Police Court
Police Court (1932)

as Harry Field

Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes (1931)

as Mike - Weber's Trainer

Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance (1931)

Story

1920s

32 titles · average score 80
The Notorious Lady
The Notorious Lady (1927)

Director

Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds (1925)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925)

Director

The Home Maker
The Home Maker (1925)

Director

The Darling of New York
The Darling of New York (1923)

Story, Director

The Love Letter
The Love Letter (1923)

Director

Crossed Wires
Crossed Wires (1923)

Story, Director

The Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby (1922)

Director

Human Hearts
Human Hearts (1922)

Director

Kissed
Kissed (1922)

Director

Moonlight Follies
Moonlight Follies (1921)

Director

Cheated Love
Cheated Love (1921)

Director

1910s

49 titles · average score 47
The Hawk's Trail
The Hawk's Trail (1919)

as Sheldon Steele/The Hawk

The Man Who Stayed at Home
The Man Who Stayed at Home (1919)

as Christopher Brent

Building for Democracy
Building for Democracy (1918)

as The Husband

Absinthe
Absinthe (1914)

as Jean Dumas

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1913)

as Wilfred of Ivanhoe

Up Against It
Up Against It (1912)

as Amos Bentley

A Cave Man Wooing
A Cave Man Wooing (1912)

as George - the 'Sissy' Hero

Science
Science (1911)

as Dr. Crawford

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1911)

as Reverend Dimmesdale

Sweet Memories
Sweet Memories (1911)

as Edward Jackson

Pictureland
Pictureland (1911)

as Pablo

1900s

2 titles
The Awakening of Bess
The Awakening of Bess (1909)

as Bess' Sweetheart

Love's Stratagem
Love's Stratagem (1909)

as The Boy