Portrait of Richard Egan

Acting

Richard Egan

Career

Active from 1950 to 1987, busiest in 1955 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Summer Place
A Summer Place
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Egan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Satire & Parody
    1.1, average 2.3
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Romance 3
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Adventure 2
  • American West 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 51
Ghost Fever
Ghost Fever (1987)
GoodWatch score 32

Writer

Capitol
Capitol (1982)

TV show

This Is Elvis
This Is Elvis (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Vance Reno (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 56
The Amsterdam Kill
The Amsterdam Kill (1977)
GoodWatch score 42

as Ridgeway

Mission to Glory: A True Story
Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)

as Eusibio Francisco Kino

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976)

as Captain Wilson

The Quest
The Quest (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Matt Helm
Matt Helm (1975)

TV show ยท as Dan Sydon

Throw Out the Anchor
Throw Out the Anchor (1974)

as Jonathon

Moonfire
Moonfire (1973)

as Sam Blue

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Father Joe Scarne

The Day of the Wolves
The Day of the Wolves (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Pete Anderson

Mean Justice
Mean Justice (1971)

as Jim Redigo

The House That Would Not Die
The House That Would Not Die (1970)
GoodWatch score 47

as Pat McDougal

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 53
The Big Cube
The Big Cube (1969)
GoodWatch score 35

as Frederick Lansdale

Chubasco
Chubasco (1968)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sebastian

The Destructors
The Destructors (1968)

as Dan Street

Valley of Mystery
Valley of Mystery (1967)

as Wade Cochran

Fanfare for a Death Scene
Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964)

as John Stryker

Redigo
Redigo (1963)

TV show ยท as Jim Redigo

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

The 300 Spartans
The 300 Spartans (1962)
GoodWatch score 66

as King Leonidas

Empire
Empire (1962)

TV show ยท as Jim Redigo

Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Edmond Chilton

Esther and the King
Esther and the King (1960)
GoodWatch score 38

as King Ahasuerus

1950s

38 titles ยท average score 59
A Summer Place
A Summer Place (1959)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ken Jorgenson

These Thousand Hills
These Thousand Hills (1959)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jehu

The Hunters
The Hunters (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group

Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vance Reno

Tension at Table Rock
Tension at Table Rock (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Wes Tancred

The Revolt of Mamie Stover
The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jim Blair

Violent Saturday
Violent Saturday (1955)
GoodWatch score 74

as Boyd Fairchild

Underwater!
Underwater! (1955)
GoodWatch score 40

as Johnny Gray

Untamed
Untamed (1955)
GoodWatch score 47

as Kurt Hout

Gog
Gog (1954)
GoodWatch score 45

as David Sheppard

Wicked Woman
Wicked Woman (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Matt Bannister

Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jess Faylen