Portrait of Charley Foy

Acting

Charley Foy

Career

Active from 1915 to 1941, with a break from 1916 to 1936, busiest in 1939 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Out Where the Stars Begin
Out Where the Stars Begin
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charley Foy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.3, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 62
The Seven Little Foys
The Seven Little Foys (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Narrator

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 52
The Woman of the Town
The Woman of the Town (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

as Eddie Foy Sr.

The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Snapper

East of the River
East of the River (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Customer

1930s

21 titles ยท average score 62
Quiet, Please
Quiet, Please (1939)

as Sammy

Sweepstakes Winner
Sweepstakes Winner (1939)

as 'Jinx' Donovan

Conspiracy
Conspiracy (1939)

as Studs

Mutiny in the Big House
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)

as Convict Bitsy

King of the Underworld
King of the Underworld (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Slick

Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Benny Farmer

Out Where the Stars Begin
Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sammy Kane

Swingtime in the Movies
Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sammy

The Daredevil Drivers
The Daredevil Drivers (1938)

as 'Stub' Wilson

Dance Charlie Dance
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)

as Phil MacArthur

Melody for Two
Melody for Two (1937)

as Scoop Trotter

Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as 1st Monteray Tavern Bellboy (uncredited)

1910s

1 title
A Favorite Fool
A Favorite Fool (1915)

as One of the Widow's Children (as Seven Little Foys)