Portrait of Lee Shumway

Acting

Lee Shumway

Career

Active from 1914 to 1947, busiest in 1925 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Widow from Chicago
The Widow from Chicago
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lee Shumway Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Western 3
  • Silent Western 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Old Hollywood 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Historical Cinema 2
  • Action-Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

215
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 71
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bartender with White Sideburns (uncredited)

In Old Amarillo
In Old Amarillo (1951)

as Joe (uncredited)

1940s

56 titles ยท average score 65
The Naked City
The Naked City (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as Patrolman (uncredited)

Buffalo Bill Rides Again
Buffalo Bill Rides Again (1947)

as Steve Harrington

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77

as Guard (uncredited)

Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as Casey

The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Card Dealer (uncredited)

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as Fireman (uncredited)

Jesse James, Jr.
Jesse James, Jr. (1942)

as Banker Tom Perry

Arizona Terrors
Arizona Terrors (1942)

as Sheriff Wilcox

The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Police Officer 643 (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Deputy (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dock Policeman

1930s

86 titles ยท average score 63
Hollywood Cowboy
Hollywood Cowboy (1937)
GoodWatch score 56

as Benson

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Ghost Town
Ghost Town (1936)

as Boss Morrell

Branded a Coward
Branded a Coward (1935)

as Tom Hume

The Thin Man
The Thin Man (1934)
GoodWatch score 85

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

as Policeman (Uncredited)

Partners
Partners (1932)

as Chet Jarvis

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kramer

The Widow from Chicago
The Widow from Chicago (1930)
GoodWatch score 64

as Johnston (Credits) / Chris Johnson

The Lone Defender
The Lone Defender (1930)

as Amos Harkey

The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger (1930)

as Henchman Red Cane

1920s

51 titles ยท average score 50
Night Parade
Night Parade (1929)

as Sid Durham

Outlaws of Red River
Outlaws of Red River (1927)

as Mr. Torrence (prologue)

Whispering Canyon
Whispering Canyon (1926)

as Lew Selby

The Sign of the Claw
The Sign of the Claw (1926)

as Al Stokes

One Minute to Play
One Minute to Play (1926)

as Tex Rogers

Glenister of the Mounted
Glenister of the Mounted (1926)

as Jack Danrock

The Price of Success
The Price of Success (1925)

as George Harden

The Vagabond Trail
The Vagabond Trail (1924)

as Lord Nick (as L.C. Shumway)

The Air Hawk
The Air Hawk (1924)

as Robert McLeod

American Manners
American Manners (1924)

as Clyde Harven

The Big Adventure
The Big Adventure (1921)

as John Wellborn

When Dawn Came
When Dawn Came (1920)

as Dr. John Brandon

1910s

20 titles
The Siren's Song
The Siren's Song (1919)

as Raoul Nippe

Rustling a Bride
Rustling a Bride (1919)

as Pen Walton

The Speed Maniac
The Speed Maniac (1919)

as Knockout McCluskey

Two-Gun Betty
Two-Gun Betty (1918)

as Jack Kennedy

Perils of the Secret Service
Perils of the Secret Service (1917)

as Count Stefan (Episodes #2, 3)

The Clash of Steel
The Clash of Steel (1917)

as Count Stefan

Behind the Lines
Behind the Lines (1916)

as Jose

Guilty
Guilty (1916)

as Captain

Saved from the Harem
Saved from the Harem (1915)

as Lt. Robert Brice

The Red Virgin
The Red Virgin (1915)

as Prince William of Moravia

As the Twig Is Bent
As the Twig Is Bent (1915)

as George Booth / Herbert Booth (dual role) (as Lee C. Shumway)

The Quack
The Quack (1914)

as James McDonald aka Slim Jim aka Dr. Reed