Portrait of Robert Alda

Acting

Robert Alda

Career

Active from 1945 to 1980, busiest in 1978 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Alda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    4.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Cold War Espionage 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 61
Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Lucy Moves to NBC
Lucy Moves to NBC (1980)

as Mr. Luder

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Beyond Westworld
Beyond Westworld (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Governor Eric Harper

1970s

34 titles ยท average score 59
Supertrain
Supertrain (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Dr. Dan Lewis

The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Spider-Man Strikes Back
Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mr. White

Every Girl Should Have One
Every Girl Should Have One (1978)

as Adam Becker

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Frank Leonardt

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jason Laird

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Professor Wren

The House of Exorcism
The House of Exorcism (1975)
GoodWatch score 45

as Father Michael

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Cy Margulies

The Serpent
The Serpent (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as Polygraph interrogator

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Dr. Anthony B. Borelli

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Raymond Boyd

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 58
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

as Kenneth Allandice

Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Captain MacClay / Dean Butler

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Diego Maximillian

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as John Brooks III

Musketeers of the Sea
Musketeers of the Sea (1962)

as Vice Governatore Gomez

The Devil's Hand
The Devil's Hand (1961)
GoodWatch score 46

as Rick Turner

Force of Impulse
Force of Impulse (1961)

as Warren Reese

Revenge of the Barbarians
Revenge of the Barbarians (1960)

as Ataulf

A Soldier and a Half
A Soldier and a Half (1960)

as Roy Harrison

1950s

16 titles ยท average score 67
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1959)
GoodWatch score 82

as Allen Loomis

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Jess Burton

Beautiful But Dangerous
Beautiful But Dangerous (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maestro Doria

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Ben Nelson

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Gilbert Patterson

Two Gals and a Guy
Two Gals and a Guy (1951)

as Deke Oliver

Mister Universe
Mister Universe (1951)

as Fingers Maroni

Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 41

as Neil

Hollywood Varieties
Hollywood Varieties (1950)

as Master of Ceremonies

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Rusty Miller / Paul Oxford

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Homicide
Homicide (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Andy

April Showers
April Showers (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Billy Shay

The Beast with Five Fingers
The Beast with Five Fingers (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

as Bruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits]

Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Phil Dinardo

Cloak and Dagger
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
GoodWatch score 69

as Pinkie

The Man I Love
The Man I Love (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nicky Toresca

Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones (1946)
GoodWatch score 45

as Tommy Coles

Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

as George Gershwin