Portrait of Leon Janney

Acting

Leon Janney

Career

Active from 1928 to 1968, with a break from 1941 to 1967, busiest in 1931 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell
GoodWatch score60/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leon Janney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    1.3, average 4.0
  • Politics
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? (1970)

as Mr. McCarthy

1960s

1 title ยท average score 58
Charly
Charly (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Richard Nemur

1950s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Last Mile
The Last Mile (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

as Pat Callahan

1940s

1 title
Stolen Paradise
Stolen Paradise (1940)

as Richard 'Dick' Gordon

1930s

8 titles ยท average score 59
Police Court
Police Court (1932)

as Nathaniel "Junior" Barry Jr.

Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam (1931)

as Penrod Schofield

Their Mad Moment
Their Mad Moment (1931)

as Narcio

Father's Son
Father's Son (1931)

as Bill Emory

The Doorway to Hell
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jackie Lamarr

Bear Shooters
Bear Shooters (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

as Donald 'Spud'

Old English
Old English (1930)

as Jock

Los cazadores de osos
Los cazadores de osos (1930)

as Pancho

1920s

6 titles ยท average score 70
The Younger Generation
The Younger Generation (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

as Eddie Lesser as a Boy

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

as Child in Prologue (uncredited)

The Elephant's Elbows
The Elephant's Elbows (1928)

as Johnny Smith

The Wind
The Wind (1928)
GoodWatch score 90

as Cora's Child

Comrades
Comrades (1928)

as Perry O'Toole as a Boy

Quality Street
Quality Street (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

as Student (uncredited)