Portrait of Tom Wilson

Acting

Tom Wilson

Career

Active from 1914 to 1928, busiest in 1924 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Immigrant
The Immigrant
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Wilson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Physical Comedy 4
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Silent Comedy 3
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Historical Artifact 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Physical Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

164
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title Β· average score 49
Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice (1963)
GoodWatch score 49

as First Nighter in Audience (uncredited)

1950s

14 titles Β· average score 61
Warlock
Warlock (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

as Townsman (uncredited)

The FBI Story
The FBI Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

as Chicago Passerby (uncredited)

Westbound
Westbound (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

as Various (archive footage)

Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show Β· as Townsman (uncredited)

The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Battle Cry
Battle Cry (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Arcade Proprietor (uncredited)

Illegal
Illegal (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

as Stagehand Carrying Poles / Passerby Outside Hotel (uncredited)

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

Room for One More
Room for One More (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

as Boy Scout Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)

I'll See You in My Dreams
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as Man in Sing-along Audience (uncredited)

1940s

14 titles Β· average score 68
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as Witness (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as Turkey Shoot Participant (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
GoodWatch score 81

as Fireman Angus (uncredited)

The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
GoodWatch score 51

as Barker (uncredited)

Boom Town
Boom Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Man in Saloon (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

as Man Outside Barney's (uncredited)

City for Conquest
City for Conquest (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

as Man on Fire Escape (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Convict in Yard (uncredited)

An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Townsman

Torrid Zone
Torrid Zone (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Passerby as Train Moves

1930s

76 titles Β· average score 60
Devil's Island
Devil's Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 55

as Emil

Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Guard (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kid Tacoma (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pool Hall Proprietor (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Work Farm Guard (uncredited)

Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Brennan (uncredited)

The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pete, a Logger (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jailer (uncredited)

Road Gang
Road Gang (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bull - Guard at Blackfoot (uncredited)

'G' Men
'G' Men (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Agent (uncredited)

Blondie Johnson
Blondie Johnson (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Swede (uncredited)

Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher (1933)
GoodWatch score 67

as Leo

1920s

36 titles Β· average score 66
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927)

as Ham

Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific (1926)

as Tom

American Pluck
American Pluck (1925)

as Jefferson Lee

Madame Behave
Madame Behave (1925)

as Creosote

California Straight Ahead
California Straight Ahead (1925)

as Sambo

His Darker Self
His Darker Self (1924)

as Bill Jackson

Secrets of the Night
Secrets of the Night (1924)

as Thomas Jefferson White

Itching Palms
Itching Palms (1923)

as Mac

Quicksands
Quicksands (1923)

as Sgt. Johnson

My Wife's Relations
My Wife's Relations (1922)
GoodWatch score 67

as Brother

Reported Missing
Reported Missing (1922)

as Sam

The Kid
The Kid (1921)
GoodWatch score 92

as Policeman (uncredited)

1910s

23 titles Β· average score 66
A Day's Pleasure
A Day's Pleasure (1919)
GoodWatch score 61

as Large Husband on Boat

Sunnyside
Sunnyside (1919)
GoodWatch score 63

as Boss (uncredited)

The Professor
The Professor (1919)
GoodWatch score 59

as Man in Flophouse (uncredited)

Shoulder Arms
Shoulder Arms (1918)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dumb German Wood-Cutter

The Bond
The Bond (1918)
GoodWatch score 50

as Industry

Who's Your Father?
Who's Your Father? (1918)

as Black Father (uncredited)

The Immigrant
The Immigrant (1917)
GoodWatch score 77

as Gambler (uncredited)

Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly (1917)
GoodWatch score 63

as Casey, Engineer (Uncredited)

The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

as Curson

The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

as Police Chief I.M. Keene

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Kindly Policeman

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GoodWatch score 70

as Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)