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Acting

William Janney

Career: Active from 1929 to 1937, busiest in 1930 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 6
top three billing

Average score: 55/100

Highest rated: Hopalong Cassidy Returns
69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

William Janney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.8, average 5.4
Pop Culture
0.3, average 2.2
Uncanny
0.9, average 2.5
Mystery
2.4, average 4.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Feel-Good Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1930s

32 titles · average score 61

Clipped Wings

as Mickey Lofton

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

69

as Buddy Cassidy

Bonnie Scotland

65

as Allan Douglas

Sweepstake Annie

as Arthur Foster

A Successful Failure

as Robert Cushing

Secret of the Blue Room

56

as Thomas Brandt

A Successful Calamity

62

as Eddie Wilton

Young Desire

as Bobby Spencer

The Girl Said No

54

as Jimmie Ward

The Right of Way

46

as Billy Wantage

Those Who Dance

as Tim Brady

The Pay-Off

45

as Tommy

1920s

3 titles · average score 51

Salute

54

as Midshipman Paul Randall

Mexicali Rose

55

as Bob Manning

Coquette

45

as Jimmy Besant