Portrait of Tristram Coffin

Acting

Tristram Coffin

Career

Active from 1939 to 1964, busiest in 1942 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Perils of Nyoka
Perils of Nyoka
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tristram Coffin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.7, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 6
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Western 2
  • Justice 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Wholesome Family Viewing 2
  • Classic Western Series 2
  • Syndicated Television 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

183
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 48
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)

as Father Francesco Saeta

Night Call Nurses
Night Call Nurses (1972)
GoodWatch score 34

as Miles Bailey

The Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sponsor

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Keating

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 63
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as General

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Ambassador (uncredited) / Ambassador

The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jess Crawford

The Legend of Jesse James
The Legend of Jesse James (1965)

TV show ยท as Whicher

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Iron Angel
Iron Angel (1964)

as Captain

Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sonny Blatchford

The Crawling Hand
The Crawling Hand (1963)
GoodWatch score 32

as Security Chief Meidel

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Psychiatrist

The Silent Witness
The Silent Witness (1962)

as Lt. Williams

Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)
GoodWatch score 46

as Arthur Dunlop

Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West (1960)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Major Donovan

1950s

84 titles ยท average score 62
26 Men
26 Men (1957)

TV show

The Night the World Exploded
The Night the World Exploded (1957)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dr. Ellis Morton

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Whittaker

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Dr. Pittman

Judge Roy Bean
Judge Roy Bean (1955)

TV show

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Col. Grayson / Foster, Gambler (uncredited)

Meet Corliss Archer
Meet Corliss Archer (1954)

TV show

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Frank Tyler

Cowboy G-Men
Cowboy G-Men (1952)

TV show

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Harry Munson (uncredited) / Harry Munson

Lost Planet Airmen
Lost Planet Airmen (1951)

as Prof. Jeff King

1940s

78 titles ยท average score 56
King of the Rocket Men
King of the Rocket Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jeff King

Desert Vigilante
Desert Vigilante (1949)

as Thomas Hadley

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Ranger Captain Reid / Dan Slauson

Range Justice
Range Justice (1949)

as Ed Dutton

The Shanghai Chest
The Shanghai Chest (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Edward Seward

Where the North Begins
Where the North Begins (1947)

as Arnold

Jesse James Rides Again
Jesse James Rides Again (1947)

as James Clark

The Corpse Vanishes
The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Foster

Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Drake

So's Your Aunt Emma!
So's Your Aunt Emma! (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Flower Henderson

Forbidden Trails
Forbidden Trails (1941)

as Ed Nelson

West of Pinto Basin
West of Pinto Basin (1940)

as Harvey

1930s

5 titles ยท average score 54
Overland Mail
Overland Mail (1939)

as Joe Polini

Oklahoma Terror
Oklahoma Terror (1939)

as Mason

The Saint Strikes Back
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Second Newscaster (Uncredited)

Dick Tracy's G-Men
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Emissary Zobar (uncredited)

Irish Luck
Irish Luck (1939)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mr. Mace