Portrait of George McKay

Acting

George McKay

Career

Active from 1930 to 1945, busiest in 1936 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Devil's Playground
Devil's Playground
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George McKay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

44 titles ยท average score 59
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia (1946)
GoodWatch score 80

as Waiter (uncredited)

Ten Cents a Dance
Ten Cents a Dance (1945)

as Bits

Going My Way
Going My Way (1944)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mr. Van Heusen (uncredited)

After Midnight with Boston Blackie
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
GoodWatch score 57

as Marty Beck

Sabotage Squad
Sabotage Squad (1942)

as Charles 'Chuck' Brown

Underground Agent
Underground Agent (1942)

as Pete Dugan

The Big Street
The Big Street (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Police Officer at Tunnel (uncredited)

Honolulu Lu
Honolulu Lu (1941)

as Horseface

The Stork Pays Off
The Stork Pays Off (1941)

as Photofinish Farris

Our Wife
Our Wife (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Steward (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Terry Finnegan

Before I Hang
Before I Hang (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Reardon

1930s

45 titles ยท average score 66
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Reporter (uncredited)

Special Inspector
Special Inspector (1938)

as Silver

Murder Is News
Murder Is News (1937)

as 'Brains' McGillicuddy

The Frame-Up
The Frame-Up (1937)

as Joe Lavery

It's All Yours
It's All Yours (1937)

as License Clerk

Devil's Playground
Devil's Playground (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Red Anderson

Killer at Large
Killer at Large (1936)

as Police Sgt. Kelly

End of the Trail
End of the Trail (1936)

as Ben Parker

Unknown Woman
Unknown Woman (1935)

as Gus

The Case of the Missing Man
The Case of the Missing Man (1935)

as Frank Nelson

Super Speed
Super Speed (1935)

as George Stone

The Public Menace
The Public Menace (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dildy