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Acting

John Beal

Career: Active from 1933 to 1992, with a break from 1961 to 1972, busiest in 1937 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 34
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: Les Misérables
81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Beal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.5, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.6, average 3.0
Cringe Humor
1.1, average 2.2
Adrenaline
3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 2
Classic Hollywood 2
Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

3 titles · average score 66

The Firm

68

as Nathan Locke

Dracula in the Movies

as (archive footage)

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

64

as Cameron

1980s

2 titles · average score 31

A Place at the Table

as Jim Wilson

Amityville 3-D

31

as Harold Caswell

1970s

10 titles · average score 66

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

as Prof. Eric Wohlstrom

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

64

as Dr. Carr

The Adams Chronicles

77

TV show · as Charles Francis Adams

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

75

as Dr. Bowen

Lincoln

TV show · as Fogelson

The House That Cried Murder

55

as Father

Kojak

72

TV show · as McKinney

Hawkins

76

TV show · as Judge

The Waltons

65

TV show

The Streets of San Francisco

48

TV show

1960s

6 titles · average score 55

A Case of Libel

as Coles

Another World

42

TV show

The Lieutenant

76

TV show

The Nurses

TV show · as Dr. Henden

Ten Who Dared

48

as Maj. John Wesley Powell

Road To Reality

TV show

1950s

18 titles · average score 66

One Step Beyond

67

TV show · as Otto Becher

The Vampire

50

as Dr. Paul Beecher

That Night!

as Commuter Christopher J. Bowden

The Millionaire

68

TV show · as Paul Naylor

New Faces

56

Director

Twelve Angry Men

76

as Juror #2

Remains to Be Seen

61

as Dr. Glenson

The Trip to Bountiful

as Ludie Watts

Letter to Loretta

70

TV show · as Father

My Six Convicts

60

as Dr. Wilson aka Doc

Omnibus

75

TV show

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV show · as Ken, the Commuter / Birger Dahlerus

1940s

20 titles · average score 61

Alimony

55

as Dan Barker

Lights Out

65

TV show

Studio One

65

TV show · as Maj. Saks / Samuel Edison

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV show · as Ludie

Key Witness

53

as Milton Higby

Know Your Enemy: Japan

63

as Narrator

Land and Live in the Desert

as Sam - Skipper

Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation

as Major Dean

Stand By All Networks

as Ben Fallon

One Thrilling Night

55

as Horace Jason

Atlantic Convoy

as Carl Hansen

Doctors Don't Tell

as Dr. Ralph Sawyer

1930s

19 titles · average score 65

The Cat and the Canary

70

as Fred Blythe

I Am the Law

69

as Paul Ferguson

Port of Seven Seas

as Marius

Madame X

60

as Raymond Fleuriot

Beg, Borrow or Steal

63

as Count Bill Cherau

The Man Who Found Himself

72

as Dr. James Stanton Jr.

We Who Are About to Die

67

as John Thompson

Danger Patrol

as Dan Loring

Border Cafe

as Keith Whitney

Break of Hearts

48

as Johnny Lawrence

The Little Minister

50

as Révérend Gavin Dishart

Hat, Coat and Glove

as Jerry Hutchins