Portrait of Walter James

Acting

Walter James

Career

Active from 1920 to 1929, busiest in 1926 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Kid Brother
The Kid Brother
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Walter James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Spiritual
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Feel 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 80
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Percy Gorringe

1940s

5 titles · average score 76
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)

as Leading Citizen

The Panther's Claw
The Panther's Claw (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Police Captain Tom Henry

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91

as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

The Kid's Last Ride
The Kid's Last Ride (1941)

as Bartender

Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless (1940)

as Vigilante at Meeting (uncredited)

1930s

15 titles · average score 63
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Worker (uncredited)

Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours (1939)
GoodWatch score 47

as Police Official (uncredited)

Professor Beware
Professor Beware (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Man with New Hat

Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Juror

Modern Times
Modern Times (1936)
GoodWatch score 91

as Assembly Line Foreman (uncredited)

Custer's Last Stand
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Judge Hooker

White Fang
White Fang (1936)

as Posse Member

California Mail
California Mail (1936)

as Man Who Bets $1000 (uncredited)

Ann Vickers
Ann Vickers (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

as Guard (uncredited)

Street Scene
Street Scene (1931)
GoodWatch score 80

as Police Marshal James Henry

The Public Defender
The Public Defender (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Police Captain Anderson

Shadow of the Law
Shadow of the Law (1930)
GoodWatch score 65

as Captain of the Guards

1920s

21 titles · average score 64
Hell's Heroes
Hell's Heroes (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sheriff

Me, Gangster
Me, Gangster (1928)

as Police Capt. Dodd

The Kid Brother
The Kid Brother (1927)
GoodWatch score 84

as Jim Hickory

The Blood Ship
The Blood Ship (1927)

as Capt. Angus Swope

The Patent Leather Kid
The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
GoodWatch score 47

as Officer Riley

Battling Butler
Battling Butler (1926)
GoodWatch score 77

as The Mountain Girl's Father

Charley My Boy!
Charley My Boy! (1926)

as President T.J. / Old Charley aka Charleyhorse

Little Annie Rooney
Little Annie Rooney (1925)
GoodWatch score 63

as Officer Timothy Rooney

The Monster
The Monster (1925)
GoodWatch score 51

as Caliban

Fair Lady
Fair Lady (1922)

as Gian Norcone

Dead Men Tell No Tales
Dead Men Tell No Tales (1920)

as José

The Idol Dancer
The Idol Dancer (1920)

as Chief Wando