Portrait of James Pier Mason

Acting

James Pier Mason

Career

Active from 1915 to 1935, busiest in 1926 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Penalty
The Penalty
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Pier Mason Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4
  • Simple Narrative 4
  • Silent Film 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Physical Humor 2
  • Early 20th Century 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Vigilante Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title · average score 74
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
GoodWatch score 74

as Cavalier (uncredited)

1940s

12 titles · average score 57
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Barfly (uncredited)

The Kid Rides Again
The Kid Rides Again (1943)

as Gus

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as Townsman

Billy the Kid Trapped
Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Barfly

Overland Mail
Overland Mail (1942)

as Man in Cafe

The Lone Rider and the Bandit
The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)

as Barfly

Along the Sundown Trail
Along the Sundown Trail (1942)

as Barfly (uncredited)

Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Billy The Kid's Round-Up (1941)

as Barfly

20 Mule Team
20 Mule Team (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Third Barfly Counting Bill's Money

Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

as Townsman

Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)

as Barfly

Viva Cisco Kid
Viva Cisco Kid (1940)

as Henchman Lem

1930s

53 titles · average score 67
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Tonto Express Agent Jim (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Juror (uncredited)

Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

as Pirate (uncredited)

Fighting Shadows
Fighting Shadows (1935)

as Horn - Randall's Partner (as James Mason)

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1935)
GoodWatch score 81

as Galley Prisoner

The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger (1934)

as 'Hawk' Stevens (as James Mason)

Drum Taps
Drum Taps (1933)

as Henchman Stubby Lane

Renegades of the West
Renegades of the West (1932)

as Blackie

Texas Gun Fighter
Texas Gun Fighter (1932)

as Henchman Drag

Border Law
Border Law (1931)

as Shag Smith (as James Mason)

The Shrimp
The Shrimp (1930)

as Jim the Bully

Dancing Sweeties
Dancing Sweeties (1930)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tommy Evans (uncredited)

1920s

43 titles · average score 67
All Faces West
All Faces West (1929)

as Tony/Kit Carson

The Phantom City
The Phantom City (1928)

as Joe Bridges

A Race for Life
A Race for Life (1928)

as Bruce Morgan

Us
Us (1927)

as Margaret's Pilot

Alias the Lone Wolf
Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)

as Popinot (as James Mason)

For Heaven's Sake
For Heaven's Sake (1926)
GoodWatch score 76

as The Gangster

Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure (1926)

as Eddie Lanigan

The Phantom of the Forest
The Phantom of the Forest (1926)

as Walt Mingin

Why Worry?
Why Worry? (1923)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jim Blake

The Fast Mail
The Fast Mail (1922)

as Lee Martin (as James Mason)

The Penalty
The Penalty (1920)
GoodWatch score 77

as Frisco Pete (as James Mason)

Godless Men
Godless Men (1920)

as 'Red' Pawl

1910s

11 titles · average score 62
Something to Do
Something to Do (1919)

as Jose

Jubilo
Jubilo (1919)

as Bert Rooker

Pettigrew's Girl
Pettigrew's Girl (1919)

as Pvt. Jiggers Botley

A Daughter of the Wolf
A Daughter of the Wolf (1919)

as Roe

Flame of the Desert
Flame of the Desert (1919)

as Desert Sheik

Headin' South
Headin' South (1918)

as His Aide (as James Mason)

The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1918)

as Grouchy (as James Mason)

A Modern Musketeer
A Modern Musketeer (1917)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bandit (uncredited)

On the Level
On the Level (1917)

as Pike

The Good Bad-Man
The Good Bad-Man (1916)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bandit

Scandal
Scandal (1915)

as Mr. Green