Portrait of William Worthington

Acting

William Worthington

Career

Active from 1913 to 1937, busiest in 1919 with 10 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dragon Painter
The Dragon Painter
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Worthington Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Silent Film 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Marital Misunderstandings 2
  • Silent Western 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Charming 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

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 78
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
GoodWatch score 78

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Law and Order
Law and Order (1940)

as Judge Williams

1930s

61 titles ยท average score 62
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Committeeman (uncredited)

Dark Victory
Dark Victory (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Specialist #1 (uncredited)

Zenobia
Zenobia (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Townsman

Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Oliver Ames (uncredited)

Boys Town
Boys Town (1938)
GoodWatch score 79

as Governor (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Penny Wisdom
Penny Wisdom (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Fletcher (uncredited)

The Gold Ghost
The Gold Ghost (1934)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gloria's Father, Jim

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

as First Minister of Finance (uncredited)

Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher (1933)
GoodWatch score 68

as Reporter Witnessing Execution (uncredited)

The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back (1931)

as Captain Gallon

1920s

23 titles ยท average score 69
Half a Bride
Half a Bride (1928)

as Mr. Winslow

The Return of Boston Blackie
The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)

as John Markham

Kid Boots
Kid Boots (1926)
GoodWatch score 69

as Eleanor's Father (uncredited)

The Girl on the Stairs
The Girl on the Stairs (1925)

Director

The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth (1925)

as Jonathan Sims

Kindled Courage
Kindled Courage (1923)

Director

Fashionable Fakers
Fashionable Fakers (1923)

Director

The Bolted Door
The Bolted Door (1923)

Director

The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess (1923)

as The High Priest

Out of the Silent North
Out of the Silent North (1922)

Director

The Unknown Wife
The Unknown Wife (1921)

Director

The Greater Profit
The Greater Profit (1921)

Director

1910s

34 titles ยท average score 65
The Dragon Painter
The Dragon Painter (1919)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Tong Man
The Tong Man (1919)

Director

The Courageous Coward
The Courageous Coward (1919)

Director

The Gray Horizon
The Gray Horizon (1919)

Director

The Man Beneath
The Man Beneath (1919)

Director

His Debt
His Debt (1919)

Director

A Heart in Pawn
A Heart in Pawn (1919)

Director

His Birthright
His Birthright (1918)

Director

The Black Box
The Black Box (1915)

as Prof. Ashleigh / Lord Ashleigh / Lady Ashleigh

The Spy
The Spy (1914)

as Gen. George Washington

Damon and Pythias
Damon and Pythias (1914)

as Damon

The Restless Spirit
The Restless Spirit (1913)

as The Stranger