Portrait of James Barton

Acting

James Barton

Career

Active from 1935 to 1961, busiest in 1951 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Barton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • 1950s 2
  • Western 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 74
The Misfits
The Misfits (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

as Fletcher's Grandfather

The Americans
The Americans (1961)

TV show

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 63
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Rocky

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Bo Giles / Tom Dobbins

Quantez
Quantez (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as Minstrel

The Naked Hills
The Naked Hills (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jimmo McCann

Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Ernie Clevenger

The Scarf
The Scarf (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ezra Thompson

Golden Girl
Golden Girl (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as John Crabtree

Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as William 'Pa' Jones

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dennis O'Grady

Wabash Avenue
Wabash Avenue (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Harrigan

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Waters / The Stranger

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 69
Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky (1948)
GoodWatch score 87

as Grandpa

The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kit Carson

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Joe Tinker

The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Old Matt Matthews

1930s

5 titles
Hideaway Girl
Hideaway Girl (1936)

as Motorcycle Policeman

Back to Nature
Back to Nature (1936)

as Motorcycle Officer

Captain Hurricane
Captain Hurricane (1935)

as Capt. Zenas Henry Brewster

His Family Tree
His Family Tree (1935)

as Patrick Murphy

Helldorado
Helldorado (1935)

as Motorcycle Cop