J. Carrol Naish

Actor · Died January 24, 1973, aged 77 · New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish (January 21, 1896 – January 24, 1973) was an American character actor born in New York City, New York. Naish did many film roles, but they were eclipsed when he found fame in the title role of radio's Life with Luigi (1948–1953), which surpassed Bob Hope in the 1950 ratings. Naish appeared on stage for several years before he began his film career. He began as a member of Gus Edwards's vaudeville troupe of child performers. In Paris after World War I, Naish formed his own song and dance act. He was traveling the globe from Europe to Egypt to Asia, when his China-bound ship developed engine problems, leaving him in California in 1926. His uncredited bit role in What Price Glory (1926) launched his career in more than two hundred films. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the first for his role in the 1943 film Sahara, then for his performance in the 1945 film A Medal for Benny, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture. He notably played Boris Karloff's hunchback assistant in The House of Frankenstein in 1944. He was of Irish descent, but never used his dialect skills to play Irishmen, explaining, "When the part of an Irishman comes along, nobody ever thinks of me." Instead, he portrayed myriad other ethnic groups on screen: Latino, Native American, East Asian, Polynesian, Middle Eastern/North African, South Asian, Eastern European, and Mediterranean. Besides his film roles, he often appeared on television later in his career. He spent many of his later years in San Diego studying philosophy and theology. Naish was married (1929–1973) to actress Gladys Heaney (1907–1987). They had one daughter. For his contributions to television and film, J. Carrol Naish has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6145 Hollywood Boulevard.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 20, 1896
Died: January 24, 1973 (aged 77)
From: New York City, New York, USA
Works as: Actor
Titles: 89 on MovieCove · 215 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 39% in 30 days

What are J. Carrol Naish's films like?

Across their 67 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama21 titles57^th

Crime13 titles51^st

Comedy12 titles60^th

Adventure9 titles41^st

Action6 titles45^th

Horror3 titles10^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

33%

Bonds

30%

Self

11%

Power

Survival

Society

Ideas

Romantic love20 Justice19 Family bonds16 Loyalty11 Duty8 Deception11 Self-worth6 Survival8

What they feel like to watch

their average across 67 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 4 · Earnest 61

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 26 · Serious 28 · Dark 13

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 36 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 7

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 16 · Charged 36 · Intense 15

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 27 · Shifting 36 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 41 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 5

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 36 · Relentless 10

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 35 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 38 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 9

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 61 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 14 of 33 analyzed roles.

Shadow

14 of 33

Mentor

5 of 33

Ally

4 of 33

Shapeshifter

3 of 33

Herald

3 of 33

Trickster

2 of 33

Hero

1 of 33

Threshold guardian

1 of 33

Show the 33 roles

Tricksteras Ramon Salvadore in The World Gone Mad (1933)
Shadowas Mikhail Valdin in Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937)
Mentoras Rafael Lopez in Thunder Trail (1937)
Shadowas Richard Lane in Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)
Shadowas Gregory Prin in Island of Lost Men (1939)
Shapeshifteras Professor in King of Chinatown (1939)
Shapeshifteras George Frost in Queen of the Mob (1940)
Mentoras Garabato in Blood and Sand (1941)
Shadowas Machado in That Night in Rio (1941)
Shadowas Jack Venner in Dr. Broadway (1942)
Shadowas Noel in Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
Shadowas Gigi in A Gentleman at Heart (1942)
Shadowas Dr. Daka in Batman (1943)
Mentoras Reo Seki in Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
Mentoras Lt.C.J.Cristoforos in 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)
Shapeshifteras Giuseppe in Sahara (1943)
Allyas Daniel in House of Frankenstein (1944)
Heroas Dr. Carl Fletcher in Jungle Woman (1944)
Shadowas Dr. Igor Markoff in The Monster Maker (1944)
Heraldas Dr. Karl Decker in Waterfront (1944)
Threshold guardianas Charles - the Butler in Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)
Shadowas Devers in The Southerner (1945)
Heraldas Ovidio Castanio in The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
Tricksteras A Police Informer in The Fugitive (1947)
Allyas Dynamite Dawson in Canadian Pacific (1949)
Allyas Luis in Mark of the Renegade (1951)
Allyas Gil Harkness in Denver & Rio Grande (1952)
Mentoras Sitting Bull in Sitting Bull (1954)
Heraldas Sergeant Diepel in Desert Sands (1955)
Shadowas Mr. Peroni in Hit the Deck (1955)
Shadowas Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in The Last Command (1955)
Shadowas Bedloe Mason in Rebel in Town (1956)
Shadowas Dr. Durea in Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Thrilling

Joyful

Romantic

Other

How their films linger

Fun26 Feel-good23 Bittersweet23 Rousing15 Hopeful11 Cathartic9

How their films end · 7 with a twist

Happy36
Bittersweet26
Tragic4
Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch J. Carrol Naish's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 89 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

IndieFlix5 titles, show their 5 titles on IndieFlix
Shout! TV3 titles, show their 3 titles on Shout! TV
Best Westerns Ever2 titles, show their 2 titles on Best Westerns Ever
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
FilmBox+2 titles, show their 2 titles on FilmBox+
Midnight Pulp2 titles, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
ScreenPix2 titles, show their 2 titles on ScreenPix
Great American Pure Flix1 title, show their title on Great American Pure Flix
Screambox1 title, show their title on Screambox

Subscription and free streaming for J. Carrol Naish's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

215 credits, 89 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Many Faces of Dracula(2000)
as Daniel (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
That's Entertainment! III(1994)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Dracula in the Movies(1992)
as (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Daniel (archive footage)
Batmania: From Comics to Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Dr. Daka (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!(1974)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Dracula vs. Frankenstein(1971)
as Dr. Duryea alias Frankenstein
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Cutter's Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Froteras
Get Smart(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Sam Vittorio
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
I Dream of Jeannie(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Bilejik
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Green Acres(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Chief Yellow Horse
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
The Hanged Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as Uncle Picaud
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)
Show 1 episode · as Uncle Giuliano
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. Toto
Force of Impulse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as Antonio Marino
Route 66(1960)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Guestward, Ho! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 39 episodes · as Hawkeye
The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Joseph H. 'Joe' Bucco
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Texan(1958)
Show 1 episode · as Walt Pierce
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Cimarron City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · as Miguel Ramierez
Shirley Temple's Storybook(1958)
Show 1 episode · as Iagoo
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Wagon Train(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Old Man Charvanaugh
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Show 39 episodes · Actor
The Young Don't Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
as Plug
This Could Be the Night(1957)
as Leon
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Yaqui Drums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
as Yacqi Jack
Rebel in Town(1956)
as Bedloe Mason
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Desert Sands(1955)
as Sgt. Diepel
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Last Command(1955)
as General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Man on a Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
as Mr Stein
Violent Saturday(1955)
as Chapman, Bank Robber
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Rage at Dawn(1955)
as Simeon 'Sim' Reno
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Hit the Deck(1955)
as Mr. Peroni
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
New York Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
as Ben Dagajanian
Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. Combie
Sitting Bull(1954)
as Sitting Bull
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Saskatchewan(1954)
as Batouche
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef(1953)
as Socrates Houlis
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Fighter Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
as Bruno
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Ride the Man Down(1952)
as Sheriff Joe Kneen
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Life with Luigi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Show 15 episodes · as Luigi Basco
Woman of the North Country(1952)
as John Mulholland
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Clash by Night(1952)
as Uncle Vince
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Denver & Rio Grande(1952)
as Gil Harkness
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Across the Wide Missouri(1951)
as Looking Glass
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Bannerline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
as Frankie Scarbine
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. Gallup · as Ridley
Mark of the Renegade(1951)
as Luis
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Rio Grande(1950)
as Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Show 1 episode · as Charlie · as Onorio
The Toast of New Orleans(1950)
as Nicky Duvalle
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Annie Get Your Gun(1950)
as Chief Sitting Bull
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Please Believe Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as 'Lucky' Reilly
Black Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Louis Lorelli
That Midnight Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Papa Donnetti
Canadian Pacific(1949)
as Dynamite Dawson
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Joan of Arc(1948)
as John, Count of Luxembourg, Joan's Captor
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Kissing Bandit(1948)
as Chico
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Fugitive(1947)
as A Police Informer
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Carnival in Costa Rica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
as Papa Rico Molina
The Beast with Five Fingers(1946)
as Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Humoresque(1946)
as Rudy Boray
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
It's Your America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as French Soldier (uncredited)
Bad Bascomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as Bart Yancy
Getting Gertie's Garter(1945)
as Charles, the Butler
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Star in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
as Nick Catapoli
Strange Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
as Roger Graham
The Southerner(1945)
as Devers
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
A Medal for Benny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
as Charley Martin
House of Frankenstein(1944)
as Daniel
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Enter Arsène Lupin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as Ganimard
Dragon Seed(1944)
as Japanese Kitchen Overseer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Waterfront(1944)
as Dr. Karl Decker
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Jungle Woman(1944)
as Dr. Carl Fletcher
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Monster Maker(1944)
as Dr. Igor Markoff
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as The Killer
Two-Man Submarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as Dr. Augustus Hadley
Voice in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as Luigi
'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders(1943)
as Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Calling Dr. Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Inspector Gregg
Sahara(1943)
as Giuseppe
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Behind the Rising Sun(1943)
as Reo Seki
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Batman(1943)
as Tito Daka
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Good Morning, Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Andre Bouchard
Harrigan's Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Jed Jerrett
Dr. Renault's Secret(1942)
as Noel
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Man in the Trunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Reginald DeWinters
The Pied Piper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Aristide Rougeron
Tales of Manhattan(1942)
as Costello
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Jackass Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Signor Michel O'Sullivan
Dr. Broadway(1942)
as Jack Venner
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Sunday Punch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Matt Bassler
A Gentleman at Heart(1942)
as Gigi
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Corsican Brothers(1941)
as Lorenzo
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Birth of the Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as Blackie
Know For Sure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as Tony Madroni
Accent on Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as Manuel Lombroso
Forced Landing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as Andros Banshek
Blood and Sand(1941)
as Garabato
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
That Night in Rio(1941)
as Machado
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Mr. Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as 'The Professor'
A Night at Earl Carroll's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Steve Kalkus
Down Argentine Way(1940)
as Casiano
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Golden Gloves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Joe Taggerty
Queen of the Mob(1940)
as George Frost
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Typhoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Mekaike
Island of Lost Men(1939)
as Gregory Prin
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Beau Geste(1939)
as Rasinoff
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Undercover Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Dr. Bartley Morgan
Hotel Imperial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Kuprin
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police(1939)
as Richard Lane (Archive Footage)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
King of Chinatown(1939)
as The Professor
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Persons in Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Freddie 'Gunner' Martin
Illegal Traffic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Lewis Zomar
King of Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Steve Murkil
Bulldog Drummond in Africa(1938)
as Richard Lane
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Prison Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Noel Haskins
Hunted Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Henry Rice
Her Jungle Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Kuasa
Tip-Off Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Joseph Valkus
Daughter of Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Frank Barden
Night Club Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Jack Reed - Gangster
Thunder Trail(1937)
as Rafael Lopez
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back(1937)
as Mikhail Valdin
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Sea Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Harry Durant
Hideaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Mike Clarke
Think Fast, Mr. Moto(1937)
as Adram
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
It May Happen to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Moxie
Border Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Rocky Alton
The Grand Bounce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
Song of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Mario
We Who Are About to Die(1936)
as Nick Trotti
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Crack-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Operative #77
The Charge of the Light Brigade(1936)
as Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Juan Can
Anthony Adverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Major Doumet
Special Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Eddie Selton
Absolute Quiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Pedro
Charlie Chan at the Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Tom Holt
Moonlight Murder(1936)
as André Bejac
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Robin Hood of El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Three Fingered Jack
The Return of Jimmy Valentine(1936)
as Tony Scapelli
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Leathernecks Have Landed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Irenov
Exclusive Story(1936)
as Comos
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Two in the Dark(1936)
as Burt Mansfield
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Captain Blood(1935)
as Cahusac
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
as 'Lefty' Tate
Special Agent(1935)
as Joe Durell
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Little Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
as Bert
Front Page Woman(1935)
as Robert Cardoza
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Under the Pampas Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
as Tito
Black Fury(1935)
as Steve Croner
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Behind the Green Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
as Sam Dover
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer(1935)
as Grand Vizier
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Hell in the Heavens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Sgt. Chevalier
The President Vanishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Anti-War Demonstrator (uncredited)
Marie Galante(1934)
as French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
British Agent(1934)
as Commissioner of War Trotsky
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Girl in Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Russo
The Defense Rests (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Monte Ballou
Return of the Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Steve Scola
The Hell Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Joe Morgan
Murder in Trinidad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Duval
One Is Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Jack Allen
Upperworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Lou Colima
What's Your Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Dick Graves
Sleepers East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Carl Izzard
The Mystery Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Collins
Havana Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Mad Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Chopper Allen
Ann Vickers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Dr. Sorelle
The Last Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as John Ross
Captured! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Cpl. Guarand
The Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Hanley
Notorious But Nice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Joe Charney
Arizona to Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Tommy Monk
The Devil's in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Salazar
Elmer, the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
Central Airport(1933)
as Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The World Gone Mad(1933)
as Ramon Salvadore
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Whirlwind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Injun
Infernal Machine(1933)
as Bryan
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Silent Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Jack Wilder
The Past of Mary Holmes(1933)
as Gary Kent
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Frisco Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Ed Harris (uncredited)
No Other Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
as Bonelli
The Big Chance(1933)
as Undetermined Role
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Conquerors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Agitator
The Kid from Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Pedro
Tiger Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Tony
Big City Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
No Living Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Nick
Crooner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Nick Meyer
Two Seconds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Tony
The Famous Ferguson Case(1932)
as Claude Wright
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Mouthpiece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Tony Rocco
The Beast of the City(1932)
as Pietro Cholo
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Hatchet Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
as Sun Yat Ming
It's Tough to Be Famous(1932)
as Lt. Blake
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Ladies of the Big House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
as Witness Against Doremus (uncredited)
Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
as French Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Homicide Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
as Hugo
The Finger Points (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
as "The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Gun Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
as Mink Gordon (uncredited)
The Royal Bed(1931)
as Laker
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Tonight or Never(1931)
as Radio Announcer
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
as Dr. Remur
Good Intentions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
as Charlie Hattrick
Cheer Up and Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
as Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited)
Double Cross Roads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
as Dyke's Lookout
What Price Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
as French Soldier (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 97^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 213 titles from 1926 to 2000.

Biggest box office

Rio Grande (1950)

$12K worldwide

Highest rated

Sahara (1943)

Midcredits 93^rd

Film career

19262000

Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles.

1932Screen debut· The Beast of the City
1943Career best· Sahara
1944First top-billed film· The Monster Maker

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting213 of 213 · 55^th

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s102 · acting1940s52 · acting1950s41 · acting1960s9 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 5% of 38 roles

14%

32374752

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do J. Carrol Naish's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52^nd percentile, the median of all 81; across their 67 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 67

Approval · how many liked their films

46^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 67

Reach · how many have seen their films

41^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 67

Midcredits score across 89 titles, by percentile

75^th and up16
50^th to 74^th34
25^th to 49^th28
Below 25^th11

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 89 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved5
Divisive1
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser42
Broadly Agreed18
Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Dracula in the Movies (1992)

91^st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Captain Blood (1935)

Midcredits 95^th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 64 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.