John Beal: movies and TV shows
John Beal has 86 credits in the archive: 56 films and 30 TV series, from 1933 to 1993. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1933 – 1993 · busiest year: 1937 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Firm | Nathan Locke | Film | 6.7 | 83 |
| 1992 | Dracula in the Movies | (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 82 |
| 1990 | It | TV | 6.9 | 80 | |
| 1990 | The Kid Who Loved Christmas | Cameron | Film | 6.6 | 80 |
| 1988 | A Place at the Table | Jim Wilson | Film | 3.7 | 78 |
| 1983 | Amityville 3-D | Harold Caswell | Film | 4.6 | 73 |
| 1979 | Jennifer: A Woman’s Story | Prof. Eric Wohlstrom | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Dr. Carr | Film | 4.9 | 67 |
| 1976 | The Adams Chronicles | Charles Francis Adams | TV | 7.4 | 66 |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Dr. Bowen | Film | 6.9 | 65 |
| 1974 | Lincoln | Fogelson | TV | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1973 | Kojak | TV | 7.2 | 63 | |
| 1973 | Kojak | McKinney | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1973 | Hawkins | Judge | TV | 7.8 | 63 |
| 1973 | The House That Cried Murder | Father | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1972 | The Waltons | TV | 7.2 | 62 | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | TV | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 1968 | A Case of Libel | Coles | Film | — | 58 |
| 1964 | Another World | TV | 5.5 | 54 | |
| 1963 | The Lieutenant | TV | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1962 | The Nurses | Dr. Henden | TV | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1960 | Road To Reality | TV | — | 50 | |
| 1960 | Ten Who Dared | Maj. John Wesley Powell | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1960 | Rapids Ahead/Bear Country | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Otto Becher | TV | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1959 | The Alaskans | TV | 6.7 | 49 | |
| 1959 | The Sound and the Fury | Howard Compson | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1957 | That Night! | Commuter Christopher J. Bowden | Film | 8.5 | 47 |
| 1957 | The Vampire | Dr. Paul Beecher | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Paul Naylor | TV | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1955 | Hollywood Preview | Self | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1954 | Inner Sanctum | TV | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 1954 | Twelve Angry Men | Juror #2 | Film | 7.9 | 44 |
| 1954 | New Faces | Film | 5.9 | 44 | |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Father | TV | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | John Desmond | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1953 | Remains to Be Seen | Dr. Glenson | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1953 | The Trip to Bountiful | Ludie Watts | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1952 | Omnibus | TV | 6.3 | 42 | |
| 1952 | My Six Convicts | Dr. Wilson aka Doc | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Roger Williams | TV | 8.8 | 41 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 41 | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Ken, the Commuter | TV | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Birger Dahlerus | TV | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1949 | Lights Out | TV | 6.0 | 39 | |
| 1949 | Chicago Deadline | Paul Jean d'Ur | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1949 | Alimony | Dan Barker | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1949 | Song of Surrender | Dubois | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Juror #2 | TV | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Maj. Saks | TV | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Samuel Edison | TV | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 38 | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Ludie | TV | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1948 | So Dear to My Heart | Jeremiah as an Adult - Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1947 | Key Witness | Milton Higby | Film | 4.8 | 37 |
| 1947 | Messenger of Peace | Pastor Armin Ritter | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1945 | Know Your Enemy: Japan | Narrator | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1945 | Land and Live in the Desert | Sam - Skipper | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1943 | Eyes Aloft | Major | Film | — | 33 |
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness | Johann Stensgard | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1943 | Let's Have Fun | Richard Gilbert | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1943 | Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation | Major Dean | Film | 3.0 | 33 |
| 1942 | Stand By All Networks | Ben Fallon | Film | 5.2 | 32 |
| 1942 | One Thrilling Night | Horace Jason | Film | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1942 | Atlantic Convoy | Carl Hansen | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1941 | Doctors Don't Tell | Dr. Ralph Sawyer | Film | 5.2 | 31 |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Walter Matthews | Film | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1939 | The Cat and the Canary | Fred Blythe | Film | 6.9 | 29 |
| 1939 | The Great Commandment | Joel | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1938 | I Am the Law | Paul Ferguson | Film | 7.1 | 28 |
| 1938 | Port of Seven Seas | Marius | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1938 | The Arkansas Traveler | John Daniels | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1937 | Beg, Borrow or Steal | Count Bill Cherau | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1937 | Madame X | Raymond Fleuriot | Film | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1937 | Double Wedding | Waldo Beaver | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Dr. James Stanton Jr. | Film | 8.5 | 27 |
| 1937 | We Who Are About to Die | John Thompson | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1937 | Danger Patrol | Dan Loring | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1937 | Border Cafe | Keith Whitney | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1936 | M'Liss | Stephen Thorne | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1935 | Les Misérables | Marius | Film | 7.1 | 25 |
| 1935 | Break of Hearts | Johnny Lawrence | Film | 5.5 | 25 |
| 1935 | Laddie | Laddie | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1934 | The Little Minister | Révérend Gavin Dishart | Film | 5.8 | 24 |
| 1934 | Hat, Coat and Glove | Jerry Hutchins | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1933 | Another Language | Jerry Hallam | Film | 6.8 | 23 |