Jack Carson

Career timeline

1. 1910 · Born

   Born in Carman, Manitoba, Canada

2. 1937 · Screen debut

   You Only Live Once (Movie)

3. 1954 · Breakthrough

   Climax! (TV)

4. 1962 · Latest release

   Sammy, the Way-Out Seal (Movie)

5. 1963 · Died

   January 2, 1963

Career in numbers

16 1930s

25 1940s

27 1950s

5 1960s

• Comedy44
• Drama34
• Romance26
• Crime13
• Music8
• Western6

Highest-rated title The Twilight Zone 1959 8.5 Most popular title Bonanza 1959 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Jack Carson in our catalogue.

Stuart Rosenberg

3 titles together

Billy Gilbert

3 titles together

Fielder Cook

3 titles together

Grant Mitchell

3 titles together

Robert Altman

3 titles together

Edward Everett Horton

2 titles together

Friedrich Hollaender

2 titles together

Stuart Erwin

2 titles together

Abner Biberman

2 titles together

Robert Bloch

2 titles together

1. 1962 Sammy, the Way-Out Seal as Harold Sylvester Movie
2. 1961 Bus Stop TV
3. 1961 King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein as Timothy W. 'Big Tim' O'Brien Movie
4. 1960 Thriller as Burt Lewis 6.7 TV
5. 1960 The Bramble Bush as Bert Mosley Movie
6. 1959 Startime as Albert Maddon TV
7. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Harvey Hunnicut 8.5 TV
8. 1959 Bonanza as Henry T.P. Comstock 7.5 TV
9. 1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! as Captain Hoxie 5.2 Movie
10. 1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Gooper Pollitt 7.6 Movie
11. 1957 The Tarnished Angels as Jiggs 6.8 Movie
12. 1957 Alcoa Theatre as Augie Adams TV
13. 1957 Three Men on a Horse as Patsy Movie
14. 1957 The Tattered Dress as Sheriff Nick Hoak 5.5 Movie
15. 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sundown Smith TV
16. 1956 The Bottom of the Bottle as Hal Breckinridge Movie
17. 1955 Screen Director's Playhouse as Lamar Kendall TV
18. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Frankie Fane 7.8 TV
19. 1955 The Bob Cummings Show as Jack Carson TV
20. 1954 Phffft as Charlie Nelson 6.2 Movie
21. 1954 Climax! as Art Shaddick TV
22. 1954 A Star Is Born as Matt Libby 7.1 Movie
23. 1954 Red Garters as Jason Carberry Movie
24. 1953 Dangerous When Wet as Windy Webbe 6.0 Movie
25. 1953 General Electric Theater as Joe Bushwick TV
26. 1952 The Ford Television Theatre as Dan Doyle TV
27. 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Danny Scott TV
28. 1951 The Groom Wore Spurs as Ben Castle Movie
29. 1950 Lux Video Theatre as Garrison TV
30. 1950 Bright Leaf as Chris Malley 6.0 Movie
31. 1950 The Good Humor Man as Biff Jones Movie
32. 1950 Your Show of Shows TV
33. 1949 It's a Great Feeling as Jack Carson 5.9 Movie
34. 1949 My Dream Is Yours as Doug Blake 6.4 Movie
35. 1948 Studio One as Harry Breen TV
36. 1948 Two Guys from Texas as Danny Foster Movie
37. 1948 Romance on the High Seas as Peter Virgil 6.8 Movie
38. 1946 The Time, The Place and The Girl as Jeff Howard Movie
39. 1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee as Buzz Williams Movie
40. 1945 Mildred Pierce as Wally Fay 7.6 Movie
41. 1944 Arsenic and Old Lace as Officer Patrick O'Hara 7.6 Movie
42. 1944 Make Your Own Bed as Jerry Curtis Movie
43. 1944 Shine on Harvest Moon as The Great Georgetti Movie
44. 1943 Princess O'Rourke as Dave Campbell 6.5 Movie
45. 1943 The Hard Way as Albert Runkel 6.5 Movie
46. 1942 Gentleman Jim as Walter Lawrie 7.2 Movie
47. 1942 Larceny, Inc. as Jeff Randolph 7.1 Movie
48. 1942 The Male Animal as Joe Ferguson Movie
49. 1941 Blues in the Night as Leo Powell 6.2 Movie
50. 1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. as Allen Brice 6.9 Movie
51. 1941 Love Crazy as Ward Willoughby 6.8 Movie
52. 1941 The Strawberry Blonde as Hugo Barnstead 6.9 Movie
53. 1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Chuck 5.9 Movie
54. 1940 Sandy Gets Her Man as Policeman Tom Garrity Movie
55. 1940 Queen of the Mob as Agent Ross Waring Movie
56. 1940 Typhoon as Mate Movie
57. 1940 I Take This Woman as Joe Movie
58. 1939 Destry Rides Again as Jack Tyndall 7.2 Movie
59. 1939 Legion of Lost Flyers as Larry Barrigan Movie
60. 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Sweeney Farrell (uncredited) 7.8 Movie
61. 1939 Fifth Avenue Girl as Minnesota (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
62. 1939 The Kid From Texas as Stanley Brown Movie
63. 1938 Next Time I Marry as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Movie
64. 1938 Carefree as Connors 6.7 Movie
65. 1938 Having Wonderful Time as Emil Beatty Movie
66. 1938 The Saint in New York as Red Jenks Movie
67. 1938 Vivacious Lady as Waiter Captain 7.0 Movie
68. 1938 Law of the Underworld as Henchman Johnny Movie
69. 1938 Bringing Up Baby as Circus Roustabout (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
70. 1937 She's Got Everything as Ransome (uncredited) Movie
71. 1937 Stand-In as Tom Potts Movie
72. 1937 Stage Door as Mr. Milbanks 7.1 Movie
73. 1937 You Only Live Once as Attendant in First Gas Station 7.1 Movie

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