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Alan Marshal

Alan Marshal

Actor · Died July 10, 1961, aged 52 · Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Alan Marshal (born Alan Marshal Willey; 29 January 1909 – 9 July 1961) was an actor who performed on stage in the United States and in Hollywood films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 30, 1909
Died
July 10, 1961 (aged 52)
From
Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on Motif · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Alan Marshal's films like?

Across their 15 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Motif score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Bonds
35%
Morality
23%
Power
17%
Survival
10%
Society
6%
Self
5%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
8
Dread
4
Romantic
4
Warm
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Alan Marshal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Marshal's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

34 credits, 19 with a Motif page.

  • Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words(2015)

    as Holger Brandt

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Surfside 6 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Littrell

  • Day of the Outlaw(1959)

    as Hal Crane

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Rawhide (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Warren Millett (as Alan Marshall)

  • House on Haunted Hill(1959)

    as Dr. David Trent

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Noel Reynolds

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as James Kincaid Alias Duane Jefferson

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Bart Grover

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Lucius Starkey

  • The Greer Case (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1957)

    as Raymond Armbruster

  • The Opposite Sex(1956)

    as Ted

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as William Pryor

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bride by Mistake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    as Captain Anthony Travis

  • The White Cliffs of Dover(1944)

    as John Ashwood

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Years After (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    as (archive footage)

  • Lydia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    as Richard Mason

  • Tom, Dick and Harry(1941)

    as Dick

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Howards of Virginia(1940)

    as Roger Peyton

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • He Stayed for Breakfast (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Andre Dorlay

  • Irene (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bob Vincent

  • Married and in Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Leslie Yates

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1939)

    as Jerrold Hunter

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939)

    as Phoebus

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Exile Express (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Steve Reynolds

  • Four Girls in White (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Dr. Stephen 'Steve' Melford

  • Dramatic School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as Marquis Andre D'Abbencourt

  • The Road to Reno (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

    as Walter Crawford

  • Invisible Enemy(1938)

    as Jeffrey Clavering

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Met My Love Again(1938)

    as Michael Shaw

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Conquest(1937)

    as Capt. d'Ornano

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Parnell(1937)

    as Captain William 'Willie' O'Shea

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Night Must Fall(1937)

    as Justin Laurie

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • After the Thin Man(1936)

    as Robert Landis

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Garden of Allah(1936)

    as Capt. De Trevignac

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles from 1936 to 1960.

Biggest box office

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)

$214K worldwide

Highest rated

After the Thin Man (1936)

Motif 96th

Most popular right now

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score68th

By decade

1930s13 · acting1940s9 · acting1950s10 · acting1960s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Alan Marshal's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Motif score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Invisible Enemy (1938)

53rd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

After the Thin Man (1936)

Motif 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.

Who does Alan Marshal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Marshal's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; May Whitty shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers