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Jim Mason

Jim Mason

Actor · Died November 7, 1959, aged 70 · Paris, France

Jim Mason was born on 3 February 1889 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for The Penalty (1920), A Race for Life (1928) and All Faces West (1929). He was married to Lillian Ericson. He died on 7 November 1959 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 31, 1889
Died
November 7, 1959 (aged 70)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 126 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Jim Mason's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
48%
Bonds
44%
Self
4%
Society
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
6
Joyful
3
Romantic
2
Tense
2
Absurd
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2

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 Jim Mason's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jim Mason'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

126 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • EuroPeein 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • EuroPeein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Sun Shines Bright(1953)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Saddle(1951)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Cyrano de Bergerac(1950)

    as Cavalier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap(1947)

    as Barfly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Kid Rides Again(1943)

    as Gus

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Along the Sundown Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Barfly (uncredited)

  • Overland Mail(1942)

    as Man in Cafe

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Billy the Kid Trapped(1942)

    as Barfly

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides(1942)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Rider and the Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Barfly

  • Billy The Kid's Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Barfly

  • Li'l Abner(1940)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Barfly

  • 20 Mule Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Third Barfly Counting Bill's Money

  • Viva Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henchman Lem

  • The Cisco Kid and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Barfly

  • Tower of London(1939)

    as Beggar

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Marshal Of Mesa City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Man Shot by Cliff (uncredited)

  • In Old Monterey(1939)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Frontier Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Townsman

  • Young Mr. Lincoln(1939)

    as Juror (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Captain Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Settler Relaying Signal

  • The Return of the Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Juror

  • The Oklahoma Kid(1939)

    as Man in Hotel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach(1939)

    as Tonto Express Agent Jim (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Let Freedom Ring(1939)

    as Barfly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Young Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Lodger Going for Ambulance (uncredited)

  • The Renegade Ranger(1938)

    as Hank

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Girl of the Golden West(1938)

    as Townsman in Saloon

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Missing Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Convict (uncredited)

  • Where Trails Divide(1937)

    as Henchman Red

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hills of Old Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Deputy Henchman

  • Midnight Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Police Detective

  • Headin' for the Rio Grande(1936)

    as Red Dugan

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Laughing at Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Seth Williams - Townsman in Mob

  • The Phantom Rider(1936)

    as Dirk

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Call of the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Hoskins

  • Love on a Bet(1936)

    as Hobo Trading Clothes

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sutter's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Miner

  • Captain Blood(1935)

    as Pirate (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Bar 20 Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman

  • Music Is Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Audience Spectator (uncredited)

  • Hop-a-Long Cassidy(1935)

    as Hall

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(1935)

    as Galley Prisoner

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Fighting Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Horn - Randall's Partner (as James Mason)

  • Life Begins at 40(1935)

    as Townsman in Print Shop

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mills of the Gods(1934)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dude Ranger(1934)

    as 'Hawk' Stevens (as James Mason)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Laughing Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Cowboy

  • To the Last Man(1933)

    as Colby Man Joe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • One Sunday Afternoon(1933)

    as Dink's Chum (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Temple Drake(1933)

    as Van

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Scarlet River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Dummy

  • Drum Taps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Henchman Stubby Lane

  • Renegades of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Blackie

  • What Price Hollywood? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Attorney Roberts (uncredited)

  • Texas Gun Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Henchman Drag

  • The Tabasco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sheriff

  • Border Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Shag Smith (as James Mason)

  • Caught (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Scully

  • Fly My Kite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dan

  • The Painted Desert(1931)

    as Shotgun Rider for Bill's Wagon

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Concentratin' Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Art Campbell

  • The Last of the Duanes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jim Morgan

  • Shooting Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Spot Willis

  • Dancing Sweeties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Tommy Evans (uncredited)

  • The Lone Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Henchman

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • The Shrimp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jim the Bully

  • The Long, Long Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Mike Wilson

  • Welcome Danger(1929)

    as Barry Steele / Dick the Dude (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • All Faces West(1929)

    as Tony/Kit Carson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Phantom City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Joe Bridges

  • The Singapore Mutiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Borg

  • The Big Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as First Beagle Son (as James Mason)

  • A Thief in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • Across to Singapore(1928)

    as Finch

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Chicago After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Hardy (as James Mason)

  • A Race for Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Bruce Morgan

  • Dead Man's Curve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Derne

  • Alias the Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Popinot (as James Mason)

  • Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Margaret's Pilot

  • The King of Kings(1927)

    as Gestas - the Unrepentant Thief (as James Mason)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Let It Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Crook (as James Mason)

  • Bred in Old Kentucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Tod Cuyler

  • The Unknown Cavalier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Henry Suggs

  • Whispering Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Medbrook

  • For Heaven's Sake(1926)

    as The Gangster

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Whispering Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Du Sang

  • Ladies of Leisure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Eddie Lanigan

  • The Phantom of the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Walt Mingin

  • Old Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Dapper Dan (as James Mason)

  • Under the Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Mal

  • Rugged Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Wally Oakes

  • Beggar on Horseback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Homer Cady (as James Mason)

  • Barriers Burned Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Slim Edwards

  • The Flaming Forties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as 'Jay-Bird' Charley

  • Wanderer of the Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Guerd Larey

  • The Heritage of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Snap Naab

  • Mile-a-Minute Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Morgan (as James Mason)

  • Why Worry?(1923)

    as Jim Blake

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Scars of Jealousy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Zeke Jacques

  • The Footlight Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Al Brownley

  • The Old Homestead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Lem Holbrook

  • The Fast Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Lee Martin (as James Mason)

  • Lights of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Slim Saunders

  • The Silent Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Luther Nash

  • The Mysterious Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Jack Bellounds

  • Two Weeks with Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Montague Fox

  • Godless Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as 'Red' Pawl

  • Something to Think About (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Country Masher

  • The Penalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Frisco Pete (as James Mason)

  • The Red Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Dave Roi (as James Mason)

  • Jubilo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Bert Rooker

  • Flame of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Desert Sheik

  • A Daughter of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Roe

  • Something to Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Jose

  • Pettigrew's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Pvt. Jiggers Botley

  • The Squaw Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Grouchy (as James Mason)

  • Headin' South(1918)

    as His Aide (as James Mason)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Modern Musketeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Bandit (uncredited)

  • On the Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Pike

  • The Good Bad-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Bandit

  • Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Mr. Green

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 126 titles from 1915 to 2010.

Highest rated

For Heaven's Sake (1926)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Headin' South (1918)

Film career

  • 1920Screen debut· The Penalty

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting124 of 126: 124 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting2 of 126: 2 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1910s11 · acting1920s44 · acting1930s54 · acting1940s12 · acting1950s3 · acting2000s1 · crew2010s1 · crew

Billing

usually 12th · 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 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.

How do Jim Mason's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Across to Singapore (1928)

84th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stagecoach (1939)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 61. 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.

Who does Jim Mason work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jim Mason's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Taylor shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers