- Acting films
- 47
- Acting avg
- 6.30
- Peak run
- 1947’51
Acting films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 25+ votes
James by the numbers
Average
6.30
21 rated films
Vote weighted
6.48
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±1.13
rating spread
Career
31y
1940 to 1970
Total votes
6.64K
across every film
Best
7.9
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Worst
6.7
Vera Cruz
Newest first
Filmography
| 1970 |  There Was a Crooked Man... | Aide to Lieutenant Governor | 6.8 | 149 |
| 1965 |  Brainstorm | Judge at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited) | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1962 |  What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | Police Officer | 7.9 | 1,199 |
| 1957 | Bombers B-52 | B-52 School Instructor (uncredited) | · | 16 |
| 1957 |  The Amazing Colossal Man | Col. Hallock | 4.7 | 52 |
| 1957 |  Beginning of the End | Capt. James Barton | 4.0 | 41 |
| 1956 | Man in the Vault | Paul De Camp | · | 15 |
| 1956 |  Friendly Persuasion | Rebel Captain (uncredited) | 6.6 | 148 |
| 1956 | Gun Brothers | Blackjack Silk | · | 4 |
| 1955 |  I Died a Thousand Times | Man in Tropico Lobby (uncredited) | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1955 |  Kiss Me Deadly | FBI Agent | 7.2 | 426 |
| 1954 |  Vera Cruz | Abilene | 6.7 | 283 |
| 1954 | Return to Treasure Island | Felix Newman | · | 7 |
| 1954 |  Killers from Space | Col Banks | 3.8 | 59 |
| 1953 |  The War of the Worlds | Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited) | 6.8 | 740 |
| 1953 | Fort Ti | Mark Chesney | · | 5 |
| 1953 |  Phantom from Space | Maj. Andrews | 4.5 | 46 |
| 1953 | Jack McCall, Desperado | Bat McCall | · | 8 |
| 1952 | Voodoo Tiger | Abel Peterson | · | 3 |
| 1951 |  The Day the Earth Stood Still | Government Man (uncredited) | 7.4 | 1,300 |
Better together?
James Seay's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: W. Lee Wilder and James Seay movies
Takes