Harold Goodwin

Acting Dec 1, 1902 Jul 12, 1987 (aged 85) Peoria, Illinois, USA

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Harold Goodwin (December 1, 1902 – July 12, 1987) was an American film actor who performed in over 225 films.

Born in Peoria, Illinois, Goodwin began his film career while still in his teens in the 1915 film short Mike's Elopement. One of his most popular roles of the silent era was that of Ted Brown in the 1927 Buster Keaton comedy College. Goodwin followed up with a role in another Keaton film The Cameraman in 1928 opposite Keaton and actress Marceline Day. He worked steadily through the silent film era and transitioned into the talkie era as a popular character actor. One of his most notable roles of the era was that of Detering in the 1930 Lewis Milestone directed World War I drama All Quiet on the Western Front.

In his later years, Goodwin mainly acted in the Western film genre and often worked as a stuntmen for film studios. In the 1960s, Goodwin made many guest appearances of the NBC television series Daniel Boone starring Fess Parker and Ed Ames.

Goodwin made his last film appearance in the low-budget horror film The Boy Who Cried Werewolf before retiring from the film industry. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1987 after being shot for adultery.

169 Acting Credits

9 Crew Credits

Harold Goodwin

Acting

Spartacus

All Quiet on the Western Front

The Cameraman

Young Mr. Lincoln

Calamity Jane

Perry Mason

Experiment in Terror

College

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Gunsmoke

Jesse James

Move Over, Darling

No Name on the Bullet

Morituri

Night Passage

Union Pacific

Buck Privates

Lassie

Ride the Pink Horse

Adventures of Superman

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Theodora Goes Wild

The Blue Bird

Tokyo Joe

Crew

No Name on the Bullet

Cult of the Cobra

The Brass Bottle

Ride a Crooked Trail

Step Down to Terror

Shock Treatment

World in My Corner

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

Paradise for Buster