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Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Actor and producer, also writer · Born January 29, 1945 (81) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner

Thomas William "Tom" Selleck (born January 29, 1945) is an American actor and film producer, best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.. He also plays Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B. Parker novels. In 2010, he appears as Commissioner Frank Reagan in the drama Blue Bloods on CBS. He has appeared extensively on television in roles such as Dr. Richard Burke on Friends and A.J. Cooper on Las Vegas. In addition to his series work, Selleck has appeared in more than fifty made for TV and general release movies, including Mr. Baseball, Quigley Down Under, Lassiter and his most successful movie release Three Men and a Baby, which was the highest grossing movie in 1987.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 29, 1945 (81)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 91 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 37% in 30 days

What are Tom Selleck's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits 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
Morality
31%
Bonds
27%
Self
12%
Survival
9%
Power
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Justice19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 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 18 · Serious 15 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 30 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 26 · Intense 8

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

Steady 29 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 21 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 18 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

41 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 29 of 41 analyzed roles.

Hero
29 of 41
Mentor
4 of 41
Herald
3 of 41
Trickster
2 of 41
Ally
2 of 41
Shadow
1 of 41
Show the 41 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Melancholic
14
Hopeful
13
Warm
13
Contemplative
12
Other
42

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet22
  • Ambiguous6
  • Other1

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 Tom Selleck's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Selleck'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

91 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Revolutionary America(2026)

    Producer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • 26th Street Garage: The FBI's Untold Story of 9/11(2021)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Out Where the West Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Remember Pearl Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise(2015)

    Executive Producer · Teleplay · as Jesse Stone

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • North America(2013)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Elway To Marino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt(2012)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Jesse Stone

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost(2011)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Jesse Stone

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 293 episodes · as Frank Reagan

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift(2010)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Killers(2010)

    as Mr. Kornfeldt

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: No Remorse(2010)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Jesse Stone

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • American Serengeti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty(2009)

    as Peter Mitchell (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom of the Blue Whale(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Thin Ice(2009)

    Executive Producer · Story · as Jesse Stone

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Sea Change(2007)

    Executive Producer · as Jesse Stone

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Robinsons(2007)

    as Cornelius Robinson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise(2006)

    Executive Producer · Teleplay · as Jesse Stone

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Night Passage(2006)

    Executive Producer · as Chief Jesse Stone

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jesse Stone: Stone Cold(2005)

    Executive Producer · as Jesse Stone

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ivan Tiggs

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Ike: Countdown to D-Day(2004)

    as General Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Reversible Errors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Larry Starczek

  • Twelve Mile Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Stephen Landis

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 19 episodes · as A.J. Cooper

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Monte Walsh(2003)

    Executive Producer · as Monte Walsh

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Touch 'Em All McCall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Touch McCall

  • Crossfire Trail(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Rafe Covington

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Running Mates(2000)

    as Gov. James Reynolds Pryce

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Love Letter(1999)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Selleck (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Closer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jack McLaren

  • In & Out(1997)

    as Peter Malloy

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Last Stand at Saber River(1997)

    Executive Producer · as Paul Cable

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ruby Jean and Joe(1996)

    Producer · as Joe Wade

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Magic of Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Broken Trust(1995)

    as Judge Timothy Nash

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Open Season(1995)

    as Rock Maninoff

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 8 episodes · as Richard Burke

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Baseball(1992)

    as Jack Elliot

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery(1992)

    as King Ferdinand

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Folks!(1992)

    as Jon Aldrich

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Little Lady(1990)

    as Peter Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Quigley Down Under(1990)

    as Matthew Quigley

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • An Innocent Man(1989)

    as Jimmie Rainwood

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • B.L. Stryker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Her Alibi(1989)

    as Phil Blackwood

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Three Men and a Baby(1987)

    as Peter Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Runaway(1984)

    as Jack R. Ramsay

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Magnum

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Lassiter(1984)

    as Nick Lassiter

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • High Road to China(1983)

    as Patrick O' Malley

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Shadow Riders(1982)

    as Mac Traven

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Divorce Wars: A Love Story(1982)

    as Jack Sturgess

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Fall Guy(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Thomas Magnum

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 162 episodes · Producer · Story · as Thomas Magnum

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Concrete Cowboys(1979)

    as Will Eubanks

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Sacketts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Orrin Sackett

  • The Chinese Typewriter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Tom Boston

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Beldon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Gypsy Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Captain Theodore 'Ted' Brinkenhoff

  • Superdome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Jim McCauley

  • Coma(1978)

    as Sean Murphy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Washington Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Jim Hawley

  • Bunco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Gordean

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Alan Samuelson

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Midway(1976)

    as Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Doctors' Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Returning Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Fred Derry

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lance White

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • A Case of Rape(1974)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mark Brolin

  • Terminal Island(1973)

    as Dr. Norman Milford

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Daughters of Satan(1972)

    as James Robertson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Seven Minutes(1971)

    as Phil Sanford

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Myra Breckinridge(1970)

    as Stud

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Movie Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mike Beaudine

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve

  • Kids for Character (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Mr. George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles, 90 of them dated from 1965 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

$169M worldwide

Highest rated

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Blue Bloods (2010)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19652026

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 33 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting89 of 92: 76 only acting, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting7 of 92: 0 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thProducing14 of 92: 2 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdOther crew1 of 92: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

92 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1960s3 · acting1970s22 · acting1980s15 · 14 acting · 2 crew1990s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew2000s18 · 18 acting · 7 crew2010s12 · 12 acting · 4 crew2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 74% of 35 roles
708090950510

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe from 14 major nominations, 1982–2007.

WinNomination
  1. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
  2. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
  3. 1988
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  4. 1987
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  5. 1986
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  6. 1985
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  7. 1984
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  8. 1983
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 1982
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tom Selleck's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 48; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor, producer

Revolutionary America (2026)

85th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Friends (1994)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. 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.

Is Tom Selleck's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles16–67 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles30–58 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles24–54 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles22–45 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles19–54 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tom Selleck work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Selleck's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Brandman shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers