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Randall Batinkoff

Randall Batinkoff

Actor, also producer and director · Born October 16, 1968 (58) · Monticello, New York, USA

Randall Matthew Batinkoff (born October 16, 1968) is an American actor, known for his roles in the films For Keeps, School Ties, Higher Learning, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Player, and As Good As It Gets. He made his television debut in a 1974 commercial, after an agent spotted him at a toy store. He appeared in several made-for-television films in the 1980s, such as The Stepford Children, before being cast opposite teen startlet Molly Ringwald in the 1988 comedy, For Keeps. He starred as Terrance Dean on the short-lived CBS series, Better Days which only lasted 5 weeks before being canceled. In the early 1990s, he had roles in several widely released films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Player, School Ties (all released 1992) and 1995's Higher Learning. From 1994 to 1995, he played Reverend David Grantland on the CBS series, Christy (he is Jewish in real life). He also appeared in the 1997 film As Good as It Gets where he shared an on-screen kiss with Helen Hunt. He has also appeared in a number of made-for-television movies including Skip Tracer, Who Gets the Dog?, and Black Widow, as well as the film The Last Lullaby. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 16, 1968 (58)
From
Monticello, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 61 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Randall Batinkoff's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
30%
Survival
23%
Bonds
17%
Self
12%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 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 4 · Serious 10 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 21 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 15 · Intense 9

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · 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 14 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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 11 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 10

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 9
Shadow
3 of 9
Hero
2 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
12
Dread
6
Hopeful
6
Absurd
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Randall Batinkoff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Randall Batinkoff'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

61 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Gunslingers(2025)

    Producer · as Doc

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Hand(2023)

    Producer · as Sheriff Winters

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Weapon(2023)

    as Detective Moore

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Alaska Daily(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Jordan Teller

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Angie: Lost Girls(2020)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Last Champion(2020)

    as Bobby Baker

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Inside Game(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • DriverX(2017)

    as Ryan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bad Grandmas(2017)

    as Detective Randall Mclemore

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Who Gets the Dog?(2016)

    as Glenn Hannon

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Legends of Tomorrow(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as George Washington

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Allegiance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Steven Gallagher

  • 37 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Adam

  • Touch(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick McGrath

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Shadow Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ty Saunders

  • Ties That Bind(2011)

    as Dan Dubick

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Munger Road(2011)

    as Deputy Hendricks

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: First Class(2011)

    as Man In Black Suit Agent

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Raspberry Magic(2010)

    as Dylan

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Kick-Ass(2010)

    as Tre Fernandez

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Pete Smalls Is Dead(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Brad Williams

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Black Widow(2008)

    as Danny Keegan

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Last Lullaby(2008)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Broken(2006)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bordertown(2007)

    as Frank Kozerski

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Rembar

  • Ring Around the Rosie(2006)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Touched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Scott Davis

  • Walking on the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nick

  • Venice Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sgt. Frank Mills

  • Blue Demon(2004)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • April's Shower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Paulie

  • I Love Your Work(2003)

    as Frat Brat Date Rapist

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Walt Freeman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Detonator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Beau Stoddard

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ken Dawson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • She Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as James Green

  • The Month of August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sam

  • Along for the Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Terry Cowens

  • Just Sue Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Gardner

  • Hefner: Unauthorized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Hugh Hefner

  • The Last Marshal(1999)

    as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Let the Devil Wear Black(1999)

    as Bradbury

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Heartwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Johnny Purfitt

  • The Curve(1998)

    as Rand

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • As Good as It Gets(1997)

    as Carol's Date

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mad City(1997)

    as CTN Junior Executive

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Peacemaker(1997)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Relativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 7 episodes · as Everett

  • Walking and Talking(1996)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Calvin Chilcutt

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Christy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 20 episodes · as Rev. David Grantland

  • School Ties(1992)

    as Rip Van Kelt

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1992)

    as Jeffrey

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Player(1992)

    as Reg Goldman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • For Keeps?(1988)

    as Stan Bobrucz

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Stepford Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as David Harding

  • Better Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Streetwalkin'(1985)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Blood Aces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 58 of them dated from 1985 to 2025; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

The Peacemaker (1997)

$110M worldwide

Highest rated

The Last Champion (2020)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

The Peacemaker (1997)

Film career

19852025

Peak 1997 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 59: 54 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thDirecting2 of 59: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 59: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 59: 1 only producing, 4 with another role

59 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s14 · 13 acting · 2 crew2020s6 · 6 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
889808

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.

How do Randall Batinkoff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 41 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Ties That Bind (2011)

87th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 36. 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 Randall Batinkoff's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles14–62 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

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 Randall Batinkoff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Randall Batinkoff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cole Hauser shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers