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Ronny Cox

Actor · Born July 23, 1938 (88) · Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA

Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronny Cox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 23, 1938 (88)
From
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
74 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 68% in 30 days

What are Ronny Cox's films like?

Across their 52 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th 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
27%
Survival
22%
Bonds
19%
Self
14%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Justice18 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 52 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 12 · Serious 15 · Dark 25

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

Grounded 38 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 27 · Intense 21

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

Steady 22 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 7

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

Straight-faced 37 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 20 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 14 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 18

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

Resolved 39 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 8 of 28 analyzed roles.

Mentor
8 of 28
Ally
6 of 28
Threshold guardian
6 of 28
Shadow
4 of 28
Hero
2 of 28
Shapeshifter
1 of 28
Trickster
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
18
Dread
12
Hopeful
15
Warm
11
Other
45

How their films linger

Hopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous8

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 Ronny Cox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ronny Cox'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, 74 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Being the Ricardos(2021)

    as Older Bob Carroll

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Prodigy(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Admiral Jellico (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Car: Road to Revenge(2019)

    as Watts

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Pure Country Pure Heart(2017)

    as CJ Simms

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Reach(2014)

    as Sheriff Robb

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • True Detective(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Catalast Executive

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Age of Dinosaurs(2013)

    as Justin

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Nashville(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Gideon Claybourne

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Cockpit: The Rule of Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Captain

  • Truth Be Told (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Terrance Bishop

  • Imagine That(2009)

    as Tom Stevens

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Tooter Daniels

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Starter Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Pappy McAllister

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Kenney

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Commander in Chief(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Joe Peck

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The L.A. Riot Spectacular(2005)

    as The Chief

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Hammond

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Angel in the Family(2004)

    as Buddy Bishop

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Mason

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Patterson (2008)

  • Crazy as Hell(2002)

    as Delazo

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Point of Origin(2002)

    as Chief Gray

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Losing Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dave Reed

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · as Director Alex Pierce III

  • American Outlaws(2001)

    as Doc Mimms

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Boys of Sunset Ridge(2001)

    as Ben Thorpe

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Love Lessons(2000)

    as Mick Andrews

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire's Father

  • Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Ramsey

  • Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as John Ramsey

  • Y2K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Benjamin Cromwell

  • Secret of Giving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Harlan Gotch

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeffries

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Douglas McManus

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Forces of Nature(1999)

    as Hadley

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Frog and Wombat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Principal Larry Struble

  • Godzilla: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Dale

  • Invasion America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · as Doc (voice)

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

    as William Flood Web

  • From the Earth to the Moon(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Atwood

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 12 episodes · as Senator Robert Kinsey

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Spawn(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Murder at 1600(1997)

    as President Jack Neil

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Childhood Sweetheart?(1997)

    as Warren Carlson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as D.A. Scott Colby

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault(1996)

    as Coach Scarpelli

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Edward Harrigan

  • Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story(1996)

    as Mike Davis

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

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Col. Lester Glade

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

  • A Part of the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Grant

  • Second Chances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 10 episodes · as George Cook

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Nathan Harding

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride(1992)

    as Max Parrish

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • With Murder in Mind(1992)

    as McLaughlin

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Scissors(1991)

    as Dr. Stephan Carter

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Captain America(1990)

    as Tom Kimball

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Cop Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 11 episodes · as Chief Roger Kendrick

  • Total Recall(1990)

    as Cohaagen

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Loose Cannons(1990)

    as Smiley

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Martians Go Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as The President

  • One Man Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as McCoy

  • When We Were Young(1989)

    as Matthew Farrell

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Comeback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Charlie Ward

  • In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders(1988)

    as Agent Ben Grogan

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Favorite Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Admiral William Rieker

  • Scandal in a Small Town(1988)

    as George Baker

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Edward Jellico

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Jim Casio

  • RoboCop(1987)

    as Dick Jones

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Cop II(1987)

    as Andrew Bogomil

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Steele Justice(1987)

    as Bennett

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Abduction of Kari Swenson(1987)

    as Bob Swenson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Baby Girl Scott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Dr. Kenderly

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Mason Paine

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Hollywood Vice Squad(1986)

    as Captain Jensen

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Medwick

  • Reckless Disregard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Dan Leone

  • Vision Quest(1985)

    as Larry Swain

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Cop(1984)

    as Lt. Bogomil

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Spencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer · as Pete Canfield

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mayor Powers

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Jesse Owens Story(1984)

    as Coach Larry Snyder

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 22 episodes · as John Gideon

  • Two of a Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ted Hahn

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Franklin Reed

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Some Kind of Hero(1982)

    as Col. Powers

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Beast Within(1982)

    as Eli MacCleary

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tangiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Bob Steele

  • Taps(1981)

    as Colonel Kerby

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Darkroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Neil

  • Fallen Angel(1981)

    as Frank Dawson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story(1980)

    as Bernard Coy

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bernard Coy

  • The Last Song(1980)

    as Sid Pachanski

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fugitive Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Mike Sylvester

  • The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Kurt Evans

  • When Hell Was in Session(1979)

    as Maj. Frank Perrin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Onion Field(1979)

    as Pierce Brooks

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Transplant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Jim Clark

  • Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II(1978)

    as Cal MacCracken

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

  • Harper Valley P.T.A.(1978)

    as Willis Newton

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gray Lady Down(1978)

    as Commander Samuelson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Elgin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Girl Called Hatter Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Teague Summer

  • Corey: For the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Paul Hanley

  • Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mr. Webb

  • The Car(1977)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Grizzly Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Cartman

  • Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bound for Glory(1976)

    as Ozark Bule

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Having Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as George McNamara

  • Who Is the Black Dahlia?(1975)

    as Finis Brown

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Case of Rape(1974)

    as David Harrod

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Apple's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 28 episodes · Actor

  • Rx for the Defense(1973)

    as Al Moore

  • Pueblo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Signalman

  • The Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Everett Hutchneker

  • Deliverance(1972)

    as Drew Ballinger

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Mind Snatchers(1972)

    as Sergeant Boford Miles

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Look Homeward, Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jake Clatt

  • The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 126 titles from 1959 to 2021; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

$316M worldwide

Highest rated

Deliverance (1972)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Film career

19592021

Peak 1987 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 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
Acting126 of 126: 125 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting1 of 126: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s25 · acting1980s38 · 38 acting · 1 crew1990s31 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 7% of 29 roles
72829212

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 Ronny Cox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of the 52 of 53 with a score; across their 52 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Midcredits score across 73 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 73 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)

86th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stargate SG-1 (1997)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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 Ronny Cox's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles29–93 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles24–56 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles37–84 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles23–53 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles22–85 · median 47 · 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 Ronny Cox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ronny Cox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harold Becker shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles