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Patrick Duffy

Patrick Duffy

Actor, also producer · Born March 17, 1949 (77) · Townsend, Montana, USA

Patrick Duffy is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Bobby Ewing on the television series "Dallas". He was born on March 17, 1949, in Townsend, Montana, and has also starred in shows like "Step by Step" and "The Bold and the Beautiful".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 17, 1949 (77)
From
Townsend, Montana, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are Patrick Duffy's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
35%
Self
17%
Morality
15%
Power
14%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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 11 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 23 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 23
Mentor
7 of 23
Ally
3 of 23
Shadow
2 of 23
Threshold guardian
2 of 23
Shapeshifter
1 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
15
Tense
12
Hopeful
14
Romantic
6
Joyful
7
Other
18

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Patrick Duffy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Patrick Duffy'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

82 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hollywood Grit(2025)

    as Clarence Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Rebound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mecénás

  • The Christmas Promise(2021)

    as Pops

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Lady of the Manor(2021)

    as Grayson Wadsworth

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • On the Verge(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gene

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Doomsday Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Larry Woodcock

  • Once Upon a Main Street(2020)

    as Elder

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • April, May and June(2019)

    as Patrick Duffy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Random Acts of Christmas(2019)

    as Howard

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Mistletoe Secret(2019)

    as Mack

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • All Rise(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Parker

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Family Business(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sheriff KD Shrugs

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Christmas with a View(2018)

    as Frank Haven

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Cool Kids(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Gene

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Station 19(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Trafficked(2017)

    as Christian

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Cure(2017)

    as Bruce Turner

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • American Housewife(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Marty

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel Dallas(2016)

    as Mr. Here/Himself

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Eighties(2016)

    Show as Actor, 'Dallas'

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Sweden(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Wayne

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Fosters(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Quinn Sr.

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Dallas(2012)

    Show 40 episodes · Director · as Bobby Ewing

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Pony Excess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • You Again(2010)

    as Richie

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Healing Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Uncle Norman

  • Love Takes Wing(2009)

    as Mayor Evans

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Party Down(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Duffy

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • He's Such a Girl(2009)

    as Whitney's Dad

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Bingo America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 100 episodes · Actor

  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007)

    as Patrick Duffy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door(2006)

    as James Connolly

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Desolation Canyon(2006)

    as Tomas 'Swede' Lundstrom

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ret. Lieutenant Commander Jack Briggs

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Justice League(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Steve Trevor (voice) · as Steve Trevor / Flagship Pilot #1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Reba(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Joe Baker

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Pirates of Central Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Charles 'Chas' Farrington

  • Perfect Game(2000)

    as Bobby Geiser

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Hogan / Father Daniel Morrissey

  • Don't Look Behind You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jeff Corrigan

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Ewing · as Jack / Salesman / Teacher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Rusty: A Dog's Tale(1998)

    as Cap the Dog (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Dallas: War of the Ewings(1998)

    Executive Producer · as Bobby Ewing

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Heart of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Max Tucker

  • Dallas: J.R. Returns(1996)

    Producer · as Bobby Ewing

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Texas(1994)

    as Stephen Austin

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mike

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Wayde Garrett

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • ABC Saturday Morning Preview Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Frank Lambert

  • Goof Troop(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Hatchback (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Daddy(1991)

    as Oliver Watson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Step by Step(1991)

    Show 160 episodes · Director · as Frank Lambert

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Children of the Bride(1990)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Murder C.O.D.(1990)

    as Steve Murtaugh

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Too Good to Be True(1988)

    as Richard Harland

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Unholy Matrimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as John Dillman

  • 14 Going on 30(1988)

    as Actor in Black and White Movie

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Bold and the Beautiful(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · as Stephen Logan

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Andrew Jordan

  • From Here to Maternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Henderson

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dr. Andrew Jordan

  • Alice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Goat

  • George Burns Comedy Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    as Harry Baranski

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Cry for the Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Dr. Brad Russell

  • Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb(1980)

    as Col. Paul Tibbets

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bobby Ewing

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 327 episodes · Director · as Bobby Ewing

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ralph Sutton

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Man from Atlantis(1977)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mark Harris

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mark Harris

  • Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mark Harris

  • Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mark Harris

  • Man from Atlantis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mark Harris

  • Battle of the Network Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bill Cord

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lewis Baker

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Musial

  • Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jim

  • The Stranger Who Looks Like Me(1974)

    as Adoptee #3

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 80 titles from 1974 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Trafficked (2017)

$20K worldwide

Highest rated

The Eighties (2016)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Dallas (1978)

Film career

19742025

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting80 of 80: 76 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting3 of 80: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 80: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

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

By decade

1970s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew1980s13 · acting1990s17 · 17 acting · 2 crew2000s11 · acting2010s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9818

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 Patrick Duffy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 29; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 54 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · actor

The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)

94th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

Midcredits 78th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. 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 Patrick Duffy's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Patrick Duffy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Patrick Duffy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Linda Gray shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers