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Les Weldon

Les Weldon

Producer and writer, also actor

Les Weldon (Producer) is a writer/producer whose portfolio includes action films, thrillers, comedies, science fiction, fantasy and family movies. His writing and producing credits include more than 70 films starring such actors as Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Gerard Butler, John Travolta, Jason Statham, Chuck Norris, Sir Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Antonio Banderas, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jet Li, among others. Born and raised in Brazil, Les came to America when he was 15 and graduated from Laguna Beach High School in Southern California. Les attended the University of Southern California, majoring in business administration, with electives in film. He has produced multiple hit movies and franchises, including the $275-million worldwide box office hit The Expendables with Stallone, Statham, Jet Li and Mickey Rourke, as well as the $305-million worldwide hit sequel The Expendables 2, The Expendables 3, and London Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman. Les also produced The Hitman's Bodyguard, starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, which was #1 at the box office three weekends in a row. He followed that up with "Angel Has Fallen" starring Gerard Butler which also reached number #1 at the box office. Les is currently in post on Hitman's Bodyguard 2, and Jolt, starring Kate Beckinsale. Les lives in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Works as
Producer and writer, also actor
Titles
59 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 3% in 30 days

What are Les Weldon's films like?

Across their 55 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action43 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
37%
Survival
21%
Bonds
19%
Self
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Society
2%
Survival24 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge9 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 55 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 10 · Serious 22 · Dark 23

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 14 · Intense 38

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 36 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 41 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 21

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 6

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 24 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
49
Thrilling
28
Dread
19
Melancholic
12
Absurd
7
Other
26

How their films linger

Fun27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

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 Les Weldon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Les Weldon'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

67 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • John Rambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Lucky Strike(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Red Sonja(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Angels(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy: The Crooked Man(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Subservience(2024)

    Producer · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Bricklayer(2023)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Piper(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 4(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Offering(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Enforcer(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Jolt(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Till Death(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Outpost(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Rambo: Last Blood(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Angel Has Fallen(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hellboy(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hunter Killer(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • 211(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Day of the Dead: Bloodline(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Bullet Head(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Acts of Vengeance(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Leatherface(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Hitman's Bodyguard(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Security(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Late Bloomer(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Undisputed 4: Boyka(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • London Has Fallen(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Septembers of Shiraz(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Survivor(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Automata(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 3(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Hercules(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Homefront(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables 2(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Conan the Barbarian(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Cool Dog(2010)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Expendables(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ninja(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Command Performance(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Direct Contact(2009)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Anchorman

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Code(2009)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Train(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Shark in Venice(2008)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hero Wanted(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • War, Inc.(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Finding Rin Tin Tin(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Contract(2006)

    Producer · as Anchor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mercenary for Justice(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Cutter(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Today You Die(2005)

    Executive Producer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Target of Opportunity(2005)

    Producer · Writer · as Bergin

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Raging Sharks(2005)

    Producer · Second Unit Director · Writer · as Roosevelt Sonar Officer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Hidden Agenda(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Replicant(2001)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Order(2001)

    Co-Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Cause Of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • City of Fear(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Looking For Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Freefall(1994)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Point of Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • I Have Been Here Before (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Eye in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Infernus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Night Has Fallen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 63 titles, 59 of them dated from 1964 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Expendables 2 (2012)

$315M worldwide

Highest rated

The Outpost (2019)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Lucky Strike (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 63: 0 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score9thWriting13 of 63: 7 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score10thProducing55 of 63: 48 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score23rdOther crew1 of 63: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

63 titles, 8 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s18 · 4 acting · 18 crew2010s23 · crew2020s14 · 1 acting · 14 crew

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.

How do Les Weldon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 59; across their 55 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 55

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 55

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th33

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 59 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed15
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · writer, producer

Cool Dog (2010)

92nd percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Outpost (2019)

Midcredits 80th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 31/100 and the plot and story 30/100 in their films, across 55 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Les Weldon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 38 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore32 titles53–94 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity38 titles10–57 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity31 titles31–88 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs25 titles25–63 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles50–86 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most 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 Les Weldon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Les Weldon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Avi Lerner shares the most, 52.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles