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Muse Watson

Muse Watson

Actor · Born July 20, 1948 (78) · Alexandria, Louisiana, USA

Muse Watson Gravel (born Robert Gravel; July 20, 1948), commonly known as Muse Watson, is an American actor notable for his recurring roles of Mike Franks on NCIS and Charles Westmoreland / D.B. Cooper in Prison Break, and film roles as Hank Corrigan in Something to Talk About, and Ben Willis, the killer in I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 20, 1948 (78)
From
Alexandria, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 68 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Muse Watson's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th 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
Survival
35%
Morality
24%
Self
17%
Bonds
17%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeForgiveness3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 9 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 10

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 11 · 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 5 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 13
Herald
3 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Threshold guardian
2 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Dread
9
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Muse Watson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Muse Watson'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

68 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dead Ones(2019)

    as Gus

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Valley of Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Terry

  • Saved by Grace(2016)

    as Homeless Man

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Dark Resonance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Professor Walter Jackson

  • Suburban Gothic(2014)

    as Ambrose

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Of Silence(2014)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Eagleheart: Paradise Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Quint Cussler

  • Compound Fracture(2014)

    as Gary Wolffsen

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Last Exorcism Part II(2013)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Meeting Evil(2012)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Lamp(2010)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Tom Werth

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Eagleheart(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Quint

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • A Christmas Snow(2009)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Small Town Saturday Night(2010)

    as Charlie Carson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Elmont Swain

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Presence(2010)

    as Mr. Browman

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Timer(2009)

    as Rick O'Leary

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivan Podofski

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • White Lightnin'(2009)

    as D. Ray White

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Stellina Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Peter

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Cooby

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • iCarly(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Bucky

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall(2006)

    as Captain Barnes

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • End of the Spear(2005)

    as Adolfo

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Milt Charles

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mickey Bates

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Peters

  • Prison Break(2005)

    Show 22 episodes · as Charles Westmoreland

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Dead Birds(2004)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • IOWA(2005)

    as Sheriff Walker

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Frankenfish(2004)

    as Elmer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • A Day Without a Mexican(2004)

    as Louis McClaire

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Last Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jerimiah Shuman

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

    Show 1 episode · as John Norwood (2009)

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 19 episodes · as Michael Franks

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Turkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Last Cowboy(2003)

    as Otis Bertram

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Season of the Hunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Frank

  • Hollywood Vampyr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Professor Fulton

  • Morgan's Ferry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sheriff

  • American Outlaws(2001)

    as Burly Detective

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Station Yard Controller

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • All the Rage(1999)

    as Cleaner

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me(1999)

    as Klansman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money(1999)

    as C. W.

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer(1998)

    as Ben Willis

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Shadrach(1998)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Break Up(1998)

    as Baker Cop #1

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

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

    as Deputy Jim Keller

  • If I Die Before I Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Darryl

  • Acts of Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Trenton Fraser / Mars

  • I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997)

    as Benjamin Willis / Fisherman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Rosewood(1997)

    as Henry Andrews

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Assassins(1995)

    as Ketcham

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Arthur Fessenden

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • American Gothic(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Something to Talk About(1995)

    as Hank Corrigan

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Tecumseh: The Last Warrior(1995)

    as Whitley

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Gramps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Father

  • Tad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Tom Pendel

  • The Journey of August King(1995)

    as Zimmer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Freddy Forbes

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Sommersby(1993)

    as Drifter #1

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Blind Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Varsac

  • Black Rainbow(1989)

    as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrol Officer · as Security Man

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Willis (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles from 1975 to 2020; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

$126M worldwide

Highest rated

White Lightnin' (2009)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19752020

Peak 1998 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting66 of 66: 66 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
939803

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 Muse Watson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 51 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Of Silence (2014)

91st percentile spread · 68% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Prison Break (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. 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 Muse Watson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles80–93 · median 90 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles24–50 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles58–90 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian 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 Muse Watson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Muse Watson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William S. Beasley shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers