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Aaron Spelling

Aaron Spelling

Producer and actor, also writer · Died June 23, 2006, aged 83 · Dallas, Texas, USA

Aaron Spelling graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Before that, he attended Forest Avenue High. He started as a writer and sold his first script to Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955). He wrote for various television shows, including Playhouse 90 (1956). After he wrote his first pilot he became a producer for Four Star Productions. He partnered with Danny Thomas and formed Thomas-Spelling Productions. In 1972 he formed Aaron Spelling Productions, and then joined with Leonard Goldberg for Spelling-Goldberg Productions. In 1986 his company went public and formed Spelling Entertainment, Inc. In 1995, he became vice-chairman of Spelling Entertainment, Inc., and chairman of Spelling Television, a subsidiary. Spelling Entertainment owns World Vision (syndication), Hamilton Projects and Republic Pictures. It also owns a software company called Virgin Interactive. Hamilton Projects handles merchandising for Spelling's shows. The main office is located at 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 22, 1923
Died
June 23, 2006 (aged 83)
From
Dallas, Texas, USA
Works as
Producer and actor, also writer
Titles
84 on MovieCove · 218 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 61% in 30 days

What are Aaron Spelling's films like?

Across their 68 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th 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
Morality
28%
Bonds
25%
Self
17%
Survival
12%
Society
9%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Justice17 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception16 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 67 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 27 · Serious 24 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 50 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 20 · Charged 30 · Intense 17

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

A split, not a type: Steady 36 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 6

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 40 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 41 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 4

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 32 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 54 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
41
Melancholic
28
Warm
20
Dread
14
Absurd
13
Other
52

How their films linger

Feel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 18 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic8
  • 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 Aaron Spelling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 84 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aaron Spelling'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

218 credits, 84 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

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

    Executive Producer

  • Clubhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Summerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

  • TV Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Silver Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 15 episodes · Producer

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

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Queens Supreme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Stop at Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • All Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Titans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Satan's School for Girls(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Angels(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Safe Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

  • The Mod Squad(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 158 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Love Boat: The Next Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 25 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Pacific Palisades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Sunset Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 755 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer · Actor

  • After Jimmy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 243 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • A Season in Purgatory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Kindred: The Embraced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • Malibu Shores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

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

    Show 34 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

  • Madman of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 16 episodes · Producer

  • Robin's Hoods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Models Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 29 episodes · Producer

  • Green Dolphin Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Love on the Run(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 27 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Jane's House(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Texas(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Stranger in the Mirror(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • And the Band Played On(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • 2000 Malibu Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 226 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Sexual Advances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Grass Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Back to the Streets of San Francisco(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Soapdish(1991)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Jailbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 143 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Loose Cannons(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Rich Men, Single Women(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Day One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Executive Producer

  • Nightingales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Nightingales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • HeartBeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 18 episodes · Producer

  • Satisfaction(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Surrender(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Three O'Clock High(1987)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Cracked Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • Harry's Hong Kong(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Three Kings(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Life with Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • 'night, Mother(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dark Mansions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Executive Producer

  • The Colbys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 49 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Hollywood Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer

  • International Airport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer

  • Hollywood Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • MacGruder and Loud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 14 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 23 episodes · Producer

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

    Show 14 episodes · Producer

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

    Producer

  • Dark Mirror(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Making of a Male Model(1983)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Venice Medical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Executive Producer

  • Shooting Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Executive Producer

  • Mr. Mom(1983)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • At Ease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 14 episodes · Producer

  • Don't Go to Sleep(1982)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 69 episodes · Producer

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

    Show 115 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 91 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • Strike Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 20 episodes · Producer

  • The Best Little Girl in the World(1981)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Aloha Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

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

    Show 220 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Casino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer

  • Murder Can Hurt You!(1980)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Waikiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer

  • B.A.D. Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

  • The French Atlantic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 110 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Executive Producer

  • Love's Savage Fury(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Return of Mod Squad(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Power Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Executive Producer

  • Beach Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Executive Producer

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

    Show 5 episodes · Producer

  • The Users (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 68 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid(1978)

    Executive Producer

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

  • Wild and Wooly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • Cruise Into Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Producer

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 152 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Return to Fantasy Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 251 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The San Pedro Beach Bums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 11 episodes · Producer

  • The San Pedro Bums(1977)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The New Love Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Associate Producer

  • Little Ladies of the Night(1977)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Producer

  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble(1976)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 115 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Death at Love House(1976)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe(1976)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Baby Blue Marine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Producer

  • Charlie's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Executive Producer

  • Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 86 episodes · Executive Producer

  • One of My Wives Is Missing(1976)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Valentino(1975)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Murder on Flight 502(1975)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 92 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Carter's Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Executive Producer · Producer · Production Manager · Writer

  • Starsky & Hutch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Executive Producer

  • S.W.A.T.(1975)

    Show 37 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return(1975)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Only with Married Men(1974)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Death Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • Hit Lady(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Death Sentence(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • California Split(1974)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Home for the Holidays(1972)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cry Panic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Chopper One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

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

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Death Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • The Affair(1973)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Letters from Three Lovers(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hijack! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer

  • Satan's School for Girls(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

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

    Executive Producer

  • The Great American Beauty Contest(1973)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • A Cold Night's Death(1973)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Every Man Needs One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Executive Producer

  • The Bounty Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • Rolling Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Executive Producer

  • Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • No Place to Run(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Executive Producer

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 93 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • Two for the Money(1972)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • If Tomorrow Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Executive Producer

  • The Reluctant Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Executive Producer

  • The Death of Me Yet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • In Broad Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Executive Producer

  • A Taste of Evil(1971)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Last Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Executive Producer

  • Five Desperate Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • Congratulations, It's a Boy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • River of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Executive Producer

  • Yuma(1971)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Run, Simon, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • Crowhaven Farm(1970)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The House That Would Not Die(1970)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Wild Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • The Old Man Who Cried Wolf(1970)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Most Deadly Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • But I Don't Want to Get Married! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • How Awful About Allan(1970)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Young Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Sixth Column (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • The Ballad of Andy Crocker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • The Pigeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Executive Producer

  • The Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Wake Me When the War Is Over(1969)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The New People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 17 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • The Over-the-Hill Gang(1969)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 124 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Cricket on the Hearth(1967)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy in Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 51 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Honey West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Smothers Brothers Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show Creator

  • The Decorator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Executive Producer

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 81 episodes · Producer · as Harry Penn (uncredited)

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 34 episodes · Producer

  • Ricochet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • The Dick Powell Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Who Killed Julie Greer? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • One Foot in Hell(1960)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Guns of the Timberland(1960)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Sundowners(1960)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Story · Writer

  • The Spirit of St. Louis(1957)

    as Mr. Fearless (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 118 episodes · Producer

  • Dementia(1955)

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Target Zero(1955)

    as Pvt. Strangler

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Kismet(1955)

    as Beggar (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Road Worker

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Weed Pindle

  • Mad at the World(1955)

    as Willie Hanson

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

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Max

  • Three Young Texans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Catur

  • Black Widow(1954)

    as Mr. Oliver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wyoming Renegades(1955)

    as Petie Carver

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Alaska Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as The Knifer

  • The Man Behind the Badge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Vicki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Harry Williams

  • I Led 3 Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Elevator Operator

  • I Led Three Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dragnet(1951)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Gas Station Man

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 211 titles from 1951 to 2005.

Biggest box office

Charlie's Angels (2000)

$264M worldwide

Highest rated

And the Band Played On (1993)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 211: 20 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting1 of 211: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting4 of 211: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing187 of 211: 173 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew13 of 211: 1 only other crew, 12 with another role

211 titles, 15 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s21 · 19 acting · 2 crew1960s20 · 1 acting · 20 crew1970s87 · crew1980s37 · crew1990s33 · 2 acting · 33 crew2000s13 · 1 acting · 12 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 Aaron Spelling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 71; across their 67 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Reach · how many have seen their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Midcredits score across 84 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th28
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 84 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed42

Most divisive · producer

The San Pedro Bums (1977)

85th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

And the Band Played On (1993)

Midcredits 93rd · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 60 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 Aaron Spelling's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles28–46 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian 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 Aaron Spelling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aaron Spelling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leonard Goldberg shares the most, 22.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

  • John Woodcock11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with John Woodcock
  • Archie R. Dalzell11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Archie R. Dalzell
  • Tim Southcott8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Tim Southcott
  • Michael S. McLean6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Michael S. McLean

Producers

  • Leonard Goldberg22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Leonard Goldberg
  • Shelley Hull22 titles    See newest 12 of 22 shared titles with Shelley Hull
  • E. Duke Vincent20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with E. Duke Vincent
  • Douglas S. Cramer12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Douglas S. Cramer

Mixed roles