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Morey Amsterdam

Morey Amsterdam

Actor, also writer and producer · Died October 27, 1996, aged 87 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Morey Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American television actor and comedian, best known for the role of Buddy Sorrell on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the early 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morey Amsterdam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 14, 1908
Died
October 27, 1996 (aged 87)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 46 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 6% in 30 days

What are Morey Amsterdam's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
38%
Society
18%
Self
15%
Power
11%
Morality
9%
Ideas
7%
Survival
2%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 2 · 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 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 2 · 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 11 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Trickster
4 of 9
Ally
3 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Warm
8
Tense
2
Dread
2
Romantic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1

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 Morey Amsterdam's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Morey Amsterdam'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

46 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration(2015)

    as Buddy Sorrell (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited(2004)

    as Buddy Sorrell (Archive Footage)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Caroline in the City(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Vic Stansky

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Sandman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Car Salesman

  • Herman's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Buddy

  • Side by Side(1988)

    as Moe

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Margus

  • 1st & Ten(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Believe You Can... And You Can! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as J. Fauntenoy Chiffenrobe

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sooner or Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Eddie Nova

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Floyd Loomis · as Moe Price

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Rudolph's Shiny New Year(1976)

    as One Million (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Alice(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood(1976)

    as Custard Pie Star

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Honeymoon Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Ziggy Shnurr

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Bodkin

  • Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Buddy Sorrell

  • The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit(1968)

    as Charlie Blake

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Adam-12(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Mermaid

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title(1966)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Charlie Yuckapuck

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Muscle Beach Party(1964)

    as Cappy

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)

    as Uncle Mike (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Beach Party(1963)

    as Cappy

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol(1962)

    as Brady / James (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Gay Purr-ee(1962)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)

    Show 158 episodes · as Buddy Sorrell

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Pete and Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Murder, Inc.(1960)

    as Walter Sage

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Machine-Gun Kelly(1958)

    as Michael Fandango

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucien Bellingham

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Phil Silvers Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Harris

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

    Show 1 episode · as Cicero Grimes

  • December Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Battle of the Ages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 38 episodes · Actor

  • Dragnet(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Braxton

  • Bowery Champs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Additional Dialogue

  • The Ghost and the Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Writer

  • Kid Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Additional Dialogue

  • Hollywood Hobbies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 1939 to 2015; peak year 1962.

Highest rated

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19392015

Peak 1962 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting42 of 46: 41 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thWriting3 of 46: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 46: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 46: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s3 · crew1950s10 · acting1960s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew1970s8 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.

How do Morey Amsterdam's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)

75th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 78, 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.

Who does Morey Amsterdam work with?

People who share at least 2 of Morey Amsterdam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rose Marie shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers