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Val Avery

Val Avery

Actor · Died December 12, 2009, aged 85 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Val Avery was an American film and television actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 14, 1924
Died
December 12, 2009 (aged 85)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
79 on MovieCove · 136 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 28% in 30 days

What are Val Avery's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd 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
Bonds
27%
Morality
26%
Self
16%
Society
12%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 8 · Serious 7 · Dark 19

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

Grounded 25 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 17 · Intense 10

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 1

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 22 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 19 · 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 16 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4
  • Shadowas Rocco Parelli in The Anderson Tapes (1971)
  • Threshold guardianas Coach Rizzo in Choices (1981)
  • Tricksteras Louie the Bartender in Easy Money (1983)
  • Threshold guardianas Chief Halliwell in Cobra (1986)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
16
Warm
7
Joyful
5
Dread
5
Other
30

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Val Avery's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 79 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Val Avery'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

136 credits, 79 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Renegade(2004)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • In the Shadows(2001)

    as Carlo Pierazzi

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • A Fish in the Bathtub(1998)

    as Abe

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Gold Coast(1997)

    as Jimmy Capp

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Donnie Brasco(1997)

    as Santo Trafficante Jr.

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker(1994)

    as Gen. Sherman

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Magadan Sr. · as Max Schaeffer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Friday the 13th: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Russ Sharko

  • Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8(1987)

    as Superintendent of Police

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Messenger(1986)

    as Clark

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Courage(1986)

    as Pete Solto

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cobra(1986)

    as Chief Halliwell

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Darkness(1985)

    as Guido Pressano

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Viola

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Too Scared to Scream(1984)

    as Dr. Richards

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Whitcomb

  • The Pope of Greenwich Village(1984)

    as Nunzi

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Easy Money(1983)

    as Louie the Bartender

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Sting II(1983)

    as O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jinxed!(1982)

    as Milt Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Assignment Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Talaat Pasha

  • Sharky's Machine(1981)

    as Manny

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Choices(1981)

    as Coach Rizzo

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Continental Divide(1981)

    as Yablonowitz

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Chosen(1981)

    as Teacher

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Gloria(1980)

    as Sill

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Brubaker(1980)

    as Wendel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Amityville Horror(1979)

    as Sgt. Gionfriddo

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Wanderers(1979)

    as Mr. Sharp

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Love and Bullets(1979)

    as Caruso

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Up in Smoke(1978)

    as Factory Boss

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Heroes(1977)

    as Mel

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Man from Atlantis(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Lew

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Chuck Voit

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 4 episodes · as Rawley Dinehart

  • Harry and Walter Go to New York(1976)

    as Chatsworth

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie(1976)

    as Blair Benoit

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Lady(1975)

    as Dolph

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Let's Do It Again(1975)

    as Lt. Bottomley

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Irving Munn · as Rosie Finniston

  • Russian Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Rudolf Henke

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Legend of Hillbilly John(1972)

    as Cobart

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Laughing Policeman(1973)

    as Insp. John Pappas SFPD

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Papillon(1973)

    as Pascal

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Blood Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Frank Dorsdale

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as George Janis

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Black Caesar(1973)

    as Cardoza

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Firehouse(1973)

    as Sonny Caputo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Minnie and Moskowitz(1971)

    as Zelmo Swift

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as The Marshal

  • A Tattered Web(1971)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Monty Nash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Luis Perez · as Man

  • Nichols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jasper

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Artie Jessup · as Harry Barnes · as Ralph Dobbs

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Anderson Tapes(1971)

    as Parelli aka Socks

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Vanishing Point(1971)

    as Police Officer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Traveling Executioner(1970)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Odd Couple(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Elmo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • A Dream of Kings(1969)

    as Fatas

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Machine Gun McCain(1969)

    as Chuck Regan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Brotherhood(1968)

    as Jake Rotherman

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Faces(1968)

    as Jim McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Pink Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Rodriguez

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as McDermott

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Hombre(1967)

    as Delgado

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Dragnet 1967(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Masturian

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Manager

  • Mr. Terrific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo

  • The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones(1966)

    as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • CBS Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as McDermott

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 3 episodes · as Al Ross · as Constantine Victor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Assault on a Queen(1966)

    as Trench

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Nevada Smith(1966)

    as Buck Mason

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Wild, Wild Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Fox

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Carn · as Max Horton · as Roy Sumner · as Tony Hendricks

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as KAOS Agent #1

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Roger

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Crane

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as 2nd Killer

  • The Hallelujah Trail(1965)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Satan's Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Sylvia(1965)

    as Pudgey Smith (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Watowah

  • The Munsters(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Commissar

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · as Colonel Velasquez · as Sergeant

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · as Burns · as Gordie Shiller · as Jerry Kulik · as Jim Ross

  • The Power and the Glory(1961)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hud(1963)

    as Jose

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Requiem for a Heavyweight(1962)

    as Young fighter's promoter

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Sunderland

  • Too Late Blues(1961)

    as Milt Frielobe

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Investigators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Bledsoe

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as D.A. Anthony Periko · as Mac Peters · as Strafaci

  • The Asphalt Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Magnificent Seven(1960)

    as Henry

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Fortune

  • Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Chief

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Last Train from Gun Hill(1959)

    as Steve, Horseshoe Bartender'

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Lawless Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Franko

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Peter Gunn(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • King Creole(1958)

    as Ralph (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Great Gatsby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Joe

  • The Long, Hot Summer(1958)

    as Wilk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Sherrif Jenkins

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Edge of the City(1957)

    as Brother

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Carson

  • The Harder They Fall(1956)

    as Frank (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Bull · as Dorner · as Joe Nadler · as Trent

  • One Touch of Venus(1955)

    as Bus Starter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus Shuman · as The Driver

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Reilly (The Tall Dark Man)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 136 titles from 1950 to 2004; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

Cobra (1986)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

Hud (1963)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Cobra (1986)

Film career

19502004

Peak 1972 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 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
Acting136 of 136: 136 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1950s21 · acting1960s47 · acting1970s38 · acting1980s23 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 40 roles
5661717681

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 Val Avery's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 62; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 79 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up33
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 79 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

The Messenger (1986)

65th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Papillon (1973)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. 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 Val Avery's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles44–87 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles29–58 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles37–84 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · 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 Val Avery work with?

People who share at least 2 of Val Avery's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Cassavetes shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers