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Robert Ayres

Robert Ayres

Actor · Died November 5, 1968, aged 53 · Michigan, USA

Robert Ayres was born on 11 December 1914 in Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for A Night to Remember (1958), The Cheaters (1960) and John Paul Jones (1959). He died on 5 November 1968 in Hemel Hempstead, England, UK.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 11, 1914
Died
November 5, 1968 (aged 53)
From
Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 51 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 32% in 30 days

What are Robert Ayres' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Survival
22%
Bonds
16%
Ideas
11%
Power
10%
Self
8%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2

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 Robert Ayres' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Ayres' 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

51 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Isadora(1968)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Battle Beneath the Earth(1967)

    as Adm. Felix Hillebrand

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The 25th Hour(1967)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Lee Oswald: Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Chairman

  • The Heroes of Telemark(1965)

    as General Courts

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Chairman

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Daddy

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Webster Thayer

  • Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Norris

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

    as Angelo Di Marco

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

    Show 1 episode · as Clinton · as John Allardyce

  • Two and Two Make Six (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Col. Robert Thompson

  • The Road to Hong Kong(1962)

    as American Official

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Drama 61-67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Charley Fry

  • The Cheaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 43 episodes · as Walter Allen

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Date at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Gordon Baines

  • A Woman's Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mike

  • The Four Just Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Chairman

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • John Paul Jones(1959)

    as John Adams

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • First Man Into Space(1959)

    as Capt. Ben Richards

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Richards

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • I Can Destroy the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Boardman

  • Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Night to Remember(1958)

    as Maj. Arthur Peuchen

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Depraved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Colonel-in-chief

  • Cat Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Dr. Brian Marlowe

  • Time Lock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Insp. Andrews

  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel

  • Operation Murder(1957)

    as Larry Winton

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Boardman

  • The Baby and the Battleship(1956)

    as American Captain

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • It's Never Too Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Leroy Crane

  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Wyatt

  • A Prize of Gold(1955)

    as Tex

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Contraband Spain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Sr. Dean, superior de la Embajada de los Estados Unidos

  • Delayed Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ned Ellison

  • River Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ship's Captain Watford

  • The Wedding of Lilli Marlene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Andrew J. Jackson

  • The Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as James Glasson / David Trevelyan

  • Dollars for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ray Blanchard

  • Cosh Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Bob Stevens

  • 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Frank Brown

  • 13 East Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Larry Conn

  • Black Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Mark Sherwin (The Amnesiac)

  • Night Without Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Walter

  • To Have and to Hold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Max

  • A Dinner Date with Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as The American

  • The Great Manhunt(1950)

    as Arthur J. Buckman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • They Were Not Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as American Brigadier

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles from 1950 to 1968; peak year 1968.

Biggest box office

A Night to Remember (1958)

$1.1K worldwide

Highest rated

A Night to Remember (1958)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19501968

Peak 1968 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting51 of 51: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1950s34 · acting1960s17 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Robert Ayres' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Operation Murder (1957)

87th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Night to Remember (1958)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 43. 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 Robert Ayres work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Ayres' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles F. Vetter shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers