Nicholas Bakay is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and sportscaster. He is known as the voice of Salem Saberhagen on ABC/The WB's Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Sabrina: The Animated Series, and Norbert Beaver on The Angry Beavers. He played Karl on the Fox series 'Til Death as well as serving as a producer of the show until it was cancelled by Fox. He is also one of the executive producers of the CBS sitcom Mom.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 8, 1959 (67)
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Actor, writer and producer
- 25 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
What are Nick Bakay's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Salem Saberhagen in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
- Shadowas Norbert Beaver in The Angry Beavers (1997)
- Allyas Salem Saberhagen in Sabrina Goes to Rome (1998)
- Tricksteras Salem Saberhagen in Sabrina: The Animated Series (1999)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical2
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 Nick Bakay's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Nick Bakay'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
39 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Leanne(2025)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Bookie(2023)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Bob Hearts Abishola(2019)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Young Sheldon(2017)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2(2015)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Mom(2013)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Zookeeper(2011)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Paul Blart: Mall Cop(2009)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
'Til Death(2006)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Two and a Half Men(2003)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Not Another Teen Movie(2001)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Sabrina, Down Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Exposed!: Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Sabrina Goes to Rome(1998)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The King of Queens(1998)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
That '70s Show(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Teen Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
You Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Angry Beavers(1997)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all showsStatical Planets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
A Weekend in the Country(1996)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Jury Duty(1995)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all filmsThe TV Wheel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
She TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Ellen(1994)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Grace Under Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Boy Meets World(1993)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all showsMorning Man at 88.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
In Living Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Seinfeld(1989)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Coach(1989)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 1985 to 2025; peak year 1995.
Biggest box office
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Highest rated
Bookie (2023)
Most popular right now
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
Film career
Peak 1995 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 1990Screen debut· In Living Color
- 1995First film· Jury Duty
Billing
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 Nick Bakay's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 25 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 33. 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 Nick Bakay's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 4 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.
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 Nick Bakay work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nick Bakay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin James shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Kevin JamesShared titles: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015), Zookeeper (2011), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin James
Actors
- Melissa Joan HartShared titles: Sabrina: The Animated Series (1999), Sabrina Goes to Rome (1998), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Melissa Joan Hart
- Raini RodriguezShared titles: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Raini Rodriguez
- Shirley KnightShared titles: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Shirley Knight
- Martin MullShared titles: 'Til Death (2006), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Mull
Composers and editors
- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsShared titles: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015), Zookeeper (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Rupert Gregson-Williams
- Scott HillShared titles: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015), Zookeeper (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Hill
Producers
- Adam SandlerShared titles: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015), Zookeeper (2011), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Adam Sandler
- Jack GiarraputoShared titles: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015), Zookeeper (2011), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Giarraputo
- Todd GarnerShared titles: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015), Zookeeper (2011), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Todd Garner
- Paula HartShared titles: Sabrina: The Animated Series (1999), Sabrina Goes to Rome (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Paula Hart
