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Howard Banks

Actor · Born July 24, 1909 (117) · Denver, Colorado, USA

Howard Banks was born on 24 July 1909 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Murder in the Blue Room (1944), Miss V from Moscow (1942) and Tiger Fangs (1943). He died on 1 April 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 24, 1909 (117)
From
Denver, Colorado, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Howard Banks' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
75%
Survival
25%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Dread
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Howard Banks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Howard Banks' 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

11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fixed Bayonets!(1951)

    as Doggie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bedtime for Bonzo(1951)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man(1951)

    as Officer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Corvette K-225(1943)

    as Officer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Tiger Fangs(1943)

    as Tom Clayton

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Miss V from Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Steve Worth

  • The Living Ghost(1942)

    as Arthur Wallace

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Eagle Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Barker

  • A Yank in Libya(1942)

    as Phillip Graham

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hard Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Anthony Tremaine Jr.

Career shape

Star power in the 51st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 1941 to 1951.

Highest rated

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

Midcredits 76th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 10: 10 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1940s6 · acting1950s4 · acting

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 Howard Banks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)

58th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

Midcredits 76th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the acting 47/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 28. 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 Howard Banks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Howard Banks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arthur St. Claire shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Mixed roles