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Michael Berryman

Michael Berryman

Actor, also producer · Born September 4, 1948 (78) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Michael John Berryman (born September 4, 1948) is an American character actor. Berryman was born with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, a rare condition characterized by the absence of sweat glands, hair, and fingernails; his unusual physical appearance has allowed Berryman to make a career out of portraying characters in a number of cult films, horror films and B movies. He first came to prominence for his roles in Miloš Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (1977). He has appeared in a wide range of feature films and television series, including Star Trek, The X-Files, and Highway to Heaven, in which he portrayed Satan.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 4, 1948 (78)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 102 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Michael Berryman's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Sci-Fi 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
Survival
46%
Morality
15%
Bonds
13%
Power
10%
Self
10%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Survival22 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 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 13 · Serious 9 · Dark 17

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 15 · Intense 18

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 7

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 10 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 13
Herald
3 of 13
Trickster
2 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Dread
23
Absurd
12
Thrilling
8
Manic
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Unsettling24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous13

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 Michael Berryman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (40).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Berryman'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

102 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ever After(2025)

    as The Huntsman

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Family Business(2024)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Water Rites(2025)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mr Blue Shirt: The Inspiration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • They Turned Us Into Killers(2024)

    as Jed

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Willie

  • New York Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as The Plutonium Killer (voice)

  • The History of Metal and Horror(2021)

    as The Host

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Room 9(2021)

    as Jeff Bedford

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Principal Lucas

  • The Mad Hatter(2020)

    as Caretaker Robert Lockwood

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Midnight Devils(2019)

    as Grandpa Forney

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Shed of the Dead(2019)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Impact Event(2018)

    as Raymond

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hell's Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Detective Pluto

  • Death House(2017)

    as Crau

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Cool as Hell 2(2019)

    as The Devil

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sweet Tooth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as T. Hills

  • The Evil Within(2017)

    as Cadaver

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Potent Media's Sugar Skull Girls(2016)

    as Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Cured (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as The Surgeon

  • Smothered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Michael Berryman

  • Kill or Be Killed(2015)

    Associate Producer · as Dr. Pepperdine

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Erebus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jonah Crane

  • Z Nation(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as The Founder

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • One Please (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Ice Cream Man

  • Apocalypse Kiss(2014)

    as David Horn

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Army of the Damned(2013)

    as Crazy Earl

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Self Storage(2013)

    as Trevor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Dirtmaster (archive footage)

  • The Lords of Salem(2012)

    as Virgil Magnus

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Below Zero(2011)

    as Gunnar

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Tenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Arthur Delman

  • Underground Entertainment: The Movie(2011)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mask Maker(2011)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as William

  • Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster(2010)

    as Zombie Head

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Satan Hates You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mr. Harker

  • Beg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Clayton Sparks

  • Necrosis(2009)

    as Seymour

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Smash Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Philip Farmsworth Jr.

  • Brother's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Col. Petrov

  • Outrage: Born in Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Obeah

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mort

  • Brutal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Leroy

  • The Haunted Casino(2007)

    as Gil Wachetta

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield(2007)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Penny Dreadful(2006)

    as Gas Station Attendant

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Absence of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as The Seer

  • The Devil's Rejects(2005)

    as Clevon

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Principal

  • The Independent(2000)

    as Michael Berryman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kenan & Kel: Two Heads Are Better Than None(2000)

    as Chives

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Gator King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as The Tech

  • We Are Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Quesada

  • Mojave Moon(1996)

    as Angel

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Kenan & Kel(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Chives

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Spy Hard(1996)

    as Bus Patron with Oxygen Mask

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Double Dragon(1994)

    as Maniac Leader

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Owen Lee Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Auntie Lee's Meat Pies(1992)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Little Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Teacher

  • Solar Crisis(1990)

    as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Exorcist(1991)

    as Herman

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Evil Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Mr. Balzac

  • Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time(1991)

    as Pilgrim #1

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Guyver(1991)

    as Lisker

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wizards of the Demon Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Highway Man #1

  • Aftershock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Queen

  • Haunting Fear(1990)

    as Mortician

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Gorgon Video Magazine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Host

  • Oceano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Apartment Manager

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Rupert Van Helsing

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier(1989)

    as Sybok Warrior (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Saturday the 14th Strikes Back(1988)

    as The Mummy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues(1987)

    as Cpl. Catlett

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Off the Mark(1987)

    as Acme Labs Man

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Rixx

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Chromedome

  • The Barbarians(1987)

    as Dirtmaster

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home(1986)

    as Starfleet Display Officer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Armed Response(1986)

    as F.C.

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • ALF(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • My Science Project(1985)

    as Mutant #1

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cut and Run(1984)

    as Quecho

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Hills Have Eyes Part II(1984)

    as Pluto

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Weird Science(1985)

    as Mutant Biker

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as The Devil

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Invitation to Hell(1984)

    as Valet

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Voyage of the Rock Aliens(1984)

    as Chainsaw

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Blessing(1981)

    as William Gluntz

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Floor(1978)

    as Mental Patient

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Another Man, Another Chance(1977)

    as 1st Bandit

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Hills Have Eyes(1977)

    as Pluto

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)

    as Ellis

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze(1975)

    as Coroner

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bruin Lake Aka Hell Michigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Organism 46-B The Unseen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Spawn of the Living Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Forge Creek Recordings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Otis Greves

  • The Secret of the Golden Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Violent Starr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Godmichael

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 102 titles, 96 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 1985.

Biggest box office

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

$109M worldwide

Highest rated

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19752026

Peak 1985 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 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.

  • 1975Screen debut· Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
  • 1985First top-billed film· The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
  • 1985Breakout· The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
  • 1985Career best· The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting102 of 102: 101 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stProducing1 of 102: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s5 · acting1980s21 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 3% of 35 roles
758590951015

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 Michael Berryman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th37

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 65 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed42

Most divisive · actor

Cool as Hell 2 (2019)

99th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 67, 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.

Is Michael Berryman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles53–96 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles45–67 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles34–76 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles34–84 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Michael Berryman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Berryman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kane Hodder shares the most, 7.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles