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Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Actor · Died October 6, 1973, aged 78 · Salisbury, North Carolina, USA

Sidney Alderman Blackmer (13 July 1895 – 6 October 1973) was an American actor. Blackmer was born and raised in Salisbury, North Carolina. He started off in an insurance and financial business but gave up on it. While working as a builder's laborer on a new building, he saw a Pearl White serial being filmed and immediately decided to go into acting. Blackmer went to New York hoping to act on the stage. While in the city, he took jobs and extra work at various film studios at the then motion picture capital, Fort Lee, New Jersey, including a bit part in the highly popular serial, The Perils of Pauline (1914). He made his Broadway debut in 1917, but his career was interrupted by service in the U.S. military in World War I. After the war, he returned to the theatre and in 1929 returned to motion pictures and went on to be a major character actor in more than 120 films. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play, Come Back, Little Sheba. In film, Blackmer is remembered for his more than a dozen portrayals of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and for his role in the Academy Award-winning 1968 Roman Polanski film about urban New York witches, Rosemary's Baby, in which he played an over-solicitous neighbor. A humanitarian, Blackmer served as the national vice president of the United States Muscular Dystrophy Association. In 1972, he was honored with the North Carolina Award in the Fine Arts category. It is the state of North Carolina's highest civilian award. On his passing in 1973, Blackmer was interred in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Blackmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 12, 1895
Died
October 6, 1973 (aged 78)
From
Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 153 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Sidney Blackmer's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 23 · Serious 13 · Dark 6

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 2

Gentle 18 · Charged 19 · Intense 5

Steady 25 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 6

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 2

Casual 25 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 1

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 20
Mentor
4 of 20
Ally
3 of 20
Threshold guardian
3 of 20
Hero
2 of 20
Shapeshifter
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Warm
11
Romantic
13
Joyful
10
Melancholic
10
Other
41

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Sidney Blackmer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Blackmer'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

153 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Do You Take This Stranger?(1971)

    as G.R. Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Revenge Is My Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Gregory Mann

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarence Dunhill · as Roman Stepanak

  • Rosemary's Baby(1968)

    as Roman Castevet

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • A Covenant with Death(1967)

    as Col. Oates

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Antrum

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • Joy in the Morning(1965)

    as Dean James Darwent

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • How to Murder Your Wife(1965)

    as Judge Blackstone

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Profiles in Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Oscar W. Underwood

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jasper Ledbedder

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as William Lyons Selby

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • Stampede at Bitter Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Sam Underwood

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Target: The Corruptors! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Andrew Bennett · as Dr. Carleton Lantzinge

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Callan

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Stapleton

  • What Makes Sammy Run? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as H.L. Harrington

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Woodson

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Hanavan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Cooper

  • Strange Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Christopher

  • Tammy and the Bachelor(1957)

    as Professor Brent

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Accused of Murder(1956)

    as Frank Hobart

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • The Little Foxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Ben

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

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Hanavan

  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt(1956)

    as Austin Spencer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie(1956)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
  • High Society(1956)

    as Seth Lord

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The View from Pompey's Head(1955)

    as Garvin Wales

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Partridge · as Otis Jones

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The Star and the Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Bellason · as Prrof. Watson

  • The High and the Mighty(1954)

    as Humphrey Agnew

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Johnny Dark(1954)

    as James Fielding

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Christopher

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Wade Anthony

  • Washington Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Philip Emery

  • The San Francisco Story(1952)

    as Andrew Cain

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben

  • People Will Talk(1951)

    as Arthur Higgins

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Saturday's Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as T.C. McCabe

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Julian Prescott · as Vardis Ward

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Steven Archer

  • A Song Is Born(1948)

    as Adams

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marvin Platt

  • My Girl Tisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Theodore Roosevelt

  • Duel in the Sun(1946)

    as The Lover

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Wilson(1944)

    as Josephus Daniels

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Lady and the Monster(1944)

    as Eugene Fulton

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)

  • Broadway Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Press Agent

  • In Old Oklahoma(1943)

    as Teddy Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Murder in Times Square(1943)

    as George Nevins

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Quiet Please, Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Martin Cleaver

  • Sabotage Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Carlyle Harrison

  • March On, America! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Theodore Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Gallant Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Steve Carey

  • Obliging Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Henry - George's Attorney

  • Always in My Heart(1942)

    as Philip Ames

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Panther's Claw(1942)

    as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Nazi Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Arnold Milbar

  • Down Mexico Way(1941)

    as Ellery Gibson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Officer and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Blake Standish

  • The Feminine Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Freddie Bond

  • Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Anthony Rhodes

  • Angels with Broken Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Guy Barton

  • Love Crazy(1941)

    as Lawyer George Renny

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Rookies on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Augustus Moody

  • The Great Swindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Dave Lennox

  • Murder Among Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mr. Wheeler

  • Cheers for Miss Bishop(1941)

    as John Stevens

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Third Finger, Left Hand(1940)

    as Hughie Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • I Want a Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Erskine Brandon

  • Dance, Girl, Dance(1940)

    as Puss in Boots

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Maryland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Spencer Danfield

  • Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tony Bowman

  • Teddy the Rough Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Theodore Roosevelt

  • Law of the Pampas(1939)

    as Ralph Merritt

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Monroe Doctrine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Theodore Roosevelt

  • Hotel for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as McNeil

  • Land of Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Theodore Roosevelt (edited from 'Teddy the Rough Rider')

  • Trapped in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mann

  • Unmarried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Cash Enright

  • It's a Wonderful World(1939)

    as Al Mallon

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Within the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as George Demarest

  • Fast and Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as "Lucky" Nolan

  • Convict's Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Gregory Warren

  • Trade Winds(1938)

    as Thomas Bruhme II

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • While New York Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Ralph Simmons

  • Sharpshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Baron Orloff

  • Suez(1938)

    as Marquis Du Brey

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Down on the Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Political Boss

  • Straight, Place and Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as 'Lucky' Braddock

  • Speed to Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Hastings

  • In Old Chicago(1938)

    as General Phil Sheridan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Thank You, Mr. Moto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Herr Eric Koeger

  • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo(1937)

    as Victor Karnoff

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Last Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as San Francisco Editor

  • Heidi(1937)

    as Sesemann

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr. Gordon Therberg

  • The Women Men Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Walter Wiley

  • This Is My Affair(1937)

    as President Theodore Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Michael O'Halloran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jim Mintum

  • John Meade's Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Rodney

  • A Doctor's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr. Anson Ludlow

  • Girl Overboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Alex LeMaire

  • The House of Secrets(1936)

    as Tom Starr

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • The President's Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as George Sartos

  • Missing Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dan Collins

  • Early to Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Rex Daniels

  • Florida Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jack Macklyn

  • Woman Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Riley Ferguson

  • Heart of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Big John Trumbull

  • Forced Landing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tony Bernardi

  • The Fire-Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Cedric McIntyre

  • False Pretenses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Kenneth Alden

  • The Girl Who Came Back(1935)

    as Bill Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Streamline Express(1935)

    as Gilbert Landon

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Smart Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Harry Courtland

  • Shadows of the Orient (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as King Moss

  • Great God Gold(1935)

    as John Hart

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Behind the Green Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Raymond Cortell

  • The Little Colonel(1935)

    as Swazey

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • A Notorious Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Clayton Bradford

  • The President Vanishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as D.L. Voorman

  • Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Lee Lother

  • Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Down to Their Last Yacht(1934)

    as Barry Forbes

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • This Man Is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mort Holmes

  • Good-bye Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Chester Hamilton

  • Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Martin Webster

  • The Wrecker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Tom Cummings

  • Cocktail Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Lawton

  • From Hell to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Cliff Billings

  • The Lady Who Dared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Charles Townsend

  • It's a Wise Child(1931)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Woman Hungry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Geoffrey Brand

  • Little Caesar(1931)

    as Big Boy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Mother's Cry(1930)

    as Mr. Gerald Hart

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Kismet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Wazir Mansur

  • The Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Morgan Pell

  • Sweethearts and Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Anthony Peel

  • Strictly Modern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Heath Desmond

  • The Love Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Actor

  • A Most Immoral Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Humphrey Sergeant

  • Beating Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 153 titles from 1914 to 1971.

Film career

Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting153 of 153: 153 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1910s1 · acting1920s2 · acting1930s66 · acting1940s37 · acting1950s30 · acting1960s15 · acting1970s2 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
314151

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 Sidney Blackmer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 46; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed9

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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 Sidney Blackmer's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sidney Blackmer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sidney Blackmer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Darryl F. Zanuck shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles