
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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Biography from TMDB.
- July 12, 1895
- October 6, 1973 (aged 78)
- Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
- Actor
- 52 on MovieCove · 153 credits in all
What are Sidney Blackmer's films like?
Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 39
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
Easy watch 24 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 2
Resolved 36 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.
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- Mentoras Big Boy in Little Caesar (1931)
- Mentoras Steve in It's a Wise Child (1931)
- Shadowas Fernand Mondego in The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
- Heroas Barry Forbes in Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)
- Allyas Bill Rhodes in The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
- Shadowas John Hart in Great God Gold (1935)
- Shadowas Gilbert Landon in Streamline Express (1935)
- Allyas Tom Starr in The House of Secrets (1936)
- Shadowas Al Mallon in It's a Wonderful World (1939)
- Shadowas Ralph Merritt in Law of the Pampas (1939)
- Shapeshifteras John Stevens in Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
- Shadowas Ellery Gibson in Down Mexico Way (1941)
- Threshold guardianas Philip Ames in Always in My Heart (1942)
- Heroas Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt in The Panther's Claw (1942)
- Shadowas Andrew Cain in The San Francisco Story (1952)
- Threshold guardianas James Fielding in Johnny Dark (1954)
- Threshold guardianas Garvin Wales in The View from Pompey's Head (1955)
- Allyas Austin Spencer in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
- Mentoras Seth Lord in High Society (1956)
- Mentoras Colonel Oates in A Covenant with Death (1967)
Moods and endings
- 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).
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- The Rifleman (1958) · actor · free
- The Outer Limits (1963) · actor · free
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) · actor · free
- Little Caesar (1931) · actor · free
- A Song Is Born (1948) · actor · free
- Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) · actor · free
- The Texan (1958) · actor · free
- Down Mexico Way (1941) · actor · free
- Law of the Pampas (1939) · actor · free
- How to Murder Your Wife (1965) · actor · free
- In Old Oklahoma (1943) · actor · free
- +6 more
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor
- The Rifleman (1958) · actor
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) · actor
- A Song Is Born (1948) · actor
- The Texan (1958) · actor
- Down Mexico Way (1941) · actor
- Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) · actor
- Trade Winds (1938) · actor
- Great God Gold (1935) · actor
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) · actor
- The Panther's Claw (1942) · actor
- The Girl Who Came Back (1935) · actor
- +1 more
- Shout! TV, show their 5 titles on Shout! TV
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 2 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- Best TV Ever, show their title on Best TV Ever
- Best Westerns Ever, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
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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.
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Revenge Is My Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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

Rosemary's Baby(1968)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
A Covenant with Death(1967)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Joy in the Morning(1965)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
How to Murder Your Wife(1965)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsProfiles in Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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

The Outer Limits(1963)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Stampede at Bitter Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Rifleman(1958)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Texan(1958)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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

Tammy and the Bachelor(1957)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Accused of Murder(1956)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Little Foxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
High Society(1956)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Star and the Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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

The High and the Mighty(1954)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Johnny Dark(1954)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

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

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

The San Francisco Story(1952)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Duel in the Sun(1946)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Wilson(1944)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Lady and the Monster(1944)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

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

In Old Oklahoma(1943)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Murder in Times Square(1943)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Quiet Please, Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

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

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

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

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

Always in My Heart(1942)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Panther's Claw(1942)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Nazi Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cheers for Miss Bishop(1941)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Third Finger, Left Hand(1940)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
I Want a Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's a Wonderful World(1939)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Within the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In Old Chicago(1938)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Thank You, Mr. Moto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Last Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Girl Who Came Back(1935)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Streamline Express(1935)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Smart Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

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

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

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

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

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Down to Their Last Yacht(1934)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
This Man Is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's a Wise Child(1931)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Woman Hungry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Little Caesar(1931)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Mother's Cry(1930)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Kismet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

The Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Sweethearts and Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

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

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

A Most Immoral Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Beating Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)
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.
- 1931Screen debut· Little Caesar
- 1968Career best· Rosemary's Baby
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; 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.
- 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.
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
- George ShermanShared titles: Johnny Dark (1954), The Lady and the Monster (1944)See all 2 shared titles with George Sherman

- Tay GarnettShared titles: Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941), Trade Winds (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Tay Garnett

- Robert Z. LeonardShared titles: Third Finger, Left Hand (1940), It's a Wise Child (1931)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Z. Leonard

- Allan DwanShared titles: Suez (1938), Heidi (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Allan Dwan

Writers
- Philip DunneShared titles: The View from Pompey's Head (1955), Suez (1938), The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)See all 3 shared titles with Philip Dunne

- Darryl F. ZanuckShared titles: The View from Pompey's Head (1955), People Will Talk (1951), In Old Chicago (1938), This Is My Affair (1937), Little Caesar (1931)See all 5 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck

- W.R. BurnettShared titles: Accused of Murder (1956), Little Caesar (1931)See all 2 shared titles with W.R. Burnett

- Wallace SullivanShared titles: I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943), This Is My Affair (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Wallace Sullivan
Actors
- Sig RumanShared titles: Love Crazy (1941), Suez (1938), This Is My Affair (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Sig Ruman

- Elisha Cook Jr.Shared titles: Rosemary's Baby (1968), Accused of Murder (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Elisha Cook Jr.

- Ralph BellamyShared titles: Rosemary's Baby (1968), Trade Winds (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Ralph Bellamy

- Claire TrevorShared titles: How to Murder Your Wife (1965), The High and the Mighty (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Claire Trevor

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Barbara McLeanShared titles: People Will Talk (1951), In Old Chicago (1938), Suez (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Barbara McLean

- Jack A. MartaShared titles: In Old Oklahoma (1943), Down Mexico Way (1941), Streamline Express (1935)See all 3 shared titles with Jack A. Marta
- Edward WardShared titles: Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941), Third Finger, Left Hand (1940), It's a Wonderful World (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Edward Ward
- Charles MaxwellShared titles: Suez (1938), Heidi (1937), This Is My Affair (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Maxwell
Producers
- Robert NorthShared titles: In Old Oklahoma (1943), Mother's Cry (1930)See all 2 shared titles with Robert North
- Pandro S. BermanShared titles: Love Crazy (1941), Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)See all 2 shared titles with Pandro S. Berman

- George R. BatchellerShared titles: The House of Secrets (1936), The Girl Who Came Back (1935)See all 2 shared titles with George R. Batcheller
Mixed roles
- Roland D. ReedShared titles: The House of Secrets (1936), The Girl Who Came Back (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Roland D. Reed




