
Earl Boen
Actor · Died January 5, 2023, aged 81 · New York City, New York, USA
Earl Boen (August 8, 1941 - January 5, 2023) was an American actor and voice actor, best known as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. He is the only actor besides Arnold Schwarzenegger to appear in each of the first three Terminator films. He also did voiced characters such as Mr. Bleakman in Clifford the Big Red Dog and Señor Senior Sr. in Kim Possible.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 8, 1941
- January 5, 2023 (aged 81)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor
- 99 on MovieCove · 163 credits in all
Known for
What are Earl Boen's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 3 · Wry 3 · Earnest 9
Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3
Casual 9 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Dr. Silberman in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Threshold guardianas Police Chief Leonard Kanifky in Bonkers (1993)
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical1
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 Earl Boen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 71 of their 99 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (32).
- The Terminator (1984) · actor · free
- Justice League (2001) · actor · free
- Barney Miller (1975) · actor · free
- Modern Marvels (1993) · actor · free
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) · actor · free
- Dexter's Laboratory (1996) · actor · free
- Animaniacs (1993) · actor · free
- Miracle Mile (1988) · actor · free
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001) · actor · free
- G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) · actor · free
- The Jeffersons (1975) · actor · free
- The Toy Warrior (2004) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- The Terminator (1984) · actor · free
- Modern Marvels (1993) · actor · free
- Voyagers! (1982) · actor · free
- G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) · actor · free
- The Majestic (2001) · actor · free
- ALF (1986) · actor · free
- Family Ties (1982) · actor · free
- Kojak (1973) · actor · free
- Knots Landing (1979) · actor · free
- It's a Living (1980) · actor · free
- Who's the Boss? (1984) · actor · free
- Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) · actor · free
- +9 more
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · actor · free
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) · actor · free
- The Terminator (1984) · actor · free
- Miracle Mile (1988) · actor · free
- Three's Company (1976) · actor · free
- The Jeffersons (1975) · actor · free
- Mama's Family (1983) · actor · free
- Family Ties (1982) · actor · free
- Matlock (1986) · actor · free
- Barnaby Jones (1973) · actor · free
- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) · actor · free
- It's a Living (1980) · actor · free
- +6 more
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · actor
- The Terminator (1984) · actor
- Modern Marvels (1993) · actor
- Miracle Mile (1988) · actor
- 9 to 5 (1980) · actor
- The Practice (1997) · actor
- Night Court (1984) · actor
- ALF (1986) · actor
- Matlock (1986) · actor
- Barnaby Jones (1973) · actor
- It's a Living (1980) · actor
- Who's the Boss? (1984) · actor
- +4 more
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · actor
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) · actor
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) · actor
- Family Ties (1982) · actor
- Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) · actor
- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) · actor
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) · actor
- Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) · actor
- The Wild Thornberrys (1998) · actor
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000) · actor
- Howdy, show their 6 titles on Howdy
- Shout! TV, show their 5 titles on Shout! TV
- Ameba, show their title on Ameba
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
- Kartoon Channel, show their title on Kartoon Channel
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- The Great Courses, show their title on The Great Courses
Subscription and free streaming for Earl Boen'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
163 credits, 99 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

The Toy Warrior(2004)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Evil Con Carne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Now You Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Little Shepherd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Kim Possible(2002)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
The Majestic(2001)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
A Johnny Bravo Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Justice League(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Jennie Project(2001)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Clifford the Big Red Dog(2000)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
The West Wing(1999)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

The Wild Thornberrys(1998)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
The Odd Couple II(1998)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Working (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

The New Adventures of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Cow and Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

The New Batman Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

I Am Weasel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Living in Peril(1997)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

The Practice(1997)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all showsThe Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Dot & Spot's Magical Christmas Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Wing Commander Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Pinky and the Brain: A Pinky and the Brain Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Within the Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

The Dentist(1996)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Norma Jean & Marilyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Dexter's Laboratory(1996)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Bruno the Kid(1996)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Pinky and the Brain(1995)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Gordy(1994)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Companion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

On Our Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Blue Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

The Magic Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Sioux City(1994)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Ellen(1994)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Boy Meets World(1993)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Animaniacs(1993)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Bonkers(1993)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Living Single(1993)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Darkness Before Dawn(1993)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Modern Marvels(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Samantha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper(1992)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
The Golden Palace(1992)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
California Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Silk Stalkings(1991)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Herman's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Guilty as Charged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

The Pirates of Dark Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Menu for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Opposites Attract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Marked for Death(1990)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Get a Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Sydney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Family Matters(1989)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Seinfeld(1989)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Miracle Mile(1988)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Going to the Chapel(1988)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Empty Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

The Wonder Years(1988)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
thirtysomething (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Law & Harry McGraw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

The Oldest Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

G.I. Joe: The Movie(1987)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Mr. President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Walk Like a Man(1987)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Gung Ho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

The Littles: Liberty and the Littles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

ALF(1986)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
L.A. Law(1986)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Touch and Go(1986)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Stewardess School(1986)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Annihilator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Matlock(1986)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Growing Pains(1985)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
The Golden Girls(1985)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Movers & Shakers(1985)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Street Hawk(1985)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
1st & Ten(1984)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
The Terminator(1984)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Who's the Boss?(1984)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Punky Brewster(1984)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Getting Physical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Night Court(1984)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
To Be or Not to Be(1983)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Just Our Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Man with Two Brains(1983)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Mama's Family(1983)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
I Take These Men(1983)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Antony and Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Airplane II: The Sequel(1982)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Gavilan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Voyagers!(1982)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Remington Steele(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Silver Spoons(1982)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Family Ties(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Madame's Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.(1981)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Code Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Hill Street Blues(1981)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
9 to 5(1980)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
It's a Living(1980)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Battle Beyond the Stars(1980)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Knots Landing(1979)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

The Main Event(1979)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Fifth Floor(1978)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Kaz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Paper Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Last of the Good Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Rafferty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Three's Company(1976)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Mr. Billion(1977)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Taming of the Shrew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

What's Happening!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Wonder Woman(1975)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Barney Miller(1975)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Jeffersons(1975)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Kojak(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Barnaby Jones(1973)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

M*A*S*H(1972)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Hawaii Five-O(1968)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 160 titles from 1954 to 2005; peak year 1990.
Film career
Peak 1990 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.
- 1977Screen debut· Mr. Billion
- 1991Career best· Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- 1993Career best· Bonkers
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 Earl Boen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up32
- 50th to 74th24
- 25th to 49th27
- Below 25th16
Shape of the crowd
38 of their 99 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved16
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic5
- Crowd Pleaser38
- Broadly Agreed7
- Mixed32
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 39. 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 Earl Boen's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most 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 Earl Boen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Earl Boen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arnold Schwarzenegger shares the most, 3.
Directors
- James CameronShared titles: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Terminator (1984)See all 2 shared titles with James Cameron

Writers
- Dennys McCoyShared titles: Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000), Bruno the Kid (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Dennys McCoy

- Pamela HickeyShared titles: Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000), Bruno the Kid (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Pamela Hickey
- William WisherShared titles: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Terminator (1984)See all 2 shared titles with William Wisher

Actors
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerShared titles: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Terminator (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Arnold Schwarzenegger

- Sheryl Lee RalphShared titles: The Jennie Project (2001), It's a Living (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Sheryl Lee Ralph

- Kath SoucieShared titles: Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000), Bruno the Kid (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Kath Soucie

- Frank WelkerShared titles: Bruno the Kid (1996), Bonkers (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Welker

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Adam GreenbergShared titles: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Terminator (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Greenberg

- Brad FiedelShared titles: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Terminator (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Fiedel

- Mark GoldblattShared titles: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Terminator (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Goldblatt

Producers
- Gale Anne HurdShared titles: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Terminator (1984)See all 3 shared titles with Gale Anne Hurd

- Mario KassarShared titles: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Mario Kassar

Mixed roles
- Mike YoungShared titles: Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000), The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Young






