
Willis Bouchey
Actor · Died September 27, 1977, aged 70 · Vernon, Michigan, USA
Willis Ben Bouchey (May 24, 1907 – September 27, 1977) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 150 films and television shows.
Biography from TMDB.
- May 24, 1907
- September 27, 1977 (aged 70)
- Vernon, Michigan, USA
- Actor
- 82 on MovieCove · 165 credits in all
What are Willis Bouchey's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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 20
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 13
Grounded 14 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 12 · Intense 9
Steady 10 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2
Casual 6 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 7
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Threshold guardianas Lt. Ted Wilks in The Big Heat (1953)
- Threshold guardianas Dan Carney in Suddenly (1954)
- Mentoras Col. Maitland in You Have to Run Fast (1961)
- Allyas Captain Brady in Incident in an Alley (1962)
- Mentoras Dr. Powell Strong in Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Willis Bouchey's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).
- Pickup on South Street (1953) · actor · free
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) · actor · free
- Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) · actor · free
- The Long Gray Line (1955) · actor · free
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) · actor · free
- Them! (1954) · actor · free
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) · actor · free
- Suddenly (1954) · actor · free
- Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Loretta Young Show (1953) · actor · free
- Big House, U.S.A. (1955) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) · actor · free
- The Twilight Zone (1959) · actor · free
- Perry Mason (1957) · actor · free
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) · actor · free
- Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) · actor · free
- Sea Hunt (1958) · actor · free
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) · actor · free
- Suddenly (1954) · actor · free
- Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) · actor · free
- Dragnet (1951) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- Father Knows Best (1954) · actor · free
- +9 more
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) · actor
- Perry Mason (1957) · actor
- From Here to Eternity (1953) · actor
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) · actor
- The Horse Soldiers (1959) · actor
- The Munsters (1964) · actor
- Sea Hunt (1958) · actor
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) · actor · free
- Suddenly (1954) · actor
- Father Knows Best (1954) · actor
- Green Acres (1965) · actor
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) · actor
- +9 more
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) · actor · free
- The Munsters (1964) · actor · free
- The Violent Men (1955) · actor · free
- Sea Hunt (1958) · actor · free
- Suddenly (1954) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Loretta Young Show (1953) · actor · free
- Dragnet (1951) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- Father Knows Best (1954) · actor · free
- Green Acres (1965) · actor · free
- Bat Masterson (1958) · actor · free
- +8 more
- ScreenPix, show their 10 titles on ScreenPix
- Dove Channel, show their 5 titles on Dove Channel
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 5 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- Shout! TV, show their 5 titles on Shout! TV
- Best TV Ever, show their 4 titles on Best TV Ever
- Cineverse, show their 3 titles on Cineverse
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- Best Westerns Ever, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
Subscription and free streaming for Willis Bouchey'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
165 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Dirty Dingus Magee(1970)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Young Billy Young(1969)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Love God?(1969)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Doris Day Show(1968)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Mayberry R.F.D.(1968)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Return of the Gunfighter(1966)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Follow Me, Boys!(1966)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Get Smart(1965)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Green Acres(1965)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
F Troop(1965)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
My Mother the Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Where Love Has Gone(1964)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Cheyenne Autumn(1964)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

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

The Munsters(1964)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Broadside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

The Baileys of Balboa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Petticoat Junction(1963)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
The Patty Duke Show(1963)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
The Dakotas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

How the West Was Won(1962)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
McHale's Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Flashing Spikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Stoney Burke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Panic in Year Zero!(1962)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Incident in an Alley(1962)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Saintly Sinners(1962)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Pocketful of Miracles(1961)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Hazel(1961)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

You Have to Run Fast(1961)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Two Rode Together(1961)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Five Guns to Tombstone(1960)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Andy Griffith Show(1960)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Pete and Gladys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

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

Sergeant Rutledge(1960)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all filmsNot for Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Dennis the Menace(1959)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Riverboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Deputy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Tightrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

It Started with a Kiss(1959)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Horse Soldiers(1959)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
No Name on the Bullet(1959)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all filmsPay the Piper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Last Hurrah(1958)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Bat Masterson(1958)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

The Sheepman(1958)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Darby's Rangers(1958)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Sea Hunt(1958)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Zero Hour!(1957)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Casey Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Alcoa Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Goodyear Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Perry Mason(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Wagon Train(1957)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Last Stagecoach West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Meet McGraw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Beau James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

The Garment Jungle(1957)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Night Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Panic! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Mister Cory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Last of the Badmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

The Wings of Eagles(1957)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Official Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

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

The Gale Storm Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Broken Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Pillars of the Sky(1956)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Magnificent Roughnecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Johnny Concho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Forever, Darling(1956)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Hell on Frisco Bay(1955)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Man on the Ledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

The Spoilers(1955)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all filmsRookie of the Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

The McConnell Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Cheyenne(1955)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Navy Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Great Gildersleeve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

I Cover the Underworld(1955)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Big House, U.S.A.(1955)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Battle Cry(1955)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Violent Men(1955)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Long Gray Line(1955)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Bridges at Toko-Ri(1954)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Drum Beat(1954)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Father Knows Best(1954)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
A Star Is Born(1954)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Suddenly(1954)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Lassie(1954)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
The Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Them!(1954)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Battle of Rogue River(1954)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Fireman Save My Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Executive Suite(1954)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

The Big Heat(1953)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Man Behind the Badge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

The Pride of the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

The Loretta Young Show(1953)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
From Here to Eternity(1953)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Gun Belt(1953)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Dangerous Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Pickup on South Street(1953)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Destination Gobi(1953)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

You Are There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Million Dollar Mermaid(1952)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Mr. & Mrs. North(1952)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Just for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Four Star Playhouse(1952)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Assignment: Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Don't Bother to Knock(1952)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Washington Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Deadline - U.S.A.(1952)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Red Planet Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Belles on Their Toes(1952)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsChevron Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Dragnet(1951)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Elopement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Treasury Men in Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 165 titles from 1950 to 2002; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office
The Horse Soldiers (1959)

Highest rated
The Big Heat (1953)

Most popular right now
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
Film career
Peak 1961 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 1952Screen debut· Red Planet Mars
- 1957Career best· Perry Mason
- 1962Career best· The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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 Willis Bouchey's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 55; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up27
- 50th to 74th36
- 25th to 49th13
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
55 of their 82 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved11
- Crowd Pleaser55
- Broadly Agreed11
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. 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 Willis Bouchey's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter 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 Willis Bouchey work with?
People who share at least 2 of Willis Bouchey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Ford shares the most, 4.
Directors
- John FordShared titles: Two Rode Together (1961), Sergeant Rutledge (1960), The Horse Soldiers (1959), The Last Hurrah (1958)See all 4 shared titles with John Ford

- Edward L. CahnShared titles: Incident in an Alley (1962), You Have to Run Fast (1961), Five Guns to Tombstone (1960)See all 3 shared titles with Edward L. Cahn

- Burt KennedyShared titles: Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), Young Billy Young (1969), Return of the Gunfighter (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Burt Kennedy

- George MarshallShared titles: The Sheepman (1958), Pillars of the Sky (1956)See all 2 shared titles with George Marshall

Writers
- Heck AllenShared titles: Young Billy Young (1969), Pillars of the Sky (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Heck Allen
- William BowersShared titles: Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), The Sheepman (1958)See all 2 shared titles with William Bowers

- Orville H. HamptonShared titles: Incident in an Alley (1962), You Have to Run Fast (1961)See all 2 shared titles with Orville H. Hampton
- Frank S. NugentShared titles: Two Rode Together (1961), The Last Hurrah (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Frank S. Nugent

Actors
- Richard WidmarkShared titles: Two Rode Together (1961), Pickup on South Street (1953), Don't Bother to Knock (1952)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Widmark

- Parley BaerShared titles: Young Billy Young (1969), Pickup on South Street (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Parley Baer

- John CrawfordShared titles: Return of the Gunfighter (1966), Battle of Rogue River (1954)See all 2 shared titles with John Crawford

- Constance TowersShared titles: Sergeant Rutledge (1960), The Horse Soldiers (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Constance Towers

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jack MurrayShared titles: Two Rode Together (1961), Sergeant Rutledge (1960), The Horse Soldiers (1959), The Last Hurrah (1958)See all 4 shared titles with Jack Murray
- Gilbert WarrentonShared titles: Incident in an Alley (1962), Panic in Year Zero! (1962), You Have to Run Fast (1961)See all 3 shared titles with Gilbert Warrenton
- Harry Stradling Jr.Shared titles: Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), Young Billy Young (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Stradling Jr.

- Jeff AlexanderShared titles: Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), The Sheepman (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Alexander
Producers
- Robert E. KentShared titles: Incident in an Alley (1962), You Have to Run Fast (1961), Five Guns to Tombstone (1960)See all 3 shared titles with Robert E. Kent
- Robert ArthurShared titles: Pillars of the Sky (1956), The Big Heat (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Arthur


