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Scott Brady

Actor · Died April 16, 1985, aged 60 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Scott Brady (September 13, 1924 – April 16, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Born as Gerard Kenneth Tierney, he was the younger brother of fellow actor Lawrence Tierney. Brady served in the Navy during World War II, where he was a boxing champ. After being discharged, he supported himself as a lumberjack, and began taking acting classes; he began his film career soon afterward. Brady specialized in tough-guy roles in films like He Walked by Night, Canon City and Johnny Guitar. He appeared twice on the long running TV western The Virginian in the 1960s. He appeared regularly on the 1970s cop show, Police Story. He played lead to Clint Eastwood's third billing in Ambush at Cimarron Pass, which Eastwood is quoted as saying was "probably the lousiest western ever made." His last film role was in the 1984 movie Gremlins. He played Shirley Feeney's father Jack Feeney in episode 32 of Laverne & Shirley which aired on February 15, 1977. He also starred in the western TV show Shotgun Slade from 1959-61. Brady died from pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 60. Other sources have the cause as emphysema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Scott Brady, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 13, 1924
Died
April 16, 1985 (aged 60)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 121 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 27Up 26% in 30 days

What are Scott Brady's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: 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
Morality
42%
Survival
18%
Bonds
13%
Society
9%
Self
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Justice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 14 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 19 · Intense 11

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

A split, not a type: Steady 20 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1

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 23 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 22 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 35 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

26 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 26 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 26
Shadow
6 of 26
Ally
3 of 26
Trickster
2 of 26
Shapeshifter
2 of 26
Threshold guardian
2 of 26
Mentor
1 of 26
Show the 26 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
31
Thrilling
16
Dread
10
Absurd
5
Melancholic
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Scott Brady's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Scott Brady'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

121 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gremlins(1984)

    as Sheriff Frank

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Winds of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Red Tully

  • This Girl for Hire(1983)

    as Mitch Dillon

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Strange Behavior(1981)

    as Shea

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • American Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mr. Becker

  • Enos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Armstrong

  • The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang(1979)

    as Poker Player

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 240-Robert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The China Syndrome(1979)

    as Herman De Young

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Supertrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Forbes

  • Suddenly, Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Mr. Malloy

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Melnick

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · as Matt Zaleski

  • To Kill a Cop(1978)

    as Insp. James Gleason

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • To Kill a Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Inspector James Gleason

  • When Every Day Was the Fourth of July(1978)

    as Officer Michael Doyle

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Carl Johanson

  • The Fantastic Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Johanson

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarge

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Law and Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Sgt. Brian O'Malley Sr.

  • Laverne & Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Kansas City Massacre(1975)

    as Police Commissioner Herbert Tucker McElwaine

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Roll, Freddy, Roll! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Admiral Norton

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hammel · as Harold Witbeck · as Jack Muellard

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Movin' On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Get Christie Love! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wicked, Wicked(1973)

    as Police Sgt. Ramsey

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 15 episodes · Actor

  • Bonnie's Kids(1972)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Night Strangler(1973)

    as Capt. Schubert

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Loners(1972)

    as Policeman Hearn

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • $(1971)

    as Sarge

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • McMillan & Wife(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Doctors' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Sgt.Malloy

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joe Foley

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • San Francisco International Airport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Olson

  • The Immortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hell's Bloody Devils(1970)

    as Brand

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Cain's Cutthroats(1970)

    as Justice Cain

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Marooned(1969)

    as Public Affairs Officer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • D.A.: Murder One(1969)

    as Sidney A. Cherniss Jr.

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Five Bloody Graves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Jim Wade

  • The Cycle Savages(1969)

    as Vice Squad Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Mighty Gorga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Dan Morgan

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Grover

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Satan's Sadists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Charlie Baldwin

  • Nightmare in Wax(1969)

    as Det. Haskell

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Ice House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Lt. Scott

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Adam-12(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as John Harris

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Marty Lench

  • Arizona Bushwhackers(1968)

    as Tom Rile

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Road Hustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Earl Veasey

  • They Ran for Their Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Joe Seely

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Walt Fraley

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fort Utah(1967)

    as Dajin

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Time Warp(1967)

    as Stanton

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Red Tomahawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Ep Wyatt

  • Castle of Evil(1966)

    as Matt Granger

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Summer Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Destination Inner Space(1966)

    as Commander Wayne

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Black Spurs(1965)

    as Reverend Tanner

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!(1965)

    as Sakalakis

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Stage to Thunder Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Sam Swope

  • Operation Bikini(1963)

    as Capt. Emmett Carey

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Floyd

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Shotgun Slade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 16 episodes · as Shotgun Slade

  • Battle Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as 1st Lt. Frank Davis

  • Houseboat(1958)

    as Dancer (non crédité)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Blood Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Dan Kree

  • Ambush at Cimarron Pass(1958)

    as Sgt. Matt Blake

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Restless Breed(1957)

    as Mitchell 'Mitch' Baker

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Storm Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Bart Jones

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Duane

  • The Maverick Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Sundance

  • Terror at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Neal 'Rick' Rickards

  • Mohawk(1956)

    as Jonathan Adams

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Steve Mason

  • The Vanishing American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Blandly

  • Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as David Action

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

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Wells · as Heenan · as John King

  • They Were So Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Richard Lanning

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

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Stanton · as Matt Beldon

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Law vs. Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as William 'Billy the Kid' Bonney

  • Johnny Guitar(1954)

    as Dancin' Kid

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • El Alaméin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Joe Banning

  • White Fire(1953)

    as Gregor Stevens

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Slater

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • A Perilous Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Shard Benton

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as John Keller

  • Bloodhounds of Broadway(1952)

    as Robert 'Numbers' Foster

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Montana Belle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Bob Dalton

  • Yankee Buccaneer(1952)

    as Lt. David Farragut

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Untamed Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Glenn Denbow

  • Bronco Buster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Bart Eaton

  • The Model and the Marriage Broker(1951)

    as Matt Hornbeck

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Calvin Penny · as Officer Jim Kovacs · as Reno Cromwell · as Shotgun Slade

  • Kansas Raiders(1950)

    as Bill Anderson

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lt. Michael Trent

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eddie · as Mark · as Steve Mason

  • I Was a Shoplifter(1950)

    as Jeff Andrews

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    as Tony Reagan

  • Port of New York(1949)

    as Michael "Mickey" Waters

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Gal Who Took the West(1949)

    as Lee O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • He Walked by Night(1948)

    as Police Sgt. Marty Brennan

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as George

  • In This Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jimmy Weston

  • Canon City(1948)

    as Sherbondy

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Counterfeiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jerry McGee

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 121 titles from 1948 to 1984; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

The China Syndrome (1979)

$52M worldwide

Highest rated

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The China Syndrome (1979)

Film career

19481984

Peak 1972 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting121 of 121: 121 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

By decade

1940s8 · acting1950s37 · acting1960s32 · acting1970s34 · acting1980s10 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 9% of 11 roles

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.

How do Scott Brady's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 54 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

75th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Midcredits 94th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 71, 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 Scott Brady's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles11–51 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Scott Brady work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scott Brady's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steve Fisher shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles