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Burt Brinckerhoff

Burt Brinckerhoff

Director · Born October 25, 1936 (90) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Burt Brinckerhoff was born on October 25, 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Lou Grant (1977), The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972) and Remington Steele (1982).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 25, 1936 (90)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 93 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 18% in 30 days

What are Burt Brinckerhoff's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
25%
Self
24%
Bonds
22%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Warm
4
Joyful
3
Dread
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Burt Brinckerhoff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Burt Brinckerhoff'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

93 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Crime of the Century(1996)

    as Warden Mark Kimberling

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 27 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Deadly Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Maharaja's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • SeaQuest 2032(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Bodies of Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • FBI: The Untold Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • P.S. I Luv U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Jailbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Clara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The General Motors Playwrights Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • A Girl of the Limberlost(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Good Morning, Miss Bliss(1987)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Murphy's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Frankenstein(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • ALF(1986)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Wizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Misfits of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Growing Pains(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Detective in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Duck Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • AfterMASH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Trauma Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • 9 to 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Born to Be Sold(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Monkey Mission(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Day the Women Got Even (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Brave New World(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mother and Daughter: The Loving War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Cracker Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Stubby Pringle's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Roller Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Rosetti and Ryan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • The Betty White Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Dogs(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Visions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Alice(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Acapulco Gold(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Please Call It Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

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

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • That's My Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Come Die with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Police Headquarters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • The Invasion of Carol Enders(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Steambath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Nightmare Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · as Philip McKenna

  • Inherit the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Bert Cates

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as George Wilson

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965)

    as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Boskirk

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • 12 O'Clock High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Waller

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as William Herndon

  • Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Keenan

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Lambert

  • The Best Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Ferdinand R. Tertan

  • The Devil's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Combat!(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Pvt. Andy Marsh

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Flood

  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Willis

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Charles Shannon · as Vincent Doyle

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Virgil Paige

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny McGuire

  • Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Karl Denner

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Keyling · as Erwin Lovegod

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Goddess(1958)

    as The Boy

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Stocker

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Bert Cates · as William Herndon

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Kenny Bales · as Ralph Moore · as Rudy Valasek

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 93 titles from 1947 to 1996.

Highest rated

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 93: 30 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thDirecting63 of 93: 62 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew1960s19 · acting1970s21 · crew1980s27 · crew1990s15 · 1 acting · 14 crew

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.

How do Burt Brinckerhoff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

7th Heaven (1996)

79th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Crime of the Century (1996)

Midcredits 79th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 49/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Burt Brinckerhoff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Burt Brinckerhoff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gilbert M. Shilton shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers