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Keith Buckley

Keith Buckley

Actor · Died December 1, 2020, aged 79 · Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Keith Buckley was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. He was an actor, known for Sky Bandits (1986), Excalibur (1981), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Search for the Nile (1971) and Wuthering Heights (1967). He also made numerous TV appearances. Keith died on December 1, 2020 from complications caused by COVID-19.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 7, 1941
Died
December 1, 2020 (aged 79)
From
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 41 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Keith Buckley's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Action 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
26%
Power
25%
Bonds
14%
Self
13%
Society
12%
Survival
10%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 2 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
3
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
2
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Keith Buckley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keith Buckley'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

41 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Classic Tales(2008)

    Show 130 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • People Like Us(1990)

    as Lord Lucerne Biedermeyer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hawks(1988)

    as Dutch Doctor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sky Bandits(1986)

    as Von Schlussel

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Half Moon Street(1986)

    as Hugo Van Arkady

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Christopher Columbus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as De Torres

  • John Wycliffe: The Morning Star(1984)

    as John of Gaunt

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Star Chamber(1983)

    as Assassin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Excalibur(1981)

    as Uryens

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tess(1979)

    as Postman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Houseman

  • Hanover Street(1979)

    as Lieutenant Wells

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Verity

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Hymer

  • Dummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)

    as HMS Ranger Crewman

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Eagle Has Landed(1976)

    as Hauptmann Gericke

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The New Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Brady

  • A Dirty Knight's Work(1976)

    as Herald

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Little Bunch(1973)

    as Mr. Whitehead

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Pied Piper(1972)

    as Mattio

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as Capt. Piers Bowman

  • The Protectors(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Kurt

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Phibes Rises Again(1972)

    as Stewart

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Virgin Witch(1971)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Search for the Nile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Henry Morton Stanley

  • The Go-Between(1971)

    as Stubbs

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Spring and Port Wine(1970)

    as Arthur Gasket

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Wuthering Heights(1970)

    as Hareton Earnshaw

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Wuthering Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Hareton

  • Wuthering Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hareton Earnshaw

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 7 episodes · as Tom Crabbe

  • Level Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as X.127

  • The Counterfeit Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Scotty McIntyre

  • Out of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Scotty McIntyre · as X.127

  • The Wednesday Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry

  • Six Shades of Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Willie

  • King & Country(1964)

    as Corporal of Guard

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Beorn · as Tupson

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Lomax

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1961 to 2008; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office

Excalibur (1981)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

King & Country (1964)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Excalibur (1981)

Film career

19612008

Peak 1971 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1960s11 · acting1970s21 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
6474

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 Keith Buckley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Classic Tales (2008)

78th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

King & Country (1964)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 43. 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 Keith Buckley's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Keith Buckley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keith Buckley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Losey shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers