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Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

Actor · Died October 31, 1975, aged 78 · Notabile, Malta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph Calleia (August 4, 1897 – October 31, 1975), was a Maltese born American singer, composer, and actor, both on Broadway and in film. Calleia played opposite some Hollywood greats, including John Wayne, William Holden, Errol Flynn, Rita Hayworth, Mae West, Bette Davis, Jane Russell, Mario Lanza, Charlton Heston, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Orson Welles, Tyrone Power, Alan Ladd and Anthony Quinn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Calleia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 3, 1897
Died
October 31, 1975 (aged 78)
From
Notabile, Malta
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 58 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 9% in 30 days

What are Joseph Calleia's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
36%
Bonds
24%
Self
16%
Power
14%
Society
6%
Survival
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 22 · Intense 7

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

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 13 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 8 of 21 analyzed roles.

Shadow
8 of 21
Threshold guardian
4 of 21
Mentor
4 of 21
Ally
3 of 21
Hero
1 of 21
Shapeshifter
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Romantic
13
Melancholic
10
Thrilling
8
Warm
8
Other
23

How their films linger

Bittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Joseph Calleia's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joseph Calleia'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

58 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Johnny Cool(1963)

    as Tourist

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(1960)

    as Juan Seguin

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Cry Tough(1959)

    as Sr. Estrada

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Light in the Forest(1958)

    as Chief Cuyloga

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Touch of Evil(1958)

    as Police Sergeant Pete Menzies

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Wild Is the Wind(1957)

    as Alberto

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Serenade(1956)

    as Marcatello

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hot Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Papa Theodore

  • The Littlest Outlaw(1955)

    as Padre

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Treasure of Pancho Villa(1955)

    as Pablo Morales

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Underwater! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Rico Herrera

  • The Caddy(1953)

    as Papa Anthony

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Mistress(1952)

    as Juan Moreno

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Yankee Buccaneer(1952)

    as Count Domingo Del Prado

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • When in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Aggiunto Bodulli

  • The Light Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Lt. Massiro

  • Valentino(1951)

    as Luigi Verducci

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mayor Guido Barracini

  • Branded(1950)

    as Rubriz

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Palomino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Miguel

  • Captain Carey, U.S.A.(1949)

    as Dr. Lunati

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Silk Noose(1948)

    as Sugiani

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Four Faces West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Monte Marquez

  • The Noose Hangs High(1948)

    as Nick Craig

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lured(1947)

    as Nicholas Moryani

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Beginning or the End(1947)

    as Dr. Enrico Fermi

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Gilda(1946)

    as Det. Maurice Obregon

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Deadline at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Val Bartelli

  • The Conspirators(1944)

    as Police Captain Pereira

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Cross of Lorraine(1943)

    as Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)

    as El Sordo

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Glass Key(1942)

    as Nick Varna

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book(1942)

    as Buldeo

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sundown(1941)

    as Pallini

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Monster and the Girl(1941)

    as Deacon

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as John Buckley

  • My Little Chickadee(1940)

    as Jeff Badger

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Full Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Father Loma

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Eddie Fuseli

  • Five Came Back(1939)

    as Vasquez

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Juarez(1939)

    as Alejandro Uradi

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Stranger

  • Marie Antoinette(1938)

    as Drouet

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Algiers(1938)

    as Inspector Slimane

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Man of Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ben

  • Man of the People(1937)

    as Jack Moreno

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • After the Thin Man(1936)

    as Dancer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sinner Take All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Frank Penny

  • Sworn Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Joe Emerald

  • His Brother's Wife(1936)

    as Fish-Eye

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood of El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • Tough Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Joe Calerno

  • Exclusive Story(1936)

    as Ace Acello

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Riffraff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Nick

  • Public Hero Number 1(1935)

    as Sonny 'Dinkie' Black

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Divorce Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Stephen Arnaud

  • His Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as The Agent

  • My Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Juan

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles from 1931 to 1963.

Biggest box office

The Jungle Book (1942)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Touch of Evil (1958)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 58: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting1 of 58: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s21 · 20 acting · 1 crew1940s16 · acting1950s19 · acting1960s2 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
364146

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 Joseph Calleia's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 37; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

His Brother's Wife (1936)

51st percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Touch of Evil (1958)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 76, 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 Joseph Calleia's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Joseph Calleia work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joseph Calleia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Puglia shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers