R. Wright Campbell was born on 9 June 1927 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), Teenage Cave Man (1958) and The Masque of the Red Death (1964). He died on 21 September 2000 in Monterey, California, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- June 9, 1927
- September 21, 2000 (aged 73)
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Writer and actor
- 15 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are R. Wright Campbell's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 1
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
- Other1
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 R. Wright Campbell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- The Masque of the Red Death (1964) · writer · free
- Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) · writer · free
- The Secret Invasion (1964) · writer · free
- The Night Fighters (1960) · writer · free
- Hells Angels on Wheels (1967) · writer · free
- Five Guns West (1955) · actor, writer · free
- Teenage Cave Man (1958) · writer · free
Subscription and free streaming for R. Wright Campbell'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
16 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Where Pigeons Go to Die(1990)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Hells Angels on Wheels(1967)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Secret Invasion(1964)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Young Racers(1963)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Night Fighters(1960)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Teenage Cave Man(1958)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Machine-Gun Kelly(1958)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Quantez(1957)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Man of a Thousand Faces(1957)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Gun for a Coward(1956)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Cheyenne(1955)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Cell 2455 Death Row (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Five Guns West(1955)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1955 to 1990.
Biggest box office
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Highest rated
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Most popular right now
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Film career
- 1955Screen debut· Five Guns West
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 R. Wright Campbell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 15 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 R. Wright Campbell work with?
People who share at least 2 of R. Wright Campbell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Roger CormanShared titles: The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Secret Invasion (1964), The Young Racers (1963), Machine-Gun Kelly (1958), Teenage Cave Man (1958), Five Guns West (1955)See all 6 shared titles with Roger Corman
- Joseph PevneyShared titles: Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Pevney
Actors
- Dorothy MaloneShared titles: Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), Quantez (1957), Five Guns West (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Dorothy Malone
- Patrick MageeShared titles: The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Young Racers (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Magee
- William CampbellShared titles: The Secret Invasion (1964), The Young Racers (1963)See all 2 shared titles with William Campbell
- Frank DeKovaShared titles: Machine-Gun Kelly (1958), Teenage Cave Man (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Frank DeKova
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Ronald SinclairShared titles: The Secret Invasion (1964), The Young Racers (1963), Machine-Gun Kelly (1958), Five Guns West (1955)See all 4 shared titles with Ronald Sinclair
- Floyd CrosbyShared titles: The Young Racers (1963), Machine-Gun Kelly (1958), Teenage Cave Man (1958), Five Guns West (1955)See all 4 shared titles with Floyd Crosby
- Leonard RosenmanShared titles: Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Leonard Rosenman
- Russell MettyShared titles: Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Russell Metty
Producers
- James H. NicholsonShared titles: Machine-Gun Kelly (1958), Teenage Cave Man (1958), Five Guns West (1955)See all 3 shared titles with James H. Nicholson
- Samuel Z. ArkoffShared titles: Machine-Gun Kelly (1958), Teenage Cave Man (1958), Five Guns West (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Samuel Z. Arkoff
