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Alan Carney

Alan Carney

Actor · Died May 2, 1973, aged 63 · New York City, New York, USA

Alan Carney was born on 22 December 1909 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Absent Minded Professor (1961) and Zombies on Broadway (1945). He died on 2 May 1973 in Van Nuys, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 22, 1909
Died
May 2, 1973 (aged 63)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 42 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 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Alan Carney's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Society
29%
Bonds
19%
Self
10%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · 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

Joyful
3
Absurd
3
Romantic
2
Warm
2
Manic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1

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 Alan Carney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Carney'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

42 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Herbie Rides Again(1974)

    as Chicken Run Judge with Cigar

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Wild Rovers(1971)

    as Palace Bartender

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Blackbeard's Ghost(1968)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin(1967)

    as Joe Turner

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Monkeys, Go Home!(1967)

    as Grocer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sylvia(1965)

    as Gus

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Stagecoach Driver

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)

    as Police Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Son of Flubber(1962)

    as Referee

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Lucy Show(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Bradford

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Comancheros(1961)

    as Stillwater Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Dick Powell Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry

  • Swingin' Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Officer Sullivan

  • The Absent Minded Professor(1961)

    as Referee #1

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • North to Alaska(1960)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Burgin

  • The Tall Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Wino

  • Who Was That Lady?(1960)

    as Building Superintendent (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Li'l Abner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mayor Dawgmeat

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!(1958)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Donna Reed Show(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Max

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

    as Evans

  • The Pretender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Victor Korrin

  • Vacation in Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Angel

  • Genius at Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mike Strager

  • Radio Stars on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mike Strager

  • Zombies on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mike Streger

  • Girl Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mike Strager

  • Step Lively(1944)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Seven Days Ashore(1944)

    as Orval 'Handsome' Martin

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Rookies in Burma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mike Strager

  • Around the World(1943)

    as Joe Gimpus

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gangway for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Swallow

  • The Adventures of a Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mike Strager

  • Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Navajo Room Bartender

  • Mr. Lucky(1943)

    as Crunk

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Gildersleeve's Bad Day(1943)

    as Toad

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1943 to 1974; peak year 1960.

Highest rated

Mr. Lucky (1943)

Midcredits 82nd

Film career

19431974

Peak 1960 · 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
Acting42 of 42: 42 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1940s16 · acting1950s6 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s2 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
4363

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 Alan Carney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)

52nd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

Midcredits 88th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 70, 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.

Who does Alan Carney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Carney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wally Brown shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors