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George Chesebro

George Chesebro

Actor · Died May 28, 1959, aged 70 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

George Chesebro was an American character actor who, after a few leading roles in silent films, became an omnipresent bit player in "B" westerns. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Chesebro became involved in traveling stock theater productions before the age of 20, and by 1911 was a seasoned performer. He played in a musical spectacular that toured Asia for two years, then returned to America and played in stock and vaudeville. Moving to Los Angeles in 1915, Chesebro began to supplement his vaudeville career with movie work and quickly began moving up the ladder of film success. World War I interrupted his work (sources differ as to whether he served in the US Navy or US Army). Following the war he resumed his movie career, starring in several popular serials. His popularity and the size of his roles waned during the 1920s, and with the arrival of talkies he was most often seen as heavies, henchmen and cops in a huge number of westerns and crime dramas, most of them low-budget. He became a fixture in "B" westerns, rarely billed but always familiar, and finished out his career in the 1950s with the demise of the B-Western. Occasional TV appearances marked his retirement, and he died in 1959, two months prior to his 71st birthday.

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Born
July 29, 1888
Died
May 28, 1959 (aged 70)
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
87 on MovieCove · 292 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are George Chesebro's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama39 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th 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
61%
Bonds
16%
Society
10%
Power
5%
Survival
3%
Self
3%
Ideas
2%
Justice40 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 48 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 39 · Serious 8 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 41 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 23 · Charged 25 · Intense 0

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

Steady 38 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 31 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 44 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 11 of 14 analyzed roles.

Shadow
11 of 14
Shapeshifter
2 of 14
Trickster
1 of 14
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Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Thrilling
28
Hopeful
16
Warm
9
Triumphant
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Fun33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy42
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1

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 George Chesebro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 68 of their 87 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (45).

Also on these channels

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Filmography

292 credits, 87 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Man Who Would Not Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • Pals and Gals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Quirt

  • Woman They Almost Lynched(1953)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Last of the Comanches(1953)

    as Pete (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Winning of the West(1953)

    as Man at Trading Post

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Junction City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Sheriff Jeff Clinton

  • The Frontier Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Cy

  • The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Doc Drummond

  • The Thundering Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Charlie Jones

  • The Texas Rangers(1951)

    as Sheriff (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Snake River Desperadoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Josh Haverly (uncredited)

  • Kentucky Jubilee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Barker

  • Night Riders of Montana(1951)

    as Hank Jamison

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • California Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

  • Trail of Robin Hood(1950)

    as George Chesebro

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Frisco Tornado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Stage Guard

  • Streets of Ghost Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Bill Donner

  • Fast on the Draw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Sam Ellison

  • Crooked River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dad Ellison

  • West of the Brazos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Deputy

  • Texas Dynamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Kroger

  • Colorado Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jenkins

  • Salt Lake Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Stage Driver Ben

  • Marshal of Heldorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Zeke

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

    as Jeff Nugent

  • Hostile Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Henry H. Oliver

  • Gunmen of Abilene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Martin

  • Punchy Cowpunchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jeff Dillon (uncredited)

  • Renegades of the Sage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Worker

  • Horsemen of the Sierras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Ellory Webster

  • The Lone Ranger(1949)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doc Drummond

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

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

    as 1st Bartender (uncredited)

  • The Wyoming Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • The Doolins of Oklahoma(1949)

    as Deputy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Desert Vigilante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Bill Martin

  • Challenge of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Lon Collins (uncredited)

  • Trails End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Joe Stuart

  • Death Valley Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Wagon Driver Sam

  • The Last Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Rolley Beggs (uncredited)

  • Frontier Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Colonel Winston

  • Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jim, Station Agent [Chs. 1, 3, 6]

  • The Gallant Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Renegade

  • West of Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sheriff Jeff Clinton

  • Tornado Range(1948)

    as Lance King

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Check Your Guns(1948)

    as Banker Farrell

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Cheyenne Takes Over(1947)

    as Wayne Dawson (fake)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Valley(1947)

    as Ben Gunnison

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Fighting Vigilantes(1947)

    as Price Taylor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Black Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as J. Carter

  • Black Hills(1947)

    as Land Agent Henry Allen

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Return of the Lash(1947)

    as Big Jim Kirby

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Stage to Mesa City(1948)

    as Tom Padgett

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Song of the Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Fred Brooks

  • Law of the Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Sheriff Coleman (uncredited)

  • Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Henchman E. J. White

  • The Lone Hand Texan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Scanlon (uncredited)

  • Vigilantes of Boomtown(1947)

    as Dink

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stagecoach to Denver(1946)

    as Blackie Grubb

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Fighting Frontiersman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Rankin (uncredited)

  • Wild West(1946)

    as Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Overland Riders(1946)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Daughter of Don Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Art Warehouse Thug (uncredited)

  • Sun Valley Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Shorty

  • Badman's Territory(1946)

    as Johnny (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Gentlemen with Guns(1946)

    as Ed Slade

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Days of Buffalo Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Sheriff Grant

  • Wagon Wheels Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Henchman Butch

  • Colorado Pioneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Hank Disher

  • Marshal of Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Chief Deputy

  • Sunset in El Dorado(1945)

    as Drunk prospector

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Trail of Kit Carson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Poker Player

  • Santa Fe Saddlemates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Fred Loder

  • Rough Ridin' Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Henchman Lacey (uncredited)

  • Sheriff of Cimarron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mine Owner

  • Gangster's Den(1945)

    as Dent

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Blackie

  • The Great Alaskan Mystery(1944)

    as Brandon's Henchman

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Thundering Gun Slingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Dave Carson

  • Arizona Whirlwind(1944)

    as Henchman Ace

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Marsden (uncredited)

  • Death Valley Rangers(1943)

    as Red - Henchman

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Boss of Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Joe Gordon

  • Devil Riders(1943)

    as Curley

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Raiders of Red Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Sheriff Evans

  • Blazing Frontier(1943)

    as Tragg Deputy Slade

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Black Market Rustlers(1943)

    as Slade

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Renegade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Bart Goodwin

  • Batman(1943)

    as Brennan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Cowboy Commandos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Henchman Fred

  • Death Rides the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Trent

  • Fugitive of the Plains(1943)

    as Baxter

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Two Fisted Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Decker, Gang-Boss

  • The Valley of Vanishing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Taggart

  • Tumbleweed Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Henchman Kurt Bachman

  • Perils of the Royal Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Gaspard

  • Boot Hill Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Henchman Stack Stoner

  • Rolling Down the Great Divide(1942)

    as Saloon Henchman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jesse James, Jr. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Henchman Bull (uncredited)

  • The Lone Rider in Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Pete Haynes

  • Billy the Kid Trapped(1942)

    as Deputy Curley

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Thunder River Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Dick Taggart

  • The Lone Star Vigilantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Go West, Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Henchman

  • Holt of the Secret Service(1941)

    as Rankin [Chs. 11-15]

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Roaring Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bartender Red

  • Saddle Mountain Roundup(1941)

    as Blackie

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Rider Ambushed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Pete

  • Hands Across the Rockies(1941)

    as Juror

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Wrangler's Roost(1941)

    as Miller (Saloon Owner, Posing as Black Bart)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Billy the Kid(1941)

    as Hickey Gang Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jed

  • The Pioneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Henchman Wilson

  • The Spider Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Henchman

  • Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sheriff

  • Billy the Kid's Range War(1941)

    as Henchman with Dynamite

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Trail of the Silver Spurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as The Gunman

  • Riders from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bart

  • Thundering Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henchman Dirk (uncredited)

  • West of Pinto Basin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henchman Lane (as George Cheseboro)

  • Riders of Black Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Wounded Henchman Bart

  • Colorado(1940)

    as Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Melody Ranch(1940)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Gun Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henchman Bart

  • Billy the Kid Outlawed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tex Carson

  • A Failure at Fifty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Creditor (uncredited)

  • Wild Horse Range(1940)

    as Ed Baker

  • Lightning Strikes West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as 2nd Sheriff

  • Texas Stagecoach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Gunman

  • Land of the Six Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • 20 Mule Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Worker

  • The Man from Tumbleweeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bank Robber

  • Pinto Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Pete Childers

  • Young Buffalo Bill(1940)

    as Dice Table Croupier

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Covered Wagon Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Carter - Henchman

  • Riders of Pasco Basin(1940)

    as Henchman Reading Paper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Virginia City(1940)

    as Southerner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wild Horse Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henchman Raymer

  • The Cheyenne Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henchman Davis

  • Pioneer Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Roper - Henchman

  • Destry Rides Again(1939)

    as Barfly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Smashing the Money Ring(1939)

    as Convict Printer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Oklahoma Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Barfly

  • Those High Grey Walls(1939)

    as Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Range War(1939)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • New Frontier(1939)

    as Deputy

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Wall Street Cowboy(1939)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Daughters Courageous(1939)

    as Mike (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Law of the Wolf(1939)

    as Duke Williams

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Daredevils of the Red Circle(1939)

    as Sheffield

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Mandrake the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Baker

  • Dodge City(1939)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Let Us Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Prison Visitor's Room Guard (uncredited)

  • Southward Ho!(1939)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Rough Riders' Round-up(1939)

    as Mosby

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Oklahoma Kid(1939)

    as Deputy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fangs of the Wild(1939)

    as Brad Colby

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Kruger

  • Song of the Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Henchman Fargo

  • Adventure in Sahara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Velich

  • The Mexicali Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Joe Collins

  • Juvenile Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Cop in Chase Car (uncredited)

  • Starlight Over Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Ashley Hill

  • West of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Gorman (uncredited)

  • Law of the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bartender

  • Outlaws of Sonora(1938)

    as Henchman Slim

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Call of the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Henchman Monk

  • Cattle Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • The Purple Vigilantes(1938)

    as Eggers

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Springtime in the Rockies(1937)

    as Thad Morgan

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Old Wyoming Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Hank Barstow

  • Murder in Greenwich Village(1937)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Game That Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Waiter

  • Prairie Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Matson

  • It Happened in Hollywood(1937)

    as Bank Robber

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • SOS Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as L.H. Degado - Chief Thug [Ch. 5]

  • The Devil's Saddle Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Red Frayne

  • It Can't Last Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Studs

  • Empty Holsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Cutter Smith

  • Two-Fisted Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Prosecutor Ed

  • Hills of Old Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Peterson

  • Motor Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Henchman Mitchell

  • Borderland(1937)

    as Tom Parker

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Westbound Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Henchman Slim

  • The Roaming Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Henchman Water Poisoner

  • Trail Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Saunders

  • Roarin' Lead(1936)

    as Captain Gardner

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island(1936)

    as Draker, Island Operations Chief

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Pinto Rustlers(1936)

    as Henchman Spade

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Speed Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Blackie Smith

  • Roamin' Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Henchman Tip

  • Custer's Last Stand(1936)

    as Lt. . Frank Roberts

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Caryl of the Mountains(1936)

    as Constable Jim O'Brien

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

  • Red River Valley(1936)

    as Bull Dural

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Terror(1936)

    as Jim Thornton

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Lawless Nineties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Henchman Green

  • The Mysterious Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Henchman Foley

  • Custer's Last Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lieutenant Frank Roberts

  • Fast Bullets(1936)

    as Barroom Molester

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Skull and Crown(1935)

    as Henchman "Dude"

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Gallant Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman Joe Swale

  • Never Too Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dude Hannigan - Second Henchman At Auction

  • The Live Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jacquard

  • Wild Mustang(1935)

    as Deputy Tex Carter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sardo - Walsh's Henchman

  • Tumbling Tumbleweeds(1935)

    as Henchman Connors

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Anderson

  • The Man from Guntown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman Carnes

  • Danger Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Taylor - First Mate

  • The Laramie Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Ed Larkin

  • The Silver Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Slim Walker

  • Fighting Caballero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Devil Jackson

  • Toll of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman Carter

  • Queen of the Jungle(1935)

    as Ken Roberts (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Miracle Rider(1935)

    as Crossman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Cyclone of the Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Cherokee

  • Pals of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Zed

  • The Cowboy and the Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Foreman of Bar-X

  • North of Arizona(1935)

    as Henchman Dick Smith

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wolf Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Al Pierce

  • Coyote Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman Jim

  • Horses' Collars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Unconquered Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Cleyburn Henchman Dick

  • The Cactus Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman

  • The Phantom Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Buck Houston

  • Mystery Mountain(1934)

    as Rattler Henchman Anderson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • In Old Santa Fe(1934)

    as Henchman Nick

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Fighting Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Renee

  • The Law of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Henchman Parks [Ch. 1]

  • Fighting Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Deputy

  • Rawhide Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Henchman Porky

  • Mystery Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Holdup man

  • Western Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Fargo Roberts

  • The Border Menace(1934)

    as Chuck Adams

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stolen Sweets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Ship's Purser

  • Border Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Captain Salinas, AKA The Eagle

  • The Boss Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jack Kearns aka Jack Wells

  • The Whirlwind Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Frank Kellogg

  • The Big Chance(1933)

    as Thug

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Fighting Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Nifty Harmon

  • Tex Takes a Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Gang Leader

  • Lucky Larrigan(1932)

    as Rustler Mike

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gorilla Ship(1932)

    as Smith - First Mate

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alias Mary Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mac (uncredited)

  • Dynamite Denny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Yardmaster

  • The County Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Gunner

  • Behind Stone Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Druggett - Blackmailing Butler

  • Mark of the Spur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as John Beckett

  • 45 Calibre Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Henchman

  • Dragnet Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Chief Federal Officer

  • Soul of the Slums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Flop House Employee

  • Lariats and Six-Shooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • The Sky Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Marsh

  • I Like Your Nerve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Captain of the Guards (uncredited)

  • First Aid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Swank

  • The Sheriff’s Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Randy

  • Air Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Curley - Joe's Henchman

  • Wild West Whoopee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Millie(1931)

    as Juror (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Cheyenne Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Davis (uncredited)

  • Handcuffed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Detective

  • The Valiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Liberty Bondsman (uncredited)

  • Show Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Steve Baker

  • Should a Girl Marry? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Jarvin

  • The Chinatown Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • Mountains of Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Hoyt Norcross

  • The Silent Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Bill Garton

  • Money to Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Manuel Ortego

  • The Block Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Bert Steele

  • Hearts and Spangles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Barclay

  • Rustlers' Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Bud Harvey

  • Wolf Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · as Dick Bannister

  • Blind Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Silent Morse

  • The Menacing Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Actor

  • The Recoil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Actor

  • The Diamond Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Bruce Weston

  • The Hope Diamond Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as John Gregge / Jean-Baptiste Tavanier

  • The Jungle Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Stanley Morton

  • The Lost City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Stanley Morton

  • The She Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as The Stranger

  • South o' Santa Fe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Riders of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Milt Derr

  • Modern Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Wilbur Henderson

  • Hands Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as 'Hands-Up' [Ep. 1-5]

  • The Risky Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Robert Grant

  • Because of a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Allan Barrett

  • Indiscreet Corinne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Nicholas Fenwick

  • Wild Sumac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Jacques Fontaine

  • Broadway Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as John Keys

  • Mr. Opp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Willard Hinton

  • The Spirit of '76 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Walter Butler

  • The Land Just Over Yonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as William King

Career shape

Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 289 titles from 1916 to 1975.

Most popular right now

Night Riders of Montana (1951)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting288 of 289: 287 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thDirecting1 of 289: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 289: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1910s13 · acting1920s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew1930s120 · acting1940s110 · acting1950s26 · acting1970s1 · crew

Billing

usually 23rd · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

How do George Chesebro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of the 85 of 86 with a score; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 86 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th44
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

55 of their 86 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed55

Most divisive · actor

Rolling Down the Great Divide (1942)

73rd percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 40. 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 George Chesebro work with?

People who share at least 2 of George Chesebro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Al St. John shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles