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Tim Choate

Tim Choate

Actor · Died September 24, 2004, aged 49 · Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Tim Choate was an American actor who starred in various television roles on series such as Dragnet and Babylon 5. He was also a film actor but considered himself best suited for the stage.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 11, 1954
Died
September 24, 2004 (aged 49)
From
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 46 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 25% in 30 days

What are Tim Choate's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Survival
25%
Self
22%
Bonds
21%
Morality
21%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Warm
4
Dread
3
Contemplative
2
Absurd
1
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Tim Choate's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tim Choate'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

46 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Winters

  • Dragnet(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Hungry Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Butterfly Collector

  • American Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pearl Harbor(2001)

    as Navy Doctor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Crusade(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Polix

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Atty. Miles

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Live Nude Girls(1995)

    as Jerome

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Girl in the Cadillac(1995)

    as Motel owner

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Jefferson in Paris(1995)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Wayans Bros.(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Patient

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • White Mile(1994)

    as Young Man

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Zathras

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Evan Houston

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dirk

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke: The Long Ride(1993)

    as Sheriff Bart Meriweather

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Delta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew

  • Immaculate Conception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as David

  • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw(1991)

    as 'Bad Boy' Jon Wilson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Reasonable Doubts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • P.S. I Luv U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Soapdish(1991)

    as AD

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Not of This World(1991)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Child in the Night(1990)

    as Curt

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as David Tiomchin

  • Blind Witness(1989)

    as Remy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Coach(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Earl Gleem

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CreepTales(2004)

    as Uncle Munger (segment "Wraparound")

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • My Father, My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Harvey

  • Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Phil Leeds

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Charmings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • DEFCON-4(1985)

    as Howe

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Cusack

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Daryl Croft · as Luke Phillips

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Killup

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Charlie Lichtenstein

  • Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Clifford · as Phil Leeds (segment 'Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall')

  • Ghost Story(1981)

    as Young Ricky Hawthorne

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Blow Out(1981)

    as Sailor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Times Square(1980)

    as Eastman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Jane Austen in Manhattan(1980)

    as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Salesperson

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Europeans(1979)

    as Clifford

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 1979 to 2003; peak year 1980.

Biggest box office

Soapdish (1991)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Soapdish (1991)

Midcredits 66th

Film career

19792003

Peak 1980 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting46 of 46: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s20 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s5 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Tim Choate's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Girl in the Cadillac (1995)

81st percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blow Out (1981)

Midcredits 93rd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 44. 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 Tim Choate work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tim Choate's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Ivory shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers