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Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Actor · Died October 10, 1940, aged 63 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Berton Churchill was born on 9 December 1876 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Stagecoach (1939), Sweethearts (1938) and Two Seconds (1932). He was married to Harriet Elizabeth Gardner. He died on 10 October 1940 in New York City, New York, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 8, 1876
Died
October 10, 1940 (aged 63)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 125 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 16% in 30 days

What are Berton Churchill's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
33%
Bonds
31%
Power
14%
Society
11%
Self
9%
Ideas
1%
Survival
1%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 6 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 14 · Intense 3

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 8

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 15 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 22 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 12
Mentor
3 of 12
Threshold guardian
3 of 12
Trickster
2 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Warm
10
Joyful
8
Melancholic
7
Absurd
6
Other
33

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3

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 Berton Churchill's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Berton Churchill'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

125 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s(1984)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Senator Henry Lowell

  • Public Deb No. 1(1940)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cross-Country Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Colonel Conway

  • The Way of All Flesh(1940)

    as Reginald L. Morten

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    as Julian Marlowe

  • Saturday's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mr. 'B.N.' Norman, Office Manager

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

    as 'Jackass' Brown

  • Brother Rat and a Baby(1940)

    as Mr. Harper

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • On Your Toes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Donald Henderson

  • Hero for a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as E.A. Dow

  • Angels Wash Their Faces(1939)

    as Mayor James Dooley

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Should Husbands Work? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Barnes

  • Daughters Courageous(1939)

    as Judge Henry Hornsby

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach(1939)

    as Ellsworth H. Gatewood

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • So This Is London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Hiram Draper

  • Sweethearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Sheridan

  • The Cowboy and the Lady(1938)

    as Oliver Wendell Henderson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Down in 'Arkansaw' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Judge

  • Danger on the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Caesar Kluck

  • Ladies in Distress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Fred Morgan

  • Kentucky Moonshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as J.B.

  • Four Men and a Prayer(1938)

    as Martin Cherrington

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Wide Open Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as L.D. Crawford

  • In Old Chicago(1938)

    as Senator Colby

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • He Couldn't Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Senator Mabby

  • Quick Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bluford H. Smythe

  • Wild and Woolly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Edward Ralston

  • Public Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as H. Theodore "Pop" Lane III

  • The Singing Marine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as J. Montgomery Madison

  • Sing and Be Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as John Mason

  • Parnell(1937)

    as The O'Gorman Mahon

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Racing Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Judge

  • Under Your Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Judge

  • Dimples(1936)

    as Colonel Loring

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bunker Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Professor Ed Balthazer

  • Parole! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Rex Gavin

  • Three of a Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as 'Con' Cornelius

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

    as Logan

  • The Dark Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Paul Bernard

  • You May Be Next! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as J.J. Held

  • Black Gold(1936)

    as J.C. Anderson

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

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

    as Walter Marvin

  • The Rainmakers(1935)

    as Simon Parker

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Spanish Cape Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Judge Macklin

  • I Live for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Fabian

  • Page Miss Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Yates

  • Steamboat Round the Bend(1935)

    as New Moses

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dizzy Dames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dad Hackett

  • $10 Raise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Bates

  • Vagabond Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as R.D. Spear

  • A Night at the Ritz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Vincent

  • The County Chairman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Elias Rigby

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

    as 'Clarion' Editor

  • Sing Sing Nights(1934)

    as Governor Duane

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

  • Babbitt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Judge Virgil 'Verge' Thompson

  • Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Norman Bellamy

  • Kid Millions(1934)

    as Harrison Larrabee

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Redhead(1934)

    as Mr. Brown

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Judge Priest(1934)

    as Senator Horace Maydew

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dames(1934)

    as Harold Ellsworthy Todd

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Take the Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mr. Jerome Burbank

  • Friends of Mr. Sweeney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Franklyn P. Brumbaugh

  • Bachelor Bait(1934)

    as "Big" Barney Nolan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Private Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Luke Carson

  • Half a Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Deacon Caswell

  • Strictly Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mr. Rivers

  • Let’s Be Ritzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as R.M. Pembrook

  • Hi, Nellie(1934)

    as J.L. Graham

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Frontier Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Hiram Melton

  • Master of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Walling

  • College Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Otis

  • Only Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Goodheart (Uncredited)

  • Ladies Must Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Gaskins

  • Doctor Bull(1933)

    as Herbert Banning

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Golden Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Eben Martin

  • The Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Forster

  • The Big Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Col. Higginbotham

  • Her First Mate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Davis

  • I Love That Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mordant - Casket Buyer

  • Heroes for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Winston

  • The Little Giant(1933)

    as Donald Hadley Cass

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Elmer, the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Colonel Moffitt

  • So This Is Africa(1933)

    as President

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Private Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Roger Winthrop

  • From Hell to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Toledo Jones

  • Employees' Entrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bradford (uncredited)

  • The Mysterious Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mark King

  • Hard to Handle(1933)

    as Col. H.D.X. Wells (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Frisco Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Judge Thomas B. Reynolds (uncredited)

  • Laughter in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mike Slaney

  • The Billion Dollar Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as The Warden

  • Madame Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mr. Sharpless

  • If I Had a Million(1932)

    as Warden (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Afraid to Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mayor William 'Billy' Manning

  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)

    as The Judge

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Washington Merry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Speaker of the House

  • False Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dr. J.B. Parker

  • The Big Stampede(1932)

    as Governor Lew Wallace

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Cabin in the Cotton(1932)

    as Lane Norwood

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Crooked Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Col. Walters

  • Okay, America! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jacob Baron

  • American Madness(1932)

    as O'Brien (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Washington Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Senator Bitler (as Burton Churchill)

  • Fast Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Committee Chairman

  • Week Ends Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as A.S. Carr

  • The Dark Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as William A. Underwood

  • Two Seconds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as The Warden

  • The Rich Are Always with Us(1932)

    as Judge Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Scandal for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bunnyweather

  • The Wet Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Roger's Uncle Dick (uncredited)

  • The Mouthpiece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Rocco Trial Judge (Uncredited)

  • A Fool's Advice(1932)

    as Mayor Martin Sloan

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Cheaters at Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • Taxi(1931)

    as Judge West (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • This Reckless Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Banker (uncredited)

  • Air Eagles(1931)

    as Windy J. Bailey

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    as Mr. Osgood

  • Secrets of a Secretary(1931)

    as Mr. Merritt

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Tarnished Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Stock Speculator

  • Five Minutes from the Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Mr. Mason

  • Nothing but the Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as E.M. Burke

  • Tongues of Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Boland

  • Six Cylinder Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as George Stapleton

  • The Road Called Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Robert Swiftmore

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 125 titles from 1919 to 1984.

Biggest box office

Stagecoach (1939)

$16K worldwide

Highest rated

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Stagecoach (1939)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting125 of 125: 125 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1910s1 · acting1920s3 · acting1930s112 · acting1940s8 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 12 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 Berton Churchill's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 36; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

75th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 Berton Churchill work with?

People who share at least 2 of Berton Churchill's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Ford shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles