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Bonar Colleano

Bonar Colleano

Actor · Died August 7, 1958, aged 34 · New York City, New York, USA

Bonar Colleano was an American born British stage and film actor who tragically died in a car crash in Birkenhead aged just 34.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 14, 1924
Died
August 7, 1958 (aged 34)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 30 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 9% in 30 days

What are Bonar Colleano's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
31%
Survival
26%
Bonds
18%
Self
16%
Power
4%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Bonar Colleano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bonar Colleano'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

30 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Death Over My Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Joe Longo

  • The Man Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Martin Lomer

  • Tank Force! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as The Pole

  • The Nice Americans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Joe

  • Fire Down Below(1957)

    as Lt. Sellers

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Pickup Alley(1957)

    as Amalio

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Stars in Your Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as David Laws

  • Zarak(1956)

    as Biri (Zarak's brother)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Joe Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Lennie

  • Time Is My Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Roommate

  • The Sea Shall Not Have Them(1954)

    as Sgt Kirby

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Flame and the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ciccio

  • Escape by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Tom Buchan

  • Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Commander Laurence "Laurie" Vining

  • Eight Iron Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pvt. Collucci

  • A Tale of Five Women(1951)

    as Bob Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Pool of London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Dan MacDonald

  • Dance Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Alec

  • Give Us This Day(1949)

    as Julio

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Once a Jolly Swagman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Tommy Possey

  • Sleeping Car to Trieste(1948)

    as Sergeant West

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Good-Time Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Micky Malone

  • One Night with You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Piero Santellini

  • Broken Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • While the Sun Shines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Joe Mulvaney

  • A Matter of Life and Death(1946)

    as An American Pilot

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Wanted for Murder(1946)

    as Corporal Nick Mappolo

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • In the Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Johnny in the Clouds(1945)

    as Joe Friselli

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Starlight Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1944 to 1958.

Biggest box office

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

$231K worldwide

Highest rated

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

  • 1945Screen debut· The Way to the Stars
  • 1951First top-billed film· Pool of London

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1940s12 · acting1950s18 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 20% of 5 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 Bonar Colleano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed4

Most loved · actor

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 41. 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 Bonar Colleano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bonar Colleano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Illing shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers