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William Converse-Roberts

William Converse-Roberts

Actor · Needham, Massachusetts, USA

William Converse-Roberts is an American actor. He's best known for his roles as Charles Wheeler in Bandits, Chase' dad in Drive Me Crazy, Dr. Wick Sachs in Kiss the Girls, In 1989, he won an Obie Award for his performance in an Off-Broadway production of Love's Labour's Lost.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Needham, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 27 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 38% in 30 days

What are William Converse-Roberts' films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
29%
Morality
23%
Self
17%
Survival
10%
Society
9%
Power
9%
Ideas
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
4
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
2
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 William Converse-Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William Converse-Roberts' 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

27 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Firefly(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Tam

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Bandits(2001)

    as Charles Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Drive Me Crazy(1999)

    as Mr. Hammond

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • House of Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Grant Russo

  • Kiss the Girls(1997)

    as Dr. Wick Sachs

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Atty. Michael Forbes

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Dangerous Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Hal Gray

  • Deadly Family Secrets(1995)

    as DA Akins

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Client (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Gus Cardoni

  • Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story(1995)

    as Donald

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story(1995)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • One West Waikiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Confessions: Two Faces of Evil(1994)

    as John Watson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethan Foster · as Ivan Brock

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 44 episodes · as Arthur Gold

  • The Fig Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Miranda's Father

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 30 episodes · as Fred Dodd

  • Courtship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Horace Robedaux

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Wayne Lafferty

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • On Valentine's Day(1986)

    as Horace Robedaux

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Stone Pillow(1985)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as John Kelly · as Will Rattigan

  • 1918 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Horace Robedaux

  • Private Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Artist

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Haynes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Horace Robedaux

  • Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure(1979)

    as Stephen Hopkins

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1979 to 2002; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Bandits (2001)

$68M worldwide

Highest rated

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Bandits (2001)

Film career

19792002

Peak 2000 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s2 · acting

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.

How do William Converse-Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)

73rd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Stone Pillow (1985)

Midcredits 84th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. 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 William Converse-Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Converse-Roberts' MovieCove titles; George Schaefer shares the most, 2.