Skip to content
MovieCove
Bruce Cowling

Bruce Cowling

Actor · Died August 22, 1986, aged 66 · Coweta, Oklahoma, USA

Bruce Cowling was born on 30 October 1919 in Coweta, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Battleground (1949), Cause for Alarm! (1951) and Song of the Thin Man (1947). He died on 22 August 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 30, 1919
Died
August 22, 1986 (aged 66)
From
Coweta, Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 26 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 24% in 30 days

What are Bruce Cowling's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: 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
29%
Bonds
27%
Survival
16%
Society
12%
Power
10%
Self
6%
Loyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · 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 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Romantic
2
Triumphant
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Bruce Cowling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bruce Cowling'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

26 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Code 3(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Verg Cheney

  • Highway Patrol(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • To Hell and Back(1955)

    as Captain Marks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Masterson of Kansas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Wyatt Earp

  • Cannibal Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rovak

  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Austin Baxter · as Coach · as John Kelvin · as Policeman · as Walter Morris

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Gun Belt(1953)

    as Virgil Earp

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Battle at Apache Pass(1952)

    as Neil Baylor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Westward the Women(1951)

    as The Cat (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Painted Hills(1951)

    as Lin Taylor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Cause for Alarm!(1951)

    as Dr. Ranney Grahame

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Doorway(1950)

    as Lt. Grimes

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • A Lady Without Passport(1950)

    as Archer Delby James, Pilot

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Ambush(1950)

    as Tom Conovan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Battleground(1949)

    as Wolowicz

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Stratton Story(1949)

    as Ted Lyons

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Pirate(1948)

    as Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Song of the Thin Man(1947)

    as Phil Brant

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Romance of Rosy Ridge(1947)

    as Clancy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • High Barbaree(1947)

    as Captain (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1947 to 1958.

Highest rated

Battleground (1949)

Midcredits 89th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1940s6 · acting1950s20 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 9 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 Bruce Cowling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 8 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 8

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Painted Hills (1951)

64th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Westward the Women (1951)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, 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 Bruce Cowling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bruce Cowling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Hodiak shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors