Anthony Dexter
Actor · Died March 27, 2001, aged 88 · Talmage, Nebraska, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anthony John "Tony" Dexter (19 January 1913 — 27 March 2001) was an American actor known for his resemblance of Rudolph Valentino, whom he portayed in the 1951 biographic Valentino. Dexter sometimes used the pseudonym Walter Craig. He was known for portraying many real-life characters such as Captain John Smith, Captain William Kidd, Billy the Kid and Christopher Columbus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Dexter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 19, 1913
- March 27, 2001 (aged 88)
- Talmage, Nebraska, USA
- Actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Anthony Dexter's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Rudolph Valentino in Valentino (1951)
- Heroas Capt. John Smith in Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
- Heroas Captain William Kidd in Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
- Shapeshifteras Herron in The Phantom Planet (1961)
- Shadowas Lech in Married Too Young (1962)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet1
- 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 Anthony Dexter's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Dexter'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
15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Saturday Night Bath in Apple Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Married Too Young(1962)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Three Blondes In His Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Phantom Planet(1961)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
12 to the Moon(1960)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Story of Mankind(1957)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Parson and the Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
He Laughed Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Fire Maidens of Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The Black Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Brigand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Valentino(1951)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1951 to 1967; peak year 1960.
Film career
Peak 1960 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 1956Screen debut· Fire Maidens of Outer Space
- 1956First top-billed film· Fire Maidens of Outer Space
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 Anthony Dexter's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 29. 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 Anthony Dexter work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anthony Dexter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lew Landers shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Lew LandersShared titles: Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Lew Landers
Writers
- Fred GebhardtShared titles: The Phantom Planet (1961), 12 to the Moon (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Gebhardt
- Aubrey WisbergShared titles: Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Aubrey Wisberg
- Jack PollexfenShared titles: Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Pollexfen
Actors
- Richard WeberShared titles: The Phantom Planet (1961), 12 to the Moon (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Weber
- Alan Hale Jr.Shared titles: Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Hale Jr.
- James SeayShared titles: Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)See all 2 shared titles with James Seay
Editors
- Fred R. Feitshans Jr.Shared titles: Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954), Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Fred R. Feitshans Jr.