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Vic Damone

Vic Damone

Actor · Born June 12, 1928 (98) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola in New York, June 12, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. His father was an electrician; and his mother taught piano. His cousin was the actress and singer Doretta Morrow. Inspired by his favorite singer, Frank Sinatra, Damone began taking voice lessons. By mid 1947, Damone had signed a contract with Mercury Records. His first release, "I Have But One Heart", reached #7 on the Billboard chart. "You Do" reached the same peak. These were followed by a number of other hits. In 1948 he got his own weekly radio show, Saturday Night Serenade. In 1951, Damone appeared in two movies: The Strip and Rich, Young and Pretty. From 1951 to 1953 he served in the United States Army, but before going into the service he recorded a number of songs which were released during that time. After leaving the service, he married the Italian actress Pier Angeli (Anna Maria Pierangeli), and in 1954 made two more movies: Deep in My Heart and Athena. He also made some guest appearances on Milton Berle's television show in 1954. He has been married five times; besides to Pier Angeli also to actress and singer Diahann Carroll.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 12, 1928 (98)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 19 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 44% in 30 days

What are Vic Damone's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
54%
Self
15%
Society
10%
Ideas
10%
Survival
7%
Morality
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · 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 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Romantic
4
Tense
1
Melancholic
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1

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 Vic Damone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vic Damone'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

19 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • That's Entertainment!(1974)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Jericho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Gino Paolini

  • The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Woodsman

  • The Lively Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Ric Vallone

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hell to Eternity(1960)

    as Cpl. Pete Lewis

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Rebel(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Jess Wilkerson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Stan Skylar

  • The Garry Moore Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Thin Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Stingiest Man in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Young Scrooge

  • Meet Me in Las Vegas(1956)

    as Vic Damone (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Kismet(1955)

    as Caliph

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hit the Deck(1955)

    as Rico Ferrari

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Deep in My Heart(1954)

    as Performer (segment "Maytime")

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Athena(1954)

    as Johnny Nyle

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Woman Who Came from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Rich, Young and Pretty(1951)

    as Andre Milan

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 16th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1951 to 1977.

Highest rated

Hell to Eternity (1960)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Hit the Deck (1955)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 19: 19 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1950s12 · acting1960s5 · acting1970s2 · 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 Vic Damone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

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

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 43. 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 Vic Damone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vic Damone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Powell shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers