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Mark Dana

Mark Dana

Actor · Died January 26, 2015, aged 94 · Detroit, Michigan USA

Mark Dana was born on 27 June 1920 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Men Into Space (1959), The Desert Song (1953) and Tarzan Goes to India (1962). He died on 26 January 2015 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 27, 1920
Died
January 26, 2015 (aged 94)
From
Detroit, Michigan USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Mark Dana's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Ideas
19%
Power
16%
Survival
16%
Bonds
9%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

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

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Dread
1
Melancholic
2
Warm
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Mark Dana's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Dana'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

27 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Baby Doll Murders(1993)

    as Mr. Jayson

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Jud Hobey · as SAC Clayton McGregor

  • Tarzan Goes to India(1962)

    as O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Miami Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Johnny Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Big Fisherman(1959)

    as King Zendi

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Here Come the Jets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Wallack

  • Bold Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 39 episodes · as Philip Keith Baker

  • Timbuktu(1958)

    as Capt. Rimbaud (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Auntie Mame(1958)

    as Reginald (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Sea Hunt(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pharaoh's Curse(1957)

    as Capt. Storm

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Hot Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as George Slater

  • Hot Cars(1956)

    as Smiley Ward

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Harrington · as Morgan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Thunder Over the Plains(1953)

    as Lt. Williams

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Boy Friend · as Martin Randall

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Desert Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Lt. Duvalle

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy Langdon

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hopalong Cassidy(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Hull

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1951 to 1993.

Highest rated

Pharaoh's Curse (1957)

Midcredits 8th

Most popular right now

Tarzan Goes to India (1962)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1950s21 · acting1960s4 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s1 · 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 Mark Dana's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Baby Doll Murders (1993)

66th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Auntie Mame (1958)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 35. 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 Mark Dana work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Dana's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard H. Landau shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers