
Royal Dano
Actor · Died May 15, 1994, aged 71 · New York City, New York, USA
Royal Edward Dano (November 16, 1922 – May 15, 1994) was an American film and television character actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Royal Dano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- November 16, 1922
- May 15, 1994 (aged 71)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor
- 85 on MovieCove · 151 credits in all
Known for
What are Royal Dano's films like?
Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 37
A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 9 · Dark 23
A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 6
Gentle 7 · Charged 22 · Intense 14
Steady 14 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 6
Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 2
Casual 26 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 14 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 12
Resolved 36 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.
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- Threshold guardianas The Tattered Man in The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
- Threshold guardianas Deputy Sheriff Calvin Wiggs in The Trouble with Harry (1955)
- Shadowas Marley's Ghost in Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
- Allyas Arthur Pennyrich in Bad Georgia Road (1977)
- Mentoras Pa Dalton in The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
- Allyas Bailey in Cocaine Wars (1985)
- Shadowas Larn Claver in Red Headed Stranger (1986)
- Heraldas Uncle Ned in Ghoulies II (1987)
- Mentoras Gramps in House II: The Second Story (1987)
- Mentoras Wrenchmuller in Spaced Invaders (1990)
Moods and endings
- Happy12
- Bittersweet21
- Tragic6
- Ambiguous4
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 Royal Dano's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 85 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (29).
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- The Rifleman (1958) · actor · free
- Moby Dick (1956) · actor · free
- Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) · actor · free
- Electra Glide in Blue (1973) · actor · free
- Man of the West (1958) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Loretta Young Show (1953) · actor · free
- The Rebel (1959) · actor · free
- The Undefeated (1969) · actor · free
- Father Knows Best (1954) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) · actor
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor
- The Rifleman (1958) · actor
- Moby Dick (1956) · actor
- Bend of the River (1952) · actor
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) · actor
- Route 66 (1960) · actor
- The Rebel (1959) · actor
- Father Knows Best (1954) · actor
- Red Headed Stranger (1986) · actor
- Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) · actor
- Crime of Passion (1956) · actor
- +5 more
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) · actor · free
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- The Rifleman (1958) · actor · free
- Emergency! (1972) · actor · free
- Electra Glide in Blue (1973) · actor · free
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Loretta Young Show (1953) · actor · free
- The Rebel (1959) · actor · free
- The Undefeated (1969) · actor · free
- Father Knows Best (1954) · actor · free
- +5 more
- Twin Peaks (1990) · actor · free
- Johnny Guitar (1954) · actor · free
- The Rifleman (1958) · actor · free
- Electra Glide in Blue (1973) · actor · free
- Man of the West (1958) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- Father Knows Best (1954) · actor · free
- Red Headed Stranger (1986) · actor · free
- Messiah of Evil (1974) · actor · free
- The Dark Half (1993) · actor · free
- Big Bad Mama (1974) · actor · free
- House II: The Second Story (1987) · actor · free
- +1 more
- Shout! TV, show their 8 titles on Shout! TV
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 3 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- Howdy, show their 3 titles on Howdy
- Midnight Pulp, show their 3 titles on Midnight Pulp
- ScreenPix, show their 3 titles on ScreenPix
- Best TV Ever, show their 2 titles on Best TV Ever
- Screambox, show their 2 titles on Screambox
- Best Westerns Ever, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- IndieFlix, show their title on IndieFlix
Subscription and free streaming for Royal Dano'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
151 credits, 85 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

The Dark Half(1993)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Spaced Invaders(1990)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Twin Peaks(1990)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Once Upon a Texas Train(1988)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Date with an Angel(1987)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Ghoulies II(1987)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Red Headed Stranger(1986)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Amazing Stories(1985)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Cocaine Wars(1985)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Teachers(1984)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Right Stuff(1983)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Hammett(1982)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
A Dream Called Walt Disney World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Back to the Planet of the Apes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
In Search of Historic Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Crash(1978)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Huckleberry Finn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

CHiPs(1977)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Bad Georgia Road(1977)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Code R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

The Killer Inside Me(1976)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Drum(1976)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Messiah of Evil(1974)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Capone(1975)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Wild Party(1975)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Big Bad Mama(1974)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Planet of the Apes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Doc Elliot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Cahill U.S. Marshal(1973)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Electra Glide in Blue(1973)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Howzer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Kung Fu(1972)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Moon of the Wolf(1972)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Culpepper Cattle Co.(1972)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Man Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Emergency!(1972)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Skin Game(1971)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Decisions! Decisions! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Night Gallery(1969)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Run, Simon, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The Undefeated(1969)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

My World and Welcome to It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Hawaii Five-O(1968)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Backtrack! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Death of a Gunfighter(1969)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Outcasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Adam-12(1968)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Day of the Evil Gun(1968)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Hondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Last Challenge(1967)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Welcome to Hard Times(1967)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Gunpoint(1966)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Lost in Space(1965)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

The Legend of Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

7 Faces of Dr. Lao(1964)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Savage Sam(1963)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Dakotas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

King of Kings(1961)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Target: The Corruptors! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Posse from Hell(1961)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Gunslinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Cimarron(1960)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Route 66(1960)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Tate(1960)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Hound-Dog Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Rebel(1959)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Face of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Boy and the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

These Thousand Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Man of the West(1958)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Rifleman(1958)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Handle with Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Saddle the Wind(1958)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Man in the Shadow(1957)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
All Mine to Give(1957)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Trooper Hook(1957)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Crime of Passion(1956)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Wire Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Tension at Table Rock(1956)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Santiago(1956)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Moby Dick(1956)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Tribute to a Bad Man(1956)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

The Trouble with Harry(1955)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Father Knows Best(1954)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Johnny Guitar(1954)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Far Country(1954)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Loretta Young Show(1953)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Bend of the River(1952)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Flame of Araby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

The Red Badge of Courage(1951)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Under the Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Undercover Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 151 titles from 1948 to 1993; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office
Teachers (1984)

Highest rated
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979)

Most popular right now
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Film career
Peak 1987 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. 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.
- 1951Screen debut· The Red Badge of Courage
- 1958Career best· The Rifleman
- 1988Career best· Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Billing
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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Royal Dano's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 66; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up26
- 50th to 74th28
- 25th to 49th23
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
44 of their 85 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved9
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser44
- Broadly Agreed7
- Mixed23
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 40. 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.
Is Royal Dano's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Royal Dano work with?
People who share at least 2 of Royal Dano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Dehner shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Burt KennedyShared titles: Once Upon a Texas Train (1988), Drum (1976), The Killer Inside Me (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Burt Kennedy

- Charles Marquis WarrenShared titles: Day of the Evil Gun (1968), Trooper Hook (1957), Tension at Table Rock (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Marquis Warren

- Steve CarverShared titles: Drum (1976), Big Bad Mama (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Carver

Actors
- John DehnerShared titles: The Killer Inside Me (1976), Man of the West (1958), Trooper Hook (1957), Tension at Table Rock (1956)See all 4 shared titles with John Dehner

- Angie DickinsonShared titles: Big Bad Mama (1974), The Last Challenge (1967), Tension at Table Rock (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Angie Dickinson

- Paul FixShared titles: Day of the Evil Gun (1968), Man in the Shadow (1957), Santiago (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Fix

- Audie MurphyShared titles: Gunpoint (1966), Posse from Hell (1961), The Red Badge of Courage (1951)See all 3 shared titles with Audie Murphy

Composers and cinematographers
- Ellsworth FredericksShared titles: The Last Challenge (1967), The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (1966), Trooper Hook (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Ellsworth Fredericks
- David M. WalshShared titles: Teachers (1984), Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)See all 2 shared titles with David M. Walsh
- Richard ShoresShared titles: The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976), The Last Challenge (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Shores
- Elmer BernsteinShared titles: Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973), Saddle the Wind (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Elmer Bernstein

Producers
- Roger CormanShared titles: Cocaine Wars (1985), Big Bad Mama (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Corman

- Everett ChambersShared titles: Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983), Moon of the Wolf (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Everett Chambers

- Richard M. RosenbloomShared titles: Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983), Moon of the Wolf (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Richard M. Rosenbloom
- Gordon KayShared titles: Gunpoint (1966), Posse from Hell (1961)See all 2 shared titles with Gordon Kay
Mixed roles
- Albert BandShared titles: Ghoulies II (1987), The Red Badge of Courage (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Albert Band

- Willard W. WillinghamShared titles: Gunpoint (1966), Posse from Hell (1961)See all 2 shared titles with Willard W. Willingham
- Herbert ColemanShared titles: Posse from Hell (1961), The Trouble with Harry (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Herbert Coleman





