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Herschel Daugherty

Director · Died March 5, 1993, aged 82 · Lauramie, Indiana, USA

Herschel Daugherty was an American television and film director, as well as an occasional actor, recognized for his extensive work in television from the 1950s through the 1970s. After graduating from Whittier College in 1934, he attended the Pasadena Playhouse School of the Theater, where he later served as an associate director. Daugherty began his career as a dialogue director at Warner Brothers in 1942 before transitioning to television directing. He directed episodes for numerous series, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Star Trek, and The Six Million Dollar Man. Daugherty's ability to handle various genres and his collaborative approach with actors made him a respected figure in the industry.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 27, 1910
Died
March 5, 1993 (aged 82)
From
Lauramie, Indiana, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 81 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Herschel Daugherty's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
48%
Society
27%
Self
11%
Power
8%
Bonds
6%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Cyclical1

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 Herschel Daugherty's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Herschel Daugherty'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

81 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • Three for the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Paper Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Petrocelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Apple's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • She Cried Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • The Victim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Emergency!(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Smith Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Bracken's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

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

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Custer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Winchester '73(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • T.H.E. Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Rat Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator

  • The Time Tunnel(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Magnificent Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • For the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Raiders(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • East Side/West Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Channing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Alcoa Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • 87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Grim Reaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Checkmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 16 episodes · Director

  • The Slowest Gun in the West(1960)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Deputy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Light in the Forest(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Strange Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Life You Save May Be Your Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Crusader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Jane Wyman Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • How to Marry a Millionaire(1953)

    Dialogue Coach

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • City Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

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

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Where Danger Lives(1950)

    as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Tea for Two(1950)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Great Jewel Robber(1950)

    as Sgt. Tarrant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Damned Don't Cry(1950)

    as Rewrite Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Red, Hot and Blue(1949)

    as Laertes

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • White Heat(1949)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • It's a Great Feeling(1949)

    Dialogue Coach

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Possessed(1947)

    Dialogue Coach

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mildred Pierce(1945)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Conspirators(1944)

    Dialogue Coach

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Mask of Dimitrios(1944)

    Dialogue Coach

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Passage to Marseille(1944)

    Dialogue Coach

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • And One Was Loyal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 80 titles, 79 of them dated from 1944 to 1975.

Highest rated

The Light in the Forest (1958)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 80: 6 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thDirecting67 of 80: 66 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting1 of 80: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew7 of 80: 6 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

1940s8 · 2 acting · 6 crew1950s22 · 4 acting · 18 crew1960s35 · crew1970s14 · crew

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 Herschel Daugherty's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 17; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 30 titles divides audiences: 18 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed6

Most loved · actor

White Heat (1949)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Herschel Daugherty work with?

People who share at least 2 of Herschel Daugherty's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bud Thackery shares the most, 3.

Writers

Cinematographers and editors