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Nathan Davis

Nathan Davis

Actor · Died October 15, 2008, aged 91 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Nathan Davis was an American stage and screen actor. By trade, he was a pharmaceutical sales rep who decided to pursue acting after being fired from his sales job in the late 1970s.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 22, 1917
Died
October 15, 2008 (aged 91)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 32 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 28% in 30 days

What are Nathan Davis' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
25%
Self
21%
Survival
11%
Society
7%
Power
3%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Hopeful
3
Warm
3
Joyful
3
Dread
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Nathan Davis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nathan Davis' 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

32 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Let's Go to Prison(2006)

    as Old Juror

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Holes(2003)

    as Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Almost Salinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Zelder Hill

  • Becker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Milton Fowler

  • Chain Reaction(1996)

    as Morris Grodsky

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dunston Checks In(1996)

    as Victor Dubrow

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Steal Big Steal Little(1995)

    as Harry Lordly

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Novotny

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Otto

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Shaking the Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Grandpa Sullivan

  • The Package(1989)

    as Soviet Press Secretary

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Father Dowling Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Malko

  • Poltergeist III(1988)

    as Kane

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Flowers in the Attic(1987)

    as Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Murder Ordained(1987)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Burglar(1987)

    as Mr. Paggif

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Tough Guys(1986)

    as Jimmy Ellis

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Crime Story(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Izzy 'The Dancer' Abrams

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Code of Silence(1985)

    as Felix Scalese

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Young Lust(1984)

    as Arthur Levinthal

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Risky Business(1983)

    as Business Teacher

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Quincy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Grampa Joad

  • Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy(1982)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Children Nobody Wanted(1981)

    as Orville

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Thief(1981)

    as Grossman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • On the Right Track(1981)

    as Mario

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hudson Taylor(1981)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flesh & Blood(1979)

    as North Announcer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Dummy(1979)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Stony Island(1978)

    as Lewis Moss

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 1978 to 2006; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Holes (2003)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

Holes (2003)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

19782006

Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 32: 32 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s8 · acting2000s3 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
8388

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 Nathan Davis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Hudson Taylor (1981)

93rd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Thief (1981)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 39. 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 Nathan Davis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles52–83 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles7–29 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles30–85 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles46–77 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Nathan Davis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nathan Davis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Davis shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers