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Eddie Dean

Eddie Dean

Actor · Died March 4, 1999, aged 91 · Posey, Texas, USA

Eddie Dean (born Edgar Dean Glosup) was an American Western singer and actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 9, 1907
Died
March 4, 1999 (aged 91)
From
Posey, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on Motif · 46 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 8% in 30 days

What are Eddie Dean's films like?

Across their 25 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
55%
Bonds
18%
Society
17%
Power
7%
Survival
2%
Ideas
1%
Justice22 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 21 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 17 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 13 · 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 25 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 14 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
14 of 17
Ally
2 of 17
Shadow
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
15
Hopeful
17
Tense
10
Joyful
8
Warm
6
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet2

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 Eddie Dean's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 29 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on STARZ (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eddie Dean's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

46 credits, 29 with a Motif page.

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sergeant Dean

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Rider(1962)

    as Tim Dawson

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Varieties on Parade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Marshal of Gunsight Pass (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Tioga Kid(1948)

    as Eddie Dean/Tioga Kid

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Hawk of Powder River(1948)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Westward Trail(1948)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Tornado Range(1948)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Check Your Guns(1948)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Valley(1947)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Black Hills(1947)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • West to Glory(1947)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Range Beyond the Blue(1947)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wild Country(1947)

    as Marshal Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Wild West(1946)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Stars Over Texas(1946)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Driftin' River(1946)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Down Missouri Way(1946)

    as Mortimer

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tumbleweed Trail(1946)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Colorado Serenade(1946)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Caravan Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Eddie Dean

  • Romance of the West(1946)

    as Eddie Dean

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Song of Old Wyoming (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Eddie Reed

  • Wildfire(1945)

    as Sheriff Johnny Deal

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Harmony Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    as Marshal Eddie Dean

  • King of the Cowboys(1943)

    as Tex, man tied up in car front

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Arizona Stage Coach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    as Henchman

  • Stagecoach Express (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    as Boyish Henchman (uncredited)

  • The Lone Rider and the Bandit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    as Miner #1

  • Sierra Sue(1941)

    as Jerry Willis - Pilot

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Man Betrayed(1941)

    as Elmer - Ice Man (uncredited)

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Trail of the Silver Spurs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    as The Mob Leader

  • Rollin' Home to Texas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Sheriff Eddie Dean

  • Oklahoma Renegades (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Veteran Jack

  • Stagecoach War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tom

  • The Golden Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henchman Bart

  • Hidden Gold(1940)

    as Logan

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Light of Western Stars(1940)

    as Nels

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Showdown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Marshal

  • Santa Fe Marshal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

    as Town Marshal

  • The Llano Kid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Gambler

  • Law of the Pampas(1939)

    as Naples

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Range War(1939)

    as Pete

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Renegade Trail(1939)

    as Red

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again(1939)

    as Cooper

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1939 to 1976.

Most popular right now

The Night Rider (1962)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score39th

By decade

1930s5 · acting1940s36 · acting1950s2 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s1 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Eddie Dean's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Motif score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

74th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

Motif 72nd · 62% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Eddie Dean work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eddie Dean's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roscoe Ates shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers