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Burr DeBenning

Burr DeBenning

Actor · Died May 26, 2003, aged 66 · Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burr DeBenning (September 21, 1936 – May 26, 2003) was an American character actor, who has done work in both film and television. DeBenning appeared in nearly 100 films and TV shows during his career. His credits include the television films The House on Greenapple Road, Wolfen, The Incredible Melting Man, A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, St. Ives, Cruising, and Love Field. He appeared in such television programs as Custer, Matlock, Matt Houston, Mike Hammer, Magnum, P.I., Matt Helm, Medical Center, McCloud, Columbo and Medical Story. Co-starred with Robert Wagner in City Beneath the Sea (1971). His character was called "Aquila" and had gills. Other guest appearance was in a war movie Beach Red (1967). DeBenning's last media appearance was a cameo in a music video for The Avalanches' hit song "Frontier Psychiatrist" in 2000. He died in California at age 66 from undisclosed causes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burr DeBenning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 21, 1936
Died
May 26, 2003 (aged 66)
From
Seminole, Oklahoma, U.S.
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 73 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Burr DeBenning's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th 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
Survival
36%
Morality
29%
Bonds
18%
Self
11%
Society
5%
Power
2%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Herald
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
4
Thrilling
4
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Burr DeBenning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Burr DeBenning'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

73 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Fool's Gold / Smelly Sulphur (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Love Field(1992)

    as Announcer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child(1989)

    as Mr. Jordan

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Serling

  • The Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Federal Agent

  • Armed Response(1986)

    as Lt. Sanderson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mayor Jeffries

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Hollywood Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Woempner

  • Hell Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Thrasher

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Karl

  • Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Freddy Darrow

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Fall Guy(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Wolfen(1981)

    as ESS Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Russler

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of Frank Cannon(1980)

    as Charles Kirkland

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Cruising(1980)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Dan August: The Jealousy Factor(1980)

    as Andy Comer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Neal Henning

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hanging by a Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Jim Grainger

  • Hanging by a Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jim Grainger

  • B. J. and the Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Garrett Logan

  • The House of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Growski

  • The Return of Captain Nemo(1978)

    as Lt. Jim Porter

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Melting Man(1977)

    as Dr. Ted Nelson

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Xos / Chazz

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

    Show 1 episode · as Rep. James Erickson

  • Brinks: The Great Robbery(1976)

    as Ernie Heideman

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • St. Ives(1976)

    as Officer Fran

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Baker

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Matt Helm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Geschwin

  • Barbary Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Medical Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Adventures of the Queen(1975)

    as Ted Trevor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Crown

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Asa T. Logan

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Manhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Cass

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • J.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Dan Martin

  • The Face of Fear(1971)

    as Peter Sargent Fennington

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monty Nash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Kurt White

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

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Loomis

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • City Beneath the Sea(1971)

    as Aguila

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • House on Greenapple Road(1970)

    as Bill Foley

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Outcasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy Crawford

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Ward

  • Sweet November(1968)

    as Clem Batchman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • El juicio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Emmet Lloyd(as Burr De Benning)

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Emmet Lloyd

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Beach Red(1967)

    as Pvt. Egan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

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

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Bishop · as Dan Stahl · as Fred Peters · as George Barrister · as Jack Collins · as Jack Dale

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as J.B. Flowers

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

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Lincoln

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles from 1964 to 1995; peak year 1977.

Biggest box office

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Sweet November (1968)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

Film career

19641995

Peak 1977 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 1967Screen debut· Ironside
  • 1967First film· Beach Red

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting72 of 72: 72 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1960s16 · acting1970s36 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

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.

How do Burr DeBenning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

The Face of Fear (1971)

68th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

House on Greenapple Road (1970)

Midcredits 77th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 32. 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 Burr DeBenning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Burr DeBenning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Irwin Allen shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers