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Bill Dow

Bill Dow

Actor · Born October 17, 1951 (75) · Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada

Bill Dow is an actor, director and writer in theatre, film, and television. He is best known for playing Bill Lee in the StarGate franchise.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 17, 1951 (75)
From
Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 92 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 45% in 30 days

What are Bill Dow's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
36%
Morality
22%
Power
11%
Self
10%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Warm
6
Melancholic
6
Romantic
3
Joyful
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1

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 Bill Dow's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Dow'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

92 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page.

  • All Summer Long(2019)

    as Engineer Rob

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Marrying Father Christmas(2018)

    as Charles Finley

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades Freed(2018)

    as Willis SIP Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Committee Chair

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Humanity Bureau(2017)

    as Chief Of Staff

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Fifty Shades Darker(2017)

    as Willis

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery(2017)

    as Ned

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • When Calls The Heart: New Year's Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tom Trevoy

  • Autumn Dreams(2015)

    as Hector

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown(2015)

    as Keppler

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Gourmet Detective(2015)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • iZombie(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheldon Drake

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Man in the High Castle(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Zuckereyck

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Flash(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Quentin Quale

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Continuum(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Public Servant

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor Tomkins

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Year(2011)

    as Dr. Paul Elkin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Tortured(2010)

    as Hosptal Doctor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Sherwood Forest(2009)

    as Friar Tuck

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Stargate Universe(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Bill Lee

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Zero Sum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Harry

  • Girlfriend Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Marcus

  • Mothers & Daughters(2008)

    as Fit Older Man

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Reaper(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Funeral director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Masters of Science Fiction(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Pro-Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Kiefer

  • A Job to Kill For(2006)

    as Terrence Leary

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Kyle XY(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · as Professor Kern

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Absolute Zero(2006)

    as Dr. Veet

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Meltdown: Days of Destruction(2006)

    as Olsen

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Masters of Horror(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • A Perfect Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Rex

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Chip Harrington · as Dr. Kadinsky

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Robson Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Global Frequency(2005)

    as Oscar Cergeyev

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Teacher

  • Stargate: Atlantis(2004)

    Show 7 episodes · as Dr. Bill Lee

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry Bennett

  • NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323(2004)

    as Wally

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as David Doyle

  • Air Crash Investigation(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Thomas

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Peacemakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as James Gilmore

  • Carrie(2002)

    as Mr. Scharnhorst

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Door to Door(2002)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Lone Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dillman

  • Suspicious River(2000)

    as Mr. Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Black River(2001)

    as Thomas Pinkwater

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Special Unit 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Al Capone

  • Chain of Fools(2000)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • See Spot Run(2001)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Scorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Graham

  • 2gether: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted

  • A Song from the Heart(1999)

    as Dr. Ambrosio

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Color of Courage(1998)

    as Winchell

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Arrangement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Father Kirby

  • Da Vinci's Inquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Mr. Magoo(1997)

    as Museum Curator

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Cloned(1997)

    as Alan Prescott

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 19 episodes · as Bill Lee

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Reese Wyatt (segment "The Ring")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Jitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lou Eldman

  • NightScream(1997)

    as Will Benson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Contagious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dr. Andauer

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Schroeder

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Tanner

  • Big Bully(1996)

    as David's Father

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Man with a Gun(1995)

    as Ed Quigley

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Omen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Reichman

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Fink · as Dr. Keeler

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Legends of the Fall(1994)

    as Longley

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Andre(1994)

    as Ellwyn

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Seasons of the Heart(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Morty Woods

  • Cool Runnings(1993)

    as Registration Official

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Charles Burks · as Chuck Burk · as Chuck Burks · as Dad · as Dr. Rick Newton · as Pangborn

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • This Boy's Life(1993)

    as Vice Principal

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Without a Kiss Goodbye(1993)

    as Judge Banner

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster(1992)

    as Larry Shier

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Commish(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Our Shining Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Barney

  • And the Sea Will Tell(1991)

    as Bernie Leonard

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • And the Sea Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bernie Leonard

  • Deadly Intentions... Again? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Bill Garner

  • The Lady Forgets(1989)

    as Butler

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Fly II(1989)

    as Man

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Betrayed(1988)

    as Man at Gate

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Red

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Drake · as Woody

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Hero in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as NASA Technician

  • Danger Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Danko · as White Suited Man

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles from 1985 to 2019; peak year 1993.

Biggest box office

Andre (1994)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

Autumn Dreams (2015)

Film career

19852019

Peak 1993 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting92 of 92: 92 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1980s8 · acting1990s32 · acting2000s34 · acting2010s18 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 25 roles
88980313

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 Bill Dow's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

The Humanity Bureau (2017)

84th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The X-Files (1993)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 35. 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 Bill Dow work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Dow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harvey Kahn shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers