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Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll

Actor · Died March 30, 1968, aged 31 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Bobby Driscoll was an American child and young-adult actor whose substantial career included work on the screen, television, stage, and radio. The 1949 films So Dear to My Heart and The Window earned him an Academy Award as the year's outstanding juvenile actor. His career and life eventually gradually went into decline. In late 1961, addicted to drugs (having begun using when 17), he was sentenced to prison. In 1965, a year after his parole expired, he relocated to New York City. He was found dead in an abandoned East Village tenement in March 1968.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 3, 1937
Died
March 30, 1968 (aged 31)
From
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 44 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 17% in 30 days

What are Bobby Driscoll's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
28%
Self
23%
Society
20%
Ideas
11%
Morality
8%
Survival
7%
Power
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · 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 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · 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 6 · 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 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
4
Hopeful
5
Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet3

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 Bobby Driscoll's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bobby Driscoll'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

44 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Once Upon a Studio(2023)

    as Peter Pan (voice) (archive sound)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics(2008)

    as Jim Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Goofy Jr. (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

  • Disney's Halloween Treat(1984)

    as Peter Pan (voice) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Disney's Greatest Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Peter Pan (voice) (archive footage)

  • Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Nun

  • Lilies of the Field(1963)

    as Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Best of the Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Joel

  • The Brothers Brannagan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny

  • The Chevy Mystery Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Forbes

  • The Party Crashers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Josh Bickford

  • M Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Stephen 'Steve' Wikowlski

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Trumpeter Jones

  • Navy Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Scarlet Coat(1955)

    as Ben Potter

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Lew Conover

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Skinner

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Pan(1953)

    as Peter Pan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Happy Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Robert 'Bibi' Bonnard

  • Father's Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Goofy Jr. (voice)

  • The Walt Disney Christmas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Peter Pan

  • Dragnet(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Fathers Are People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Goofy Jr. (voice) (uncredited)

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • When I Grow Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Josh / Danny Reed

  • One Hour in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Peter Pan

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Crandall

  • Treasure Island(1950)

    as Jim Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Window(1949)

    as Tommy Woodry

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • So Dear to My Heart(1948)

    as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Kincaid

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter

  • Melody Time(1948)

    as Bobby Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • If You Knew Susie(1948)

    as Junior Parker

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Song of the South(1946)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • O.S.S.(1946)

    as Gerard

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • So Goes My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Percy Maxim

  • Miss Susie Slagle's(1946)

    as Boy with Wounded Dog (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • From This Day Forward(1946)

    as Billy Beesley

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Identity Unknown(1945)

    as Toddy Loring

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Big Bonanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Spud Kilton

  • Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jeep Osborne

  • The Fighting Sullivans(1944)

    as Al, as a child (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1944 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Peter Pan (1953)

$87M worldwide

Highest rated

Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Peter Pan (1953)

Film career

Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 43: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1940s14 · acting1950s20 · acting1960s5 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 10 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 Bobby Driscoll's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

64th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. 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 Bobby Driscoll's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 15 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Bobby Driscoll work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bobby Driscoll's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walt Disney shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers