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Charles S. Dubin

Charles S. Dubin

Director, also producer · Died September 5, 2011, aged 92 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Charles S. Dubin was born on February 1, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Kojak (1973), Square One Television (1987) and M*A*S*H (1972). He was previously married to Daphne Elliott and Mary Lou Chayes. He died on September 5, 2011 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 1, 1919
Died
September 5, 2011 (aged 92)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 66 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 48% in 30 days

What are Charles S. Dubin's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
34%
Bonds
34%
Self
15%
Ideas
8%
Power
7%
Society
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · 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 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · 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 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Tense
4
Joyful
3
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Charles S. Dubin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles S. Dubin'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

66 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Con Brio - Karl Ulrich Schnabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Drop-Out Mother(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sledge Hammer!(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Starman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • A Masterpiece of Murder(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • International Airport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Partners in Crime(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Jennifer Slept Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Small & Frye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Amanda's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Ace Crawford... Private Eye(1983)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Silent Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Manions of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Gathering, Part II(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Topper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Roots: The Next Generations(1979)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Supertrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Bad Men of the West(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Man from Atlantis IV: The Disappearances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The Deadly Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Tabitha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Belle of Amherst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Tenth Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Moving Violation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Sons and Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Death in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Producer

  • Love Is Not Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Murdock's Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Cool Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 44 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Sanford and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Murder Once Removed(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

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

    Director

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

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · as Building Manager

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • To Die in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Strolling '20s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Cinderella(1965)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mister Rock and Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Producers' Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Max Liebman Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles from 1951 to 2001.

Highest rated

Cinderella (1965)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 65: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting65 of 65: 60 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing3 of 65: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 65: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

65 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s6 · crew1960s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew1970s30 · crew1980s17 · crew2000s1 · crew

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.

How do Charles S. Dubin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director

Ace Crawford... Private Eye (1983)

67th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

M*A*S*H (1972)

Midcredits 95th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 45/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Charles S. Dubin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles S. Dubin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Markowitz shares the most, 2.

Composers and cinematographers

Producers