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David Dukes

David Dukes

Actor · Died October 9, 2000, aged 55 · San Francisco, California, USA

David Dukes (June 6, 1945 – October 9, 2000) was an American character actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 6, 1945
Died
October 9, 2000 (aged 55)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 86 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 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are David Dukes' films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Fantasy 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
22%
Survival
19%
Self
17%
Morality
17%
Society
9%
Power
9%
Ideas
6%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 9 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 14 · Intense 8

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 12 · 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 14 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 11 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 11
Shadow
3 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Hero
1 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
11
Dread
6
Hopeful
6
Joyful
4
Other
24

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6

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 David Dukes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Dukes' 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

86 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Zdeněk Svěrák 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Rose Red(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Carl Miller

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Alex in Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Joseph Bloomfield

  • Tick Tock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Holden Avery

  • Goosed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Steffon Stevens

  • Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Batista

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Simpson

  • Supreme Sanction(1999)

    as Jordan McNamara

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Gods and Monsters(1998)

    as David Lewis

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Love Letter(1998)

    as Everett Reagle

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 8 episodes · as Joseph McPhee

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnson Biblico

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Lennon

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Last Stand at Saber River(1997)

    as Edward Janroe

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tinseltown(1997)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Brenner

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Fled(1996)

    as Chris Paine

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Norma Jean & Marilyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Arthur Miller

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

    as Stuart Quinn

  • Sliders(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Michael Mallory

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Darren Worthy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Me and the Kid(1993)

    as Victor Feldman

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Mommies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 37 episodes · as Jack Lawson

  • And the Band Played On(1993)

    as Dr. Mervyn Silverman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Robert Prescott

  • Look At It This Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tim Curtiz

  • She Woke Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Sloane Parr

  • Wife, Mother, Murderer(1991)

    as Joe Hubbard

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Wade Halsey

  • The Josephine Baker Story(1991)

    as Jo Bouillon

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jerry Levin

  • Under Surveillance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dr. Glassman

  • The Rutanga Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Bo Petersen

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as David Moore

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Snow Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Murdoch

  • Turn Back the Clock(1989)

    as Barney Powers

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • See You in the Morning(1989)

    as Peter Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 9 episodes · as Leslie Slote

  • Deadly Intent(1988)

    as Myron Weston

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Strange Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Ned Darrell

  • Date with an Angel(1987)

    as Ed Winston

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Catch the Heat(1987)

    as Waldo Tarr

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Rawhead Rex(1986)

    as Howard Hallenbeck

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Men's Club(1986)

    as Phillip

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Darlin' Clementine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Levi

  • Kane & Abel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as David Osborne

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Tom Rigby

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as (segment "Ye Gods")

  • Tall Tales & Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Levi

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

    Show 5 episodes · as Leopold Strabismus

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(1984)

    as Gooper

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • George Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as George William 'Will' Fairfax

  • Sentimental Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Bill Gardner

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Miller

  • The Winds of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 7 episodes · as Leslie Slote

  • Without a Trace(1983)

    as Graham Selky

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Miss All-American Beauty(1982)

    as Avery McPherson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Ned Darrell · as Gooper Pollitt

  • Only When I Laugh(1981)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The First Deadly Sin(1980)

    as Daniel Blank

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Bill Sanger

  • Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure(1979)

    as Myles Standish

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Little Romance(1979)

    as George de Marco

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal(1979)

    as Lou Ribin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Some Kind of Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Joe Dine

  • A Fire in the Sky(1978)

    as David Allan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Go West, Young Girl(1978)

    as Rev. Crane

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

  • 79 Park Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mike Koshko

  • Three's Company(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Valley Forge(1975)

    as Lt. Cutting

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Norming of Jack 243 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Harry 163

  • Beacon Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 11 episodes · as Robert Lassiter

  • The Rules of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Guido Venanzi

  • The Wild Party(1975)

    as James Morrison

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Barney Miller(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Brad Laneer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Jeffersons(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Guido Venanzi

  • All in the Family(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lambert

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Strawberry Statement(1970)

    as Student Guard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Willy Barker

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Everett Reagle · as Lt. Cutting

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles from 1951 to 2026; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Only When I Laugh (1981)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

And the Band Played On (1993)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Rose Red (2002)

Film career

19512026

Peak 1997 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting85 of 85: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s22 · acting1980s26 · acting1990s31 · acting2000s3 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 8% of 12 roles
7090

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 David Dukes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 30; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 44 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Go West, Young Girl (1978)

70th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

And the Band Played On (1993)

Midcredits 93rd · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 78, 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 David Dukes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles27–56 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Dukes work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Dukes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew F. Leonetti shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles