James Dyrenforth

Actor · Died December 26, 1973, aged 78 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

James Dyrenforth was born on 31 January 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for A Night to Remember (1958), Carol (2015) and Brooklyn (2015). He died on 26 December 1973 in London, England, UK.

Biography from IMDb.

Born: January 31, 1895
Died: December 26, 1973 (aged 78)
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as: Actor
Titles: 7 on MovieCove · 21 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are James Dyrenforth's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Ideas

33%

Morality

27%

Survival

18%

Self

17%

Society

5%

Survival2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4

Dark

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Dread

3

Melancholic

2

Elegiac

1

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 James Dyrenforth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for James Dyrenforth'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

21 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

The Onedin Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 1 episode · as Captain Bullock
The Revolutionary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Guest at Party
The Pueblo Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as The U.S. Congressman
Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Show 1 episode · as Hotel Proprietor
Story Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Show 1 episode · as Old Manseau
The Girl Hunters(1963)
as Bayliss
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Man of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Show 1 episode · as Wilson
Lolita(1962)
as Frederick Beale Sr.
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Horror Hotel(1960)
as Garage Attendant
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Armchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 1 episode · as Judge
Never Take Candy from a Stranger(1960)
as Dr. Stevens
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Man in a Cocked Hat(1959)
as Admiral
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Floods of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Mayor
A Night to Remember(1958)
as Col. Archibald Gracie
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Fiend Without a Face(1958)
as Mayor Hawkins
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Frank Jerome Riley
Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Royal Addams
The Singing Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Lyricist · Story
Thistledown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Lyricist
Mayfair Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Lyricist · Script
Hello, Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Songs

Career shape

Star power in the 81^st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 1935 to 1971.

Biggest box office

A Night to Remember (1958)

$1.1K worldwide

Highest rated

A Night to Remember (1958)

Midcredits 97^th

Film career

1958Screen debut· A Night to Remember
1958Screen debut· Fiend Without a Face

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting17 of 21 · 70^thWriting3 of 21Other crew2 of 21

By decade

1930s4 · crew1950s6 · acting1960s8 · acting1970s3 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 James Dyrenforth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70^th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

56^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

78^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

75^th and up3
50^th to 74^th1
25^th to 49^th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.

Universally Loved2
Crowd Pleaser2
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed1

Most loved · actor

A Night to Remember (1958)

Midcredits 97^th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 62, detractors 27. 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 James Dyrenforth's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 5 · minimal

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