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Nelson Eddy

Nelson Eddy

Actor · Died March 6, 1967, aged 65 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer and movie star who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby-soxers as well as opera purists, and in his heyday was the highest paid singer in the world. During his 40-year career, he earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one each for film, recording, and radio), left his footprints in the wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater, earned three Gold records, and was invited to sing at the third inauguration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He also introduced millions of young Americans to classical music and inspired many of them to pursue a musical career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelson Eddy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 29, 1901
Died
March 6, 1967 (aged 65)
From
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Nelson Eddy's films like?

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

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 11 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded 3 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual 12 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 11
Ally
1 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Shapeshifter
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

Romantic
12
Joyful
7
Melancholic
6
Tense
5
Warm
3
Other
8

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Nelson Eddy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Peacock (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Nelson Eddy'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

26 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • That's Entertainment! III(1994)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • That's Entertainment!(1974)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • The Desert Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Pierre / The Red Shadow

  • The Danny Thomas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Nelson Eddy

  • Northwest Outpost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Captain Jim Laurence

  • Willie the Operatic Whale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Narrator

  • Make Mine Music(1946)

    as Narrator / Characters (segment "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met") (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Knickerbocker Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Brom Broeck

  • Phantom of the Opera(1943)

    Sculptor · as Anatole Garron

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • I Married an Angel(1942)

    as Count Palaffi

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Chocolate Soldier(1941)

    as Karl Lang

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Bitter Sweet(1940)

    as Carl Linden

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • New Moon(1940)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Balalaika(1939)

    as Prince Peter Karagin, aka Peter Teranda

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Let Freedom Ring(1939)

    as Steve Logan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Sweethearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Ernest Lane

  • Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Rosalie(1937)

    as Dick Thorpe

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Maytime(1937)

    as Paul Allison

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Rose-Marie(1936)

    as Sgt. Bruce

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Naughty Marietta(1935)

    as Captain Richard Warrington

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Student Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Singer

  • Dancing Lady(1933)

    as Nelson Eddy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Broadway to Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as John Sylvester

  • Handlebars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Singer (singing voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1933 to 1994.

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 25 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew1 of 26: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s12 · acting1940s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew1950s2 · acting1970s2 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 6 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 Nelson Eddy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 42. 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 Nelson Eddy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nelson Eddy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeanette MacDonald shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers