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Peter Elbling

Peter Elbling

Actor and writer, also producer · Born November 29, 1943 (82) · London, England, UK

Peter Elbling was born on 29 November 1943 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Man with Two Brains (1983), Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) and Once Bitten (1985).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 29, 1943 (82)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor and writer, also producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 43 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 20% in 30 days

What are Peter Elbling's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
23%
Society
20%
Ideas
18%
Self
17%
Morality
16%
Survival
7%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 5

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5

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 6 · 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 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Warm
6
Absurd
3
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Peter Elbling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Elbling'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

43 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Waking Karma(2023)

    as Older Man

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Emily @ the Edge of Chaos(2021)

    as Benoit Mandelbrot

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Agreeable damage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Liza on Demand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Salesman

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Gentleman / Samuel Colpepper

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Barstow 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Nigel

  • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid(1992)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever(1991)

    as Biology Teacher

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 6: City Under Siege(1989)

    as Store Manager

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Memories of Me(1988)

    as Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Redeye Express(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Baby Boom(1987)

    as Maitre'd

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Once Bitten(1985)

    as Bookseller

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Desk Clerk

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Motown Returns to the Apollo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Donald Duck's 50th Birthday(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • V(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Oswald

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!(1984)

    Associate Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Blue Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Lang

  • The Man with Two Brains(1983)

    as Morgue Attendant

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Detroit(1983)

    as Guptor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Morey Moran

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors(1982)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Murray Treadwell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Private Lessons(1981)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Emile

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Brave New World(1980)

    as Darwin Bonaparte

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Al Tuna

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Disco Beaver from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer · as Dragula

  • WKRP in Cincinnati(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Blood

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mascha

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as General

  • Rabbit Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Monya

  • The World's Greatest Lover(1977)

    as Robert Drake

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Absent-Minded Waiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Demon Seed(1977)

    as Scientist

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Six Characters in Search of An Author (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Rudy

  • Laverne & Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Bum

  • Mr. & Ms. and the Bandstand Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Harold Oblong

  • Barney Miller(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Fresh Talker · as Jordan Heath

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Phantom of the Paradise(1974)

    as The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Fuzz(1972)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1972 to 2023; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)

$59M worldwide

Highest rated

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19722023

Peak 1984 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 1972Screen debut· Fuzz

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 42: 35 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting7 of 42: 5 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdProducing1 of 42: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew1980s20 · 15 acting · 5 crew1990s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s2 · acting2010s1 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 8 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 Peter Elbling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · writer

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984)

96th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Midcredits 91st · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 32. 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 Peter Elbling's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Peter Elbling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Elbling's MovieCove titles; Andrew Solt shares the most, 2.