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Stephen Elliott

Stephen Elliott

Actor · Died May 21, 2005, aged 86 · New York City, New York, USA

Stephen Elliott (November 27, 1918 – May 21, 2005) was an American actor. His best known role was that of crime boss, Burt Johnson, in the hit 1981 film Arthur. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Elliott (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 27, 1918
Died
May 21, 2005 (aged 86)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 87 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Stephen Elliott's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
36%
Bonds
27%
Self
17%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 10 · Serious 5 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 24 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 13 · Intense 6

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

Steady 14 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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 12 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · 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 5 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Contemplative
8
Melancholic
8
Warm
7
Thrilling
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Stephen Elliott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Elliott'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

87 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 10 episodes · as Harold Aldrich

  • The Great Los Angeles Earthquake(1990)

    as Owen

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Shades of L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Hogan · as Judge Neil Markham

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Taking Care of Business(1990)

    as Walter Bentley

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • When He's Not a Stranger(1989)

    as Attorney Foster

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Oscar Sanderson

  • Dear John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Lacey

  • Remo Williams: The Prophecy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Arthur 2: On the Rocks(1988)

    as Burt Johnson

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Trial and Error (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Walk Like a Man(1987)

    as Walter Welmont

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love(1987)

    as Elliot Moore

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Assassination(1987)

    as Fitzroy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sledge Hammer!(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Blacke's Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Midas Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Elias Markov

  • Beverly Hills Cop(1984)

    as Chief Hubbard

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Samuel Garver

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Roadhouse 66(1984)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Father

  • Prototype(1983)

    as Dr. Arthur Jarrett

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Not in Front of the Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Reverend John Carruthers

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 8 episodes · as Manny Schecter

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Norman Baines

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as The Father

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

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • My Body, My Child(1982)

    as Dr. Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Herold

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 9 episodes · as Douglas Channing

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy(1981)

    as Joseph P. Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Arthur(1981)

    as Burt Johnson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cutter's Way(1981)

    as J. J. Cord

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Golden Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Frank Hartsell

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mrs. R's Daughter(1979)

    as Deputy D.A. James Karp

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love(1979)

    as Abe Kaufman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Ordeal of Patty Hearst(1979)

    as Randolph Hearst

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

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

    as Arthur Nicoff

  • Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Judge Allan Myers

  • Overboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Shawn

  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Eddie Capra Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force(1978)

    as Mat's Father

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 14 episodes · as Scotty Demarest

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer(1977)

    as Major General Schofield

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Joseph Kennedy, Sr.

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Zachary Knight

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The November Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Harold Delaney

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Tony Randall Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as DeNecki

  • The Invasion of Johnson County(1976)

    as Colonel Van Horn

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • City of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Bionic Woman(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Hindenburg(1975)

    as Captain Fellows

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

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

    Show 11 episodes · as Benjamin Lassiter

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Report to the Commissioner(1975)

    as Police Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Art Hilliard

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Herbert Brinkman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Petrocelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Manhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Death Wish(1974)

    as Police Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Morgan Grayland

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyler Meadows

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Steambath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Oldtimer

  • Pueblo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as RAdm. F.L. Johnson

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Meredith

  • The Hospital(1971)

    as Dr. Sundstrom

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Donner · as General Padget

  • A World Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 322 episodes · Actor

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Enslow

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Canyon Crossroads(1955)

    as Larson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Three Hours to Kill(1954)

    as Sheriff Ben East

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Inner Sanctum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Dundee

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles from 1948 to 1994; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

$316M worldwide

Highest rated

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19481994

Peak 1974 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting87 of 87: 87 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s5 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s39 · acting1980s34 · acting1990s5 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 12 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 Stephen Elliott's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 26; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

My Body, My Child (1982)

83rd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. 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 Stephen Elliott's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles21–64 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 35 · 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 Stephen Elliott work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Elliott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anne DeSalvo shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors