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Timothy Farrell

Timothy Farrell

Actor · Died May 9, 1989, aged 66 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Timothy Farrell (June 26, 1922 – May 9, 1989) was an American film actor, best known for his roles in Ed Wood films such as Jail Bait, The Violent Years and Glen or Glenda. He also worked for the County Marshal of Los Angeles, California.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 26, 1922
Died
May 9, 1989 (aged 66)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 17 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 23% in 30 days

What are Timothy Farrell's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
33%
Society
22%
Self
14%
Morality
14%
Bonds
10%
Power
8%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Timothy Farrell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Timothy Farrell'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

17 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Modify (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dr. Alton / Narrator (archival audio) (uncredited)

  • Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling(2004)

    as Umberto Scalli

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The Bottle and the Throttle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • The Pill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Dr. Wright (Archival)

  • The Bottle and the Throttle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Gun Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Joe

  • The Violent Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Lt. Holmes

  • A Star Is Born(1954)

    as Bailiff (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Jail Bait(1954)

    as Vic Brady

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Girl Gang(1954)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Glen or Glenda(1953)

    as Dr. Alton / Narrator

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dance Hall Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Umberto Scalli

  • The Blonde Pick-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Umberto Scalli

  • Paris After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Sgt. Eddie

  • The Devil's Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Umberto Scalli

  • Test Tube Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Dr. Wright

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 1948 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004)

$26K worldwide

Highest rated

Glen or Glenda (1953)

Midcredits 14th

Most popular right now

Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

  • 1951Screen debut· The Blonde Pick-Up
  • 1951First top-billed film· The Blonde Pick-Up

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 16: 16 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s9 · acting1960s3 · acting1980s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Timothy Farrell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Glen or Glenda (1953)

82nd percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Star Is Born (1954)

Midcredits 93rd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 30/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 41, detractors 20. 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 Timothy Farrell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Timothy Farrell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William C. Thompson shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers