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Wilbur Fitzgerald

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Actor · Born September 15, 1948 (78)

Wilbur Fitzgerald is an actor and attorney from Georgia, known for his TV work on series including In the Heat of the Night (1989-1995), Friday Night Lights (2007), Prison Break (2006-2008), and Drop Dead Diva (2009-2014), and for film work including The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), The East (2013), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). Wilbur is a member in good standing of the Georgia Bar (admitted in 1973). - IMDb Mini Biography

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 15, 1948 (78)
Works as
Actor
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Wilbur Fitzgerald's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Bonds
28%
Survival
24%
Ideas
9%
Morality
8%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Romantic
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Wilbur Fitzgerald's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wilbur Fitzgerald'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

72 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page.

  • Traction Park Massacre(2025)

    as James Fielding

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Gun(2025)

    as Dan Daly

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Neon Highway(2024)

    as Buck Bates

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Hill(2023)

    as Josh Meyers

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Self Portraits or: How to talk endearingly to possible victims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as The Teacher

  • Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.(2023)

    as Morris Binamin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • On a Wing and a Prayer(2023)

    as Joe Cabuk

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • My Dinner With An Android (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Milton Muybridge

  • The Last Full Measure(2019)

    as Chairman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Best of Enemies(2019)

    as Fire Safety Inspector

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Act(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Palmer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Candy Jar(2018)

    as Davidson Principal

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Manhunt(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as UCSB Professor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Baby Driver(2017)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Robert Byrd

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Hidden Figures(2016)

    as Senator Patrick

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Founder(2016)

    as Jerry Cullen

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Shooter(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as James Boyd

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Sully(2016)

    as Drunk Customer #2

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Cell(2016)

    as Geoff

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • 11.22.63(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Will Fritz

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Choice(2016)

    as Mr. Holland

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • No Good Deed(2014)

    as Dr. Ross

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    as Dr. Brangley

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(2013)

    as Cray

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The East(2013)

    as Robert McCabe

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Remnants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as President Marshall Erwin

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Priest

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Coma(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Police Captain

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting(2012)

    as Elderly Swimmer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Life as We Know It(2010)

    as Peter's Dad

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Crazies(2010)

    as Distraught Husband

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Past Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Davies

  • Ben 10: Alien Swarm(2009)

    as Financial Guy in Suit

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)

    as TV Reporter

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • One Missed Call(2008)

    as Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as TMU Coach Boyd

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Hollis & Rae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dr. Bryant

  • Conviction(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Berwyn

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Glory Road(2006)

    as Wade Richardson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Work and the Glory II: American Zion(2005)

    as Magistrate

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Prison Break(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bruce Bennett

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Warm Springs(2005)

    as Al Smith

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Mad Black Woman(2005)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Brooke Ellison Story(2004)

    as Neurosurgeon #2

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Pop Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Donaldson

  • One Tree Hill(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bill

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Fighting Temptations(2003)

    as L&G Representative

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • In My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Legend of Bagger Vance(2000)

    as Roy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mama Flora's Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Public Defender

  • The Gingerbread Man(1998)

    as Judge Russo (as Wilbur T. Fitzgerald)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Perfect Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Vega

  • That Darn Cat(1997)

    as Scientist #1

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Twilight Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Paramedic

  • A Season in Purgatory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Talk Show Host

  • Her Deadly Rival(1995)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Gerard Darnelle

  • Radioland Murders(1994)

    as 'Tortured' Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Prosecutor

  • In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Dist. Atty. Gerard Darnelle

  • A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story(1994)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • RoboCop 3(1993)

    as Rebel with Weapons Cart

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Pet Sematary II(1992)

    as First assistant director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Freejack(1992)

    as Earnhart

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas(1991)

    as James Wickstrom

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Career Opportunities(1991)

    as Bob Bosenbeck

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Chattahoochee(1989)

    as Duane

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Rose and the Jackal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as New York Times Reporter

  • Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo(1986)

    as Booth

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arthur Kendall / Jake Kendall · as Clarence Litton · as Phillip Canon

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Murder in Coweta County(1983)

    as Prosecutor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles from 1983 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Freejack (1992)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting72 of 72: 72 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 25 roles
90001020

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Wilbur Fitzgerald's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 45; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

83rd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hidden Figures (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 39. 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 Wilbur Fitzgerald'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 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Wilbur Fitzgerald work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wilbur Fitzgerald's MovieCove titles; Steven Pressfield shares the most, 2.