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Frank Fontaine

Frank Fontaine

Actor · Born November 28, 1936 (89) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Frank Fontaine is a Canadian actor and writer born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in New York State and England. He began his college education at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. but that came to an abrupt halt when he left for London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His television and stage plays The Great Bergen, The Monster, The Great Symphonic Adventure, The Inquest and Others, have been produced by the CBC.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 28, 1936 (89)
From
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Frank Fontaine's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action 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
Self
22%
Morality
19%
Bonds
17%
Survival
16%
Power
13%
Ideas
8%
Society
5%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
3
Joyful
2
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Frank Fontaine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Fontaine'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

62 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • So Long, Marianne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard's Grandfather · as Solomon Klonitsky-Kline

  • One Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Gordon MacNider (voice)

  • Chaos Walking(2021)

    as Mr. Phelps

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • X-Men: Dark Phoenix(2019)

    as Dive Bar Elderly Man

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Brad's Status(2017)

    as Older Man

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Northpole(2014)

    as Old Guy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Brick Mansions(2014)

    as Grandfather Collier

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • On the Road(2012)

    as Paul's Father

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Les Détestables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 85 episodes · Actor

  • Trader Games(2010)

    as Arthur Bradigan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Assassin's Creed: Lineage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Shawn Baichoo

  • Assassin's Creed: Lineage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Marco Barbarigo

  • A Sentimental Capitalism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Charles

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth(2008)

    as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Secret(2007)

    as Ned - Hannah's Father

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Trust(2006)

    as Harry Goodman

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Covenant(2006)

    as Gorman Twoberry

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Game Ever Played(2005)

    as Wallis' Chauffeur

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Wicker Park(2004)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Day After Tomorrow(2004)

    as Caddy 'Cooper'

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Head in the Clouds(2004)

    as Unwin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Il Duce Canadese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge

  • Nightwaves(2003)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Deception(2003)

    as Parker

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Dangerous Mind(2002)

    as ABC Executive

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Two Summers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Herbert Poppy

  • The Sum of All Fears(2002)

    as General Rand

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Stork Derby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Charles Vance Miller

  • Life in the Balance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Xchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Detective Moore

  • Nowhere in Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Frank Bauers

  • Café Olé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mr. Kaye (voice)

  • Nuremberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel

  • Six-Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Daddy Harry

  • Where the Money Is(2000)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Code Name: Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Senate Committee Chairman

  • The Bone Collector(1999)

    as Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Long Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Directeur de la prison (1808)

  • Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Reporter #2

  • Monet: Shadow and Light(1999)

    as Monet Senior

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights(1999)

    as Mayor Galliano

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Free Money(1998)

    as Sheriff Earl Knudsen

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Out of Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Harvey

  • Random Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Frank Brayman

  • Little Men(1998)

    as Man in Market

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Matusalem II: le dernier des Beauchesne(1997)

    as Policier

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Peacekeeper(1997)

    as General Greenfield, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Thousand Wonders of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as L'astrophysicien

  • Zigrail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Père d'André

  • Silent Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Eli

  • Matusalem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Policier non-fumeur

  • Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Officier à l'incendie

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Earlstead

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Heritage Minutes: Rural Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Trustee #4

  • Heritage Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Administrateur #4

  • Heritage Minutes: Wilder Penfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Wilder Penfield

  • The Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Gardien (dragueur)

  • Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Malarek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Shades of Love: The Garnet Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Liam

  • The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Sonatine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles from 1984 to 2024; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

$244M worldwide

Highest rated

Northpole (2014)

Midcredits 53rd

Most popular right now

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

Film career

19842024

Peak 1999 · 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
Acting62 of 62: 62 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
9702

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 Frank Fontaine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 6 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 6

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Monet: Shadow and Light (1999)

78th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

Midcredits 91st · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 29. 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 Frank Fontaine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Fontaine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joanna Noyes shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers