John Gruber
Actor · Died November 24, 1981, aged 38 · Oklahoma, USA
John Gruber was born on 19 December 1942 in Alva, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Emergency! (1972), Corky (1972) and Trouble Man (1972). He died on 24 November 1981 in Simi Valley, California, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- December 19, 1942
- November 24, 1981 (aged 38)
- Oklahoma, USA
- Actor
- 3 on Motif · 6 credits in all
What are John Gruber's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shadowas Clyde 'Tex' Walker in When the Legends Die (1972)
Moods and endings
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 John Gruber's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for John Gruber's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
6 credits, 3 with a Motif page.
Motif score: 40th percentile of all films
Gargoyles(1972)
Motif score: 41st percentile of all films
When the Legends Die(1972)
Motif score: 54th percentile of all films
Fireball Forward (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
Corky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
Tribes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
Career shape
Star power in the 23rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 6 titles from 1970 to 1974.
Film career
- 1972Screen debut· Gargoyles
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do John Gruber's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 John Gruber work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Gruber's Motif titles; Robert Prince shares the most, 2.
- Robert PrinceShared titles: The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974), Gargoyles (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Prince