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Rick Hurst

Rick Hurst

Actor · Died June 26, 2025, aged 79 · Houston, Texas, USA

Rick Hurst was born on January 1, 1946 in Houston, Texas, USA as Richard Douglas Hurst. He was an actor, known for Steel Magnolias (1989), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) and In the Line of Fire (1993). He was previously married to Katherine Shelley Weir and Candace Kaniecki.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1946
Died
June 26, 2025 (aged 79)
From
Houston, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on Motif · 61 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Rick Hurst's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Motif score: 11th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Bonds
25%
Survival
24%
Power
23%
Self
15%
Society
8%
Morality
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · 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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Tense
4
Absurd
2
Thrilling
3
Warm
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Rick Hurst's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 38 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rick Hurst'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

61 credits, 38 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Return of the Killer Shrews(2012)

    as Harold Rook

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Venomous(2001)

    as Edgar Williams

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Churchill

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood(2000)

    as Deputy Cletus Hogg

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Anywhere But Here(1999)

    as Reverend

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Woman Wanted(1999)

    as Henry

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • A Marriage of Convenience(1998)

    as Murray Silver

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!(1997)

    as Deputy Cletus Hogg

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Runaway Car (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Pack

  • Pistol Pete(1996)

    as Lem

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The John Larroquette Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard

  • In the Line of Fire(1993)

    as Bartender

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Sydney's Client

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Good Grief (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Evening Shade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Steel Magnolias(1989)

    as Bark Boone

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Family Matters(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Santa

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • The Karate Kid Part III(1989)

    as Announcer

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Earth Girls Are Easy(1988)

    as Joe

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Wonder Years(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Detweiler

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sidekicks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jackals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Harley

  • Blue City(1986)

    as Redneck

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • 227(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Wildside (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Chief Slocum

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Amanda's (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · as Earl Nash

  • Going Ape!(1981)

    as Btandon

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Valentine Magic on Love Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Robert Murphy

  • From Here to Eternity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Pfc. Hanson

  • Supertrain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Boulder

  • The Dukes of Hazzard(1979)

    Show 55 episodes · as Cletus Hogg · as Cousin Cletus

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill(1979)

    as Harry Whittaker

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    as Timothy Stepwell

  • The Cat from Outer Space(1978)

    as Dydee Guard

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Frank Woods(1977)

    as Ace Starkey (as Richard Hurst)

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tunnel Vision(1976)

    as Father

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • On the Rocks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 24 episodes · Actor

  • W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings(1975)

    as Butterball

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Knight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    as Det. Harriman

  • Keep Off My Grass! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    as Grady Talbot

  • Baretta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Paper Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacob Jacobsen

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Night Games (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    as Bart Kenedisis

  • Get Christie Love!(1974)

    as Sgt. Tom Farrell

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Connors

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Days(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Executive Action(1973)

    as Used Car Salesman

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Crew Cut Hostage

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Unholy Rollers(1972)

    as Mover

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Bob Newhart Show(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Maintenance Man

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Temperatures Rising (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · as Orderly

  • Sanford and Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • To Hell You Preach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Haynie

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Doris Day Show(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mechanic

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayhew

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 1955 to 2012; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Going Ape! (1981)

$5.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)

Motif 65th

Film career

19552012

Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score47th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s28 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
7393

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Rick Hurst's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Motif score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill (1979)

86th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Steel Magnolias (1989)

Motif 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 35. 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 Rick Hurst work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rick Hurst's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Best shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Mixed roles