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John M. Jackson

John M. Jackson

Actor · Born June 1, 1950 (76) · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Murice Jackson (born June 1, 1950 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor, best known for playing Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on the CBS series JAG. John was forced to use his middle initial "M." for his professional name because there was already a "John Jackson" registered with the Screen Actors Guild when he joined the union. SAG rules prohibit two or more members from using the same name. (Another actor by the name of John E. Jackson is sometimes confused with John M. Jackson; both use middle initials for the same reason.)

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 1, 1950 (76)
From
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 72 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are John M. Jackson's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
40%
Survival
17%
Bonds
15%
Self
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 13 · 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 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
6
Hopeful
4
Dread
3
Thrilling
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

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 M. Jackson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John M. Jackson'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, 44 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gifted(2017)

    as Judge Edward Nichols

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Douglas Jeffries

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Rizzoli & Isles(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Howard Ames

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as A.J. Chegwidden

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Rod Halstead

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Davis

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • John from Cincinnati(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Jericho(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Ambassador Sam Travis

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Miles Jensen

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Malcolm Hollins

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sam Cullen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Covington

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as A.J. Chegwidden

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Quentin Richards

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Russell Huntley

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • From the Earth to the Moon(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Hal Deacon

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Glimmer Man(1996)

    as Donald

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Charles Pratt

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Spitfire Grill(1996)

    as Johnny B. / Eli

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Forgotten Sins(1996)

    as Wayne Everett

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 188 episodes · as AJ Chegwidden

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

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

    as Harvey Purvis

  • The Watcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Party of Five(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Major Chase W. Holbrook

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Roswell(1994)

    as Colonel Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • On Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Albert Appletree

  • Dead Man's Revenge(1994)

    as Beesly

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • A Family Torn Apart(1993)

    as Joe Hannigan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story(1993)

    as Raymond Reid

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The American Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Brewster

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Percy

  • A Few Good Men(1992)

    as Capt. West

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • An American Story(1992)

    as Sheriff McMillan

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Deadly Matrimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Chief Michael Corbitt

  • Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232(1992)

    as Lt. Colonel Dennis Nielsen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Switched at Birth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ernest Twigg

  • Career Opportunities(1991)

    as Bud Dodge

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Love, Lies and Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sergeant Patterson

  • Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story(1991)

    as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Eve of Destruction(1991)

    as Peter Arnold

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sudie and Simpson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dr. Walter Stubbs

  • Northern Exposure(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Coe

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Shannon's Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Family of Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arthur J Walker

  • Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon(1989)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • When He's Not a Stranger(1989)

    as Woodward University Coach

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cold Sassy Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Hoyt

  • Ginger Ale Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Hank Mickers

  • Traveling Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Joe Blagdon

  • Dead Solid Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Grover Scomer

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Greenwald

  • Baja Oklahoma(1988)

    as Lee Steadman

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Eye on the Sparrow(1987)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Laine Keller

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Wiseguy(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • License to Kill(1984)

    as Officer Caskey

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Kate's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dick

  • Sid and Nancy(1986)

    as Lance Boyles MD

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Blind Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Porter

  • The Hitcher(1986)

    as Sergeant Starr

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Crime of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Sergeant

  • The Legend of Billie Jean(1985)

    as Kenny's Father

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Right to Kill? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Social Worker

  • Adam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Det. Jim Gibbons

  • Local Hero(1983)

    as Cal

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Seguin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mr. Goodman

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Goodman

  • Back Roads(1981)

    as Merl

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles from 1951 to 2017; peak year 1991.

Biggest box office

The Glimmer Man (1996)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

The Hitcher (1986)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

JAG (1995)

Film career

19512017

Peak 1991 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting72 of 72: 72 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s4 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

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.

How do John M. Jackson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)

74th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Few Good Men (1992)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. 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 John M. Jackson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

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

Who does John M. Jackson work with?

People who share at least 2 of John M. Jackson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Gray shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers