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Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Actor · Died October 23, 2009, aged 95 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lou Jacobi (born Louis Harold Jacobovitch; December 28, 1913 – October 23, 2009) was a Canadian actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 28, 1913
Died
October 23, 2009 (aged 95)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 56 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 39% in 30 days

What are Lou Jacobi's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
30%
Self
28%
Morality
16%
Society
11%
Ideas
5%
Survival
5%
Power
5%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

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 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 8
Trickster
3 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Joyful
7
Melancholic
7
Absurd
6
Tense
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Lou Jacobi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lou Jacobi'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

56 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Trial of Adolf Eichmann(1997)

    as Judge Yitzhak Raveh (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • I.Q.(1994)

    as Kurt Godel

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore(1992)

    as Gramps

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Avalon(1990)

    as Gabriel Krichynsky

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old Reliable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Jacob Glutz

  • Amazon Women on the Moon(1987)

    as Murray (segment "Murray in Videoland")

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Ed Blye

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Haber

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Melba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jack

  • The Boss' Wife(1986)

    as Harry Taphorn

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Comedy Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as 'Stormtrooper' Bernie Sagowitz

  • Isaac Littlefeathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Abe

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Harvey Turman

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Rabbi Singer

  • My Favorite Year(1982)

    as Uncle Morty

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Off Your Rocker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Max Adler

  • The Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Elia Goldberg

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash(1981)

    as Landlord

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Arthur(1981)

    as Plant Store Owner

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Enos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Magician of Lublin(1979)

    as Wolsky

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Better Late Than Never(1979)

    as Milton Cohen

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Roseland(1977)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Everybody Rides the Carousel(1976)

    as Stage 1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Rear Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Max Raskin

  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village(1976)

    as Herb

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Barney Miller(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Tannenbaum

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Coffee, Tea or Me?(1973)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Judge and Jake Wyler(1972)

    as Lt. Wolfson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask(1972)

    as Sam Musgrave

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Decisions! Decisions! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lt. Ettinger

  • The Battle of Love's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Talking Head (uncredited)

  • Little Murders(1971)

    as Judge Stern

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Cotton Comes to Harlem(1970)

    as Goodman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · as Howard

  • The Courtship of Eddie's Father(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Hausman

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Penelope(1966)

    as Ducky

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • ABC Stage 67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Comedian

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Last of the Secret Agents? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Papa Leo

  • The Dean Martin Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Arum Tertunian

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Irma la Douce(1963)

    as Moustache

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Glover · as Lieutenant Wolfson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Sam Benedict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as August Brauer

  • Song Without End(1960)

    as Potin

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Diary of Anne Frank(1959)

    as Hans Van Daan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Charley Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • A Kid for Two Farthings(1955)

    as Blackie Isaacs

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Summer Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Good Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Bookmaker

  • Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Capt. Noakes

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles from 1953 to 1997; peak year 1971.

Biggest box office

I.Q. (1994)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Irma la Douce (1963)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

Film career

19531997

Peak 1971 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 1955Screen debut· A Kid for Two Farthings

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 56: 56 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1950s7 · acting1960s12 · acting1970s16 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s4 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
5575

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 Lou Jacobi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)

74th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Irma la Douce (1963)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. 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 Lou Jacobi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles21–59 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lou Jacobi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lou Jacobi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shelley Winters shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers