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Buck Jones

Actor · Died November 30, 1942, aged 50 · Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Buck Jones was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 11, 1891
Died
November 30, 1942 (aged 50)
From
Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 168 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 6% in 30 days

What are Buck Jones' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
68%
Bonds
17%
Society
7%
Self
4%
Power
3%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 0

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · 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 10 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 12 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
12 of 14
Mentor
1 of 14
Ally
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
10
Hopeful
7
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet1

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 Buck Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Buck Jones' 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

168 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as (archive footage)

  • Dawn on the Great Divide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Buck Roberts

  • West of the Law(1942)

    as Marshal Buck Roberts

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Riders of the West(1942)

    as Marshal Buck Roberts

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Down Texas Way(1942)

    as U. S. Marshal Buck Roberts

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ghost Town Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Marshal Buck Roberts

  • Below the Border(1942)

    as Marshal Buck Roberts

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Trails(1941)

    as Marshal Buck Roberts

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Gunman from Bodie(1941)

    as Marshal Buck Roberts

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Arizona Bound(1941)

    as Buck Roberts

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Riders of Death Valley(1941)

    as Tombstone

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • White Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as White Eagle

  • Wagons Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Sheriff Jim McDaniels

  • Unmarried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Slag Bailey

  • California Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Buck Pearson

  • Law of the Texan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Sergeant Buck Weaver - Texas Rangers

  • The Stranger from Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Buck Weylan

  • Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Buck Jones

  • The Overland Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Buck Dawson

  • Headin' East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Buck Benson

  • Sudden Bill Dorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer · as Bill Dorn

  • Boss of Lonely Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer · as Steve Hanson

  • Hollywood Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Buck Kennedy

  • Law for Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · as Alamo Bowie

  • Black Aces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · as Ted Ames

  • Smoke Tree Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lee Cary

  • Left-Handed Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer · as Alamo Bowie

  • Sandflow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Producer · as Buck Hallett

  • Empty Saddles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer · as Buck Devlin

  • The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer · as Larry Day / Gary Elliott

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Producer · Story · as Jess Burns

  • The Phantom Rider(1936)

    as Buck Grant

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Cowboy and the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Story · as Steve Davis

  • For the Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · as Buck O'Bryan

  • Silverspurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jim Fentriss

  • Sunset of Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Cliff Lea

  • The Ivory-Handled Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Buck Ward

  • The Throwback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Buck Saunders

  • Outlawed Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Buck Rivers

  • The Roaring West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Montana Larkin

  • Border Brigands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sergeant Buck Barry, RCMP

  • Stone of Silver Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as T. William Stone (as Charles Buck Jones)

  • The Crimson Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Billy Carter

  • When a Man Sees Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Buck Benson

  • Rocky Rhodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Rocky Rhodes

  • The Red Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as 'Red' Davidson

  • The Man Trailer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Track Ames aka Dan Lane

  • The Fighting Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jim Houston (as Charles Buck Jones)

  • The Fighting Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Ben Halliday

  • Gordon of Ghost City(1933)

    as Buck Gordon

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

  • Unknown Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Joe Gordon

  • The Thrill Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Buck Crosby

  • The California Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Santa Fe Stewart

  • Child of Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as "Panama Canal" Kelley

  • Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jeff Connors, posing as Chet Dawson (as Charles Buck Jones)

  • Sundown Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Camp O'Neil

  • Forbidden Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Tom Devlin

  • White Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as White Eagle

  • McKenna of the Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sergeant Tom McKenna

  • Hello Trouble(1932)

    as Jeff Douglas

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • High Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bill Toomey

  • South of the Rio Grande(1932)

    as Sergeant Carlos Olivarez

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ridin' for Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Buck Randall

  • One Man Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Brand Thompson

  • The Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Buck Donlin (as Charles 'Buck' Jones)

  • The Range Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sheriff Buck Gordon

  • Border Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Jim Houston - Texas Ranger

  • Branded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Cuthbert Chauncy Dale

  • The Fighting Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sheriff Bob Terry

  • The Texas Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Jim Logan - Texas Ranger

  • The Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Joaquin "The Black Shadow" Murietta

  • Desert Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Jim Cardew

  • Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Buck Jones

  • The Dawn Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Sheriff Larry Williams

  • Men Without Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Buck Healy

  • Shadow Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Sim Baldwin

  • The Lone Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jim Lanning

  • The Big Hop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Buck Bronson

  • The Branded Sombrero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Starr Hallett

  • Blood Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Buck Peters

  • Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Phil Dolan

  • Chain Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Steve Lannon

  • Good as Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Buck Brady

  • Hills of Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Laramie

  • Whispering Sage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Buck Kildare

  • The War Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Story · as Buck Thomas

  • 30 Below Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Don Hathaway Jr.

  • Desert Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Fitzsmith

  • The Flying Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Mark Winton

  • The Gentle Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Absolem Wales

  • A Man Four-Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Craig Norton

  • The Fighting Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Larry Crawford

  • The Cowboy and the Countess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Jerry Whipple

  • The Desert's Price (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Wils McCann

  • Lazybones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Steve Tuttle, aka Lazybones

  • Durand of the Bad Lands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Dick Durand

  • The Timber Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Bruce Standing

  • Hearts and Spurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Hal Emory

  • Gold and the Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Dan Prentiss

  • The Trail Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Tex Hartwell

  • The Arizona Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Tom Long

  • The Man Who Played Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Matt Black

  • Winner Take All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Perry Blair

  • The Desert Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Sam Langdon

  • Against All Odds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Chick Newton

  • Western Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Larry Campbell

  • The Circus Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Buck Saxon

  • The Vagabond Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Donnegan (as Charles Jones)

  • Not a Drum Was Heard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Jack Mills

  • Cupid's Fireman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Andy McGee

  • Big Dan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Dan O'Hara (as Charles Jones)

  • Hell's Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Tod Musgrave

  • Second Hand Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Andy Hanks

  • Skid Proof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Jack Darwin

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Brick McDonald (as Charles Jones)

  • Snowdrift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Carter Brent

  • The Footlight Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Bill Moreland

  • The Boss of Camp 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Chet Fanning

  • Bells of San Juan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Roderick Norton

  • West of Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Conroy Daly

  • The Fast Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Stanley Carson (as Charles Jones)

  • Trooper O'Neill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Trooper O'Neill

  • Roughshod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as 'Steel' Brannon

  • Western Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Red Kane

  • Pardon My Nerve! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Racey Dawson

  • Riding with Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as 'Dynamite' Steve Dorsey

  • Bar Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Duke Smith

  • To a Finish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Jim Blake

  • Straight from the Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Buck

  • Get Your Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Jock MacTier

  • The One-Man Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Tom Merrill

  • The Big Punch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Buck

  • Two Moons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Bill Blunt

  • Just Pals(1920)

    as Bim

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sunset Sprague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Sunset Sprague

  • Firebrand Trevison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Firebrand Trevison

  • Square Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Chick Crandall

  • The Spirit of Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Minor Role

  • Forbidden Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Quinton 'Squint' Taylor

  • The Last Straw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Tom Beck

  • The Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Minor Role (as Buck Gebhart)

  • The Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Minor Role

  • The Cowboy and the Rajah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Cupid's Roundup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • The Speed Maniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Minor Role (as Buck Gebhart)

  • Brother Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Roy Dexter

  • Rough-Riding Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • When Pals Fall Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Bill

  • The Wilderness Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Indian (as Buck Gebhart)

  • Shackles of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • The Puncher and the Pup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • The Coming of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Henchman (as Buck Gebhart)

  • The Uphill Climb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Rockcliffe Stone

  • Pitfalls of a Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Minor Role

  • Vengeance and the Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Fighting for Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Cowboy (as Buck Gebhart)

  • The Sheriff's Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Cowboy

  • Hell's Fury Gordon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • The Two Doyles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Outlaw Henchman

  • The Desert Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Standing Bear

  • The Rainbow Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Cowboy

  • Riders of the Purple Sage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Cowboy

  • Selfish Yates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Member of the Posse (uncredited)

  • True Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Cowboy

  • Western Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Cowboy

  • A Rough Shod Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Actor

  • The Outlaw Reforms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Bill

  • Life on the 101 Ranch, Bliss Oklahoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Sergeant

Career shape

A full career of 168 titles from 1914 to 1976.

Highest rated

Just Pals (1920)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

Forbidden Trails (1941)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting168 of 168: 156 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting3 of 168: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 168: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing7 of 168: 0 only producing, 7 with another role

168 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1910s27 · acting1920s64 · 64 acting · 1 crew1930s64 · 64 acting · 11 crew1940s12 · acting1970s1 · acting

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.

How do Buck Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 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 13

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Phantom Rider (1936)

73rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Phantom Rider (1936)

Midcredits 66th · 55% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 46. 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 Buck Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Buck Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adele Buffington shares the most, 7.

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