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Darby Jones

Darby Jones

Actor · Died November 30, 1986, aged 76 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Darby Jones was born on 21 February 1910 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for I Walked with a Zombie (1943), Maryland (1940) and Tarzan Escapes (1936). He died on 30 November 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 21, 1910
Died
November 30, 1986 (aged 76)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 23 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 28Up 57% in 30 days

What are Darby Jones' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Bonds
28%
Power
18%
Self
11%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Thrilling
1
Joyful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Darby Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Darby 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

23 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tarzan's Savage Fury(1952)

    as Witch Doctor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Zamba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Keega

  • The Macomber Affair(1947)

    as Masai Warrior (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • California(1947)

    as Black Slave (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Zombies on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Kalaga - the Zombie

  • Black Magic(1944)

    as Johnson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Lagoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cannibal (uncredited)

  • Passport to Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Bellboy

  • I Walked with a Zombie(1943)

    as Carrefour

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • White Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Darby

  • Tarzan's New York Adventure(1942)

    as Swahili Chief (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sundown(1941)

    as Camel Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Virginia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Joseph

  • Maryland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Aleck

  • Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as 'Admiral', a Native

  • Broken Strings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Stringbeans

  • Congo Maisie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as First Witch Doctor (Uncredited)

  • Stanley and Livingstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Chewing Native

  • Kentucky(1938)

    as Duckfoot

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Wells Fargo(1937)

    as Black Man

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan Escapes(1936)

    as Bomba

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Diamond Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Black Man

  • Cleopatra(1934)

    as Fan Bearer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1934 to 1952.

Highest rated

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

  • 1936Screen debut· Tarzan Escapes

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1930s6 · acting1940s16 · acting1950s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Darby Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed3

Most loved · actor

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Midcredits 81st · 70% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 51. 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 Darby Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Darby Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cyril Hume shares the most, 2.

Writers

Cinematographers