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Victor Jory

Victor Jory

Actor · Died February 12, 1982, aged 79 · Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada

Victor Jory was a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Jonas Wilkerson, the brutal and opportunistic overseer, in "Gone with the Wind", and as Lamont Cranston, aka 'The Shadow', in the 1942 serial film "The Shadow".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 23, 1902
Died
February 12, 1982 (aged 79)
From
Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 171 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Victor Jory's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 25 · Serious 11 · Dark 8

Grounded 31 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 1

Gentle 6 · Charged 32 · Intense 6

A split, not a type: Steady 23 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 1

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 3

Casual 31 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0

Resolved 39 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 19 of 28 analyzed roles.

Shadow
19 of 28
Hero
3 of 28
Ally
2 of 28
Threshold guardian
2 of 28
Shapeshifter
1 of 28
Trickster
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Thrilling
17
Melancholic
13
Romantic
11
Hopeful
11
Other
31

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Victor Jory's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Subscription and free streaming for Victor Jory'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

171 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • The Mountain Men(1980)

    as Iron Belly

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hillman

  • Abraham's Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Narrator

  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Story of Noah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Narrator

  • Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Grandpa Goes to Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mission to Glory: A True Story(1976)

    as Father Zaya

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Alice(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
  • Perilous Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Dr. Henry Merrill

  • Nakia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 14 episodes · Actor

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Rolling Thunder

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie LaSalle

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Papillon(1973)

    as Indian Chief

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Frasier, the Sensuous Lion(1973)

    as Frasier (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as The Old Man

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Andros

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
  • Flap(1970)

    as Wounded Bear Mr. Smith (Attorney at Law)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Rhigas

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • A Time for Dying(1969)

    as Judge Roy Bean

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Mackenna's Gold(1969)

    as The Narrator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor Foss

  • Jigsaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Edward Arkroyd

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Kelly

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Wally Stowe / Frank Tomachek

  • The Green Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Delaclaire

  • The Time Tunnel(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Beal

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • Bonanza: Ride the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Charles Ludlow

  • The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • F Troop(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
  • The Legend of Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Parker

  • Profiles in Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Carlin

  • Cheyenne Autumn(1964)

    as Tall Tree

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Conrad Easter

  • The Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Jackson

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Clover

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Reardon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Hendricks · as Jim Kohler · as Luke Nichols · as Tom Brant

  • The Miracle Worker(1962)

    as Captain Arthur Keller

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · as Deacon Lee

  • Hazel(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Woods

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Oscar Whalen

  • 87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Power

  • The Fugitive Kind(1960)

    as Jabe Torrance

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Arnold Stegler

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Ludlow

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Hosea Brewer

  • Johnny Belinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Black McDonald

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam McGarrett

  • Last Stagecoach West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Rand McCord

  • The Man Who Turned to Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Dr. Murdock

  • The Ninth Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Death of a Scoundrel(1956)

    as Leonard Wilson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Forbidden Area (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Rear Admiral Batt

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Rear Admiral Batt

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Blackjack Ketchum Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Jared Letlow

  • Manfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Professor

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Joseph

  • Sabaka(1954)

    as Ashok

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as John Coulter · as Robert · as Sam Bellows

  • Valley of the Kings(1954)

    as Tuareg Chief

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Moby Dick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Captain Ahab

  • Cat-Women of the Moon(1953)

    as Kip Reissner

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • The Man from the Alamo(1953)

    as Jess Wade

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Perry

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Kidd

  • Toughest Man in Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Frank Girard

  • Son of Ali Baba(1952)

    as Caliph

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Flaming Feather(1952)

    as Lucky Lee

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Black McDonald · as Captain Ahab

  • Cave of Outlaws(1951)

    as Ben Cross

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Duquette · as Ferdie Shiff

  • The Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Lord Douglas

  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Cariboo Trail(1950)

    as Frank Walsh

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Capture(1950)

    as Father Gomez

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Your Show of Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fighting Man of the Plains(1949)

    as Dave Oldham

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Canadian Pacific(1949)

    as Dirk Rourke

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • South of St. Louis(1949)

    as Luke Cottrell

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • A Woman's Secret(1949)

    as Brook Matthews

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kane · as Gangster · as Interrogator

  • The Gallant Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Marshal of France Mordore

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Loves of Carmen(1948)

    as García

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Tubby the Tuba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Narrator (voice) / Tubby (voice) / Frog (voice)

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Show 1 episode · as Everett · as Frankie Sorrano · as Simeon

  • Shoe Shine Jasper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as (voice)

  • Jasper's Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as (voice)

  • The Unknown Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Charles 'Chuck' Williams

  • Bar 20(1943)

    as Mark Jackson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Kansan(1943)

    as Jeff Barat

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Colt Comrades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jeb Hardin

  • Leather Burners(1943)

    as Dan Slack

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Buckskin Frontier(1943)

    as Champ Clanton

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Hoppy Serves a Writ(1943)

    as Tom Jordan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Power of the Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Oscar Trent

  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Shut My Big Mouth(1942)

    as Buckskin Bill

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Tulips Shall Grow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as (voice)

  • Secrets of the Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as 'Dapper' Dan Streever

  • The Stork Pays Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Deak Foster

  • Riders of the Timberline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Baptiste Deschamp

  • Charlie Chan in Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Alfredo Cardozo, alias Marana

  • The Gay Knighties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Wide Open Town(1941)

    as Steve Fraser

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Bad Men of Missouri(1941)

    as William Merrick

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Hoola Boola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Border Vigilantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Henry Logan

  • Give Us Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mr. Arnold Carter

  • Lady with Red Hair(1940)

    as Mr. Clifton

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Green Archer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Spike Holland

  • Cherokee Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Coy Barrett

  • Girl from Havana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tex Moore

  • River's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Norman Talbot

  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Clay Beaudine

  • The Light of Western Stars(1940)

    as Gene Stewart

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Knights of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Malcolm Lascalles

  • The Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lamont Cranston / The Shadow

  • Gone with the Wind(1939)

    as Jonas Wilkerson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Call a Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Ed Hogan

  • Each Dawn I Die(1939)

    as W.J. Grayce

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • I Stole a Million(1939)

    as Patian

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Susannah of the Mounties(1939)

    as Wolf Pelt

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Man of Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as William B. Travis

  • Women in the Wind(1939)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Dodge City(1939)

    as Yancey

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Wings of the Navy(1939)

    as Lt. Parsons

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Blackwell's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Thomas MacNair

  • Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Senator Gordon Keane

  • Bulldog Drummond at Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Gregoroff

  • Glamorous Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Baron Lyadeff

  • Rangle River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dick Drake

  • Meet Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Claude Roberts

  • The King Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Capt. Palfi

  • Hell-Ship Morgan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jim Allen

  • A Dream Comes True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Oberon (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • White Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Terry Condon

  • Too Tough to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as John O'Hara

  • Escape from Devil's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dario

  • Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Streamline Express(1935)

    as Jimmy Hart

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Party Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Matthew Putnam

  • Mills of the Gods(1934)

    as Jim Devlin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Madame du Barry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Duc Armand d'Aiguillon

  • Pursued (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Beauregard

  • He Was Her Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Nick Gardella

  • Murder in Trinidad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Howard Sutter

  • I Believed in You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jim Crowl

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

    as Clint Peters

  • My Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as John Bradley

  • The Devil's in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Dr. Andre Morand/Paul Vernay

  • I Loved You Wednesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Randall Williams

  • Trick for Trick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as La Tour

  • Infernal Machine(1933)

    as Alfred Doreen

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Sailor's Luck(1933)

    as Baron Portola aka Darrow

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • State Fair(1933)

    as Hoop Toss Barker

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Second Hand Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Lotzi Vajda

  • Handle with Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as 1st Public Enemy

  • The Pride of the Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jerry Brewster

  • Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Officer Belonge (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 171 titles from 1930 to 1990; peak year 1961.

Film career

19301990

Peak 1961 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. 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.

  • 1933Screen debut· State Fair
  • 1942First top-billed film· Tulips Shall Grow
  • 1973Career best· Papillon

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting171 of 171: 171 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1930s43 · acting1940s42 · acting1950s37 · acting1960s26 · acting1970s20 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 5% of 20 roles
334858

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 Victor Jory's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed17
  • Mixed10

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 43. 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 Victor Jory's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Victor Jory work with?

People who share at least 2 of Victor Jory's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Russell Harlan shares the most, 8.

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Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers