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Paul Kandel

Paul Kandel

Actor · Born February 15, 1951 (75) · Queens, NY

Paul Kandel (born February 15, 1951 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American musical theatre actor and tenor singer best known for his only film role in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) as the voice of Clopin. He also has appeared on Broadway a number of times, having appeared in Jesus Christ Superstar as King Herod, Titanic, The Who's Tommy, and The Visit. Kandel received a nomination for the 1993 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Uncle Ernie in The Who's Tommy.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 15, 1951 (75)
From
Queens, NY
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all

What are Paul Kandel's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
31%
Morality
25%
Self
19%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Romantic
2
Joyful
2
Warm
1
Melancholic
1
Other
1

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 Paul Kandel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Kandel'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

6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame II(2002)

    as Clopin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night(1998)

    as Duke Rausch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)

    as Clopin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Fool's Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Minister Torello

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter #2

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Minister Torello

Career shape

Star power in the 72nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 6 titles from 1982 to 2002; peak year 1996.

Film career

19822002

Peak 1996 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting6 of 6: 6 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Paul Kandel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

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 Paul Kandel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Kandel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Victor Hugo shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors