Michael Kane was born on 21 March 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Lonely Are the Brave (1962), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and The Bedford Incident (1965). He died on 14 December 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- March 21, 1922
- December 14, 2007 (aged 85)
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Actor, also writer
- 7 on Motif · 31 credits in all
What are Michael Kane's films like?
Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Allyas Paul Bondi in Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Michael Kane's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Pluto TV (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Kane's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
31 credits, 7 with a Motif page.
The Gunfighters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
The Challenge of Survival: Chemicals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Cross Country (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Motif score: 5th percentile of all films
Magic in the Sky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
Foolin' Around(1980)
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Middle Age Crazy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Canada Vignettes: Bluenose 1921-1946 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Harness the Wind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
Canada Vignettes: Newfoundland (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
Canada Vignettes: Trading Post (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
Canada Vignettes: Trees (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
Canada Vignettes: Voyageurs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)
The Adams Chronicles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
Three Days of the Condor(1975)
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Collaborators (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)
Grierson(1973)
Motif score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Sloane Affair: (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
Exeter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
Love in a 4 Letter World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
Venus of Ille (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Promise Her Anything(1966)
Motif score: 18th percentile of all films
Buster Keaton Rides Again (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
The Bedford Incident(1965)
Motif score: 89th percentile of all films
Bethune (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
Espionage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Lonely Are the Brave(1962)
Motif score: 94th percentile of all filmsHigh Arctic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
Lord Elgin: Voice of the People (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
The Face of the High Arctic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
Career shape
Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1959 to 1987; peak year 1962.
Biggest box office
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Highest rated
Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Most popular right now
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Film career
Peak 1962 · 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.
- 1962Screen debut· Lonely are the Brave
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Michael Kane's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Michael Kane work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Kane's Motif titles; Philip H. Lathrop shares the most, 2.
- Philip H. LathropShared titles: Foolin' Around (1980), Lonely Are the Brave (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Philip H. Lathrop
