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Bob Kelljan

Director and writer · Died November 25, 1982, aged 52 · Union City, New Jersey, USA

Born
June 23, 1930
Died
November 25, 1982 (aged 52)
From
Union City, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 21 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 22% in 30 days

What are Bob Kelljan's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
47%
Morality
26%
Self
13%
Power
8%
Bonds
6%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense 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 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · 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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Absurd
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 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 Bob Kelljan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bob Kelljan'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

21 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cassie & Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • A Cry for Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Beach Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • The Dukes of Hazzard(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Dog and Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Black Oak Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Act of Vengeance(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Scream Blacula Scream(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • The Return of Count Yorga(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Count Yorga, Vampire(1970)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Glass Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Sgt. Jeff Bradley

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Brant

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Ludden

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Dick Powell Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Rubell

  • The Law and Mr. Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Boris

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Book Store Customer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1955 to 1982.

Highest rated

Scream Blacula Scream (1973)

Midcredits 32nd

Most popular right now

Act of Vengeance (1974)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 21: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting14 of 21: 12 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score32ndWriting2 of 21: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s5 · acting1970s12 · crew1980s2 · crew

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 Bob Kelljan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most loved · director

Hill Street Blues (1981)

Midcredits 92nd · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Bob Kelljan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bob Kelljan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Marx shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers