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Joe King

Joe King

Actor · Died April 11, 1951, aged 68 · Austin, Texas, USA

Joe King was an American screen and stage actor, his film career spanning the years 1912 to 1946. In addition, he wrote the story for a 1915 movie and directed two 1916 films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 8, 1883
Died
April 11, 1951 (aged 68)
From
Austin, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 139 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Joe King's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
57%
Bonds
15%
Power
14%
Self
10%
Ideas
3%
Survival
2%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
5
Romantic
3
Hopeful
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet5

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 Joe King's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe King'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

139 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Thunder Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Narrator

  • Magnificent Doll(1946)

    as Jailer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • His Butler's Sister(1943)

    as Train Conductor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bombardier(1943)

    as General Barnes

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • She Has What It Takes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Lee Shuleman

  • Keep 'Em Slugging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Scott

  • Gentleman Jim(1942)

    as Col. McLane (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Silver Queen(1942)

    as Colonel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Glass Key(1942)

    as Fisher (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Prosecutor Toohey

  • Butch Minds the Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Police Lieutenant

  • They Died with Their Boots On(1941)

    as Chairman of Hearing (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sergeant York(1941)

    as Draft Board Chairman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Badlands of Dakota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Ship's Captain

  • Bullets for O'Hara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Maxwell

  • Strange Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Warden Morrell

  • Blondie Goes Latin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Captain of the Cruz del Sur (uncredited)

  • Trail of the Vigilantes(1940)

    as Ellery

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Always a Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mr. Franklyn

  • The Flag of Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as President Rutherford B. Hayes (uncredited)

  • Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Inspector O'Matthews

  • When the Daltons Rode(1940)

    as Oklahoma Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • You're Not So Tough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Collins

  • It's a Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as First Mate Kelly

  • Black Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Chief of Police

  • Danger On Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Race Commissioner

  • Destry Rides Again(1939)

    as Sheriff Keogh

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Smashing the Money Ring(1939)

    as Saxby

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    as Summers (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Code of the Secret Service(1939)

    as Tom 'Jim' Saxby

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • East Side of Heaven(1939)

    as Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Let Us Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Inspector Cavanaugh (uncredited)

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder(1939)

    as Prison Guard

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • My Son Is a Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jerry Kingsley

  • You Can't Cheat an Honest Man(1939)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Off the Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Brown

  • Heart of the North(1938)

    as Mac Drummond

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Strange Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Police Lt. Hennigan

  • Gateway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Inspector

  • City Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mike Shanahan

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)

    as Charles Dillingham

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • In Old Chicago(1938)

    as Ship's Captain

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Arsène Lupin Returns(1938)

    as Inspector Hennessey (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Big Town Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Detective

  • Hot Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mayor Roberts

  • White Bondage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Trent Talcott

  • Fly Away Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Guy Allister

  • Armored Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Tom Sheridan

  • San Quentin(1937)

    as Warden Taylor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Judge at Ruth's Trial

  • That Man's Here Again(1937)

    as Mr. Ned Murdock

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Land Beyond the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lew Wallace (uncredited)

  • Once a Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Frank Brace

  • God's Country and the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Red Munro

  • Polo Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Colonel Hilton

  • China Clipper(1936)

    as Mr. Pierson

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Jailbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mike Eagan

  • Public Enemy's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Wilcox

  • Satan Met a Lady(1936)

    as Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Case of the Velvet Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as George C. Belter

  • Bullets or Ballots(1936)

    as Dan 'Mac' McLaren

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sons o' Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as General Harper

  • The Singing Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dr. May

  • Snowed Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as John - in a Doorman's Uniform (uncredited)

  • Road Gang(1936)

    as J. W. Moett

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead(1936)

    as Judge Roger Shaw

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Freshman Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Terry Biddle (uncredited)

  • Man of Iron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Harrison Balding

  • Broadway Hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Big Joe Jarvis

  • Frisco Kid(1935)

    as James "Jim" Daley (as Joseph King)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight on the Prairie(1935)

    as Sheriff Jim

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Shipmates Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Commander Doughlin (uncredited)

  • Special Agent(1935)

    as Agent Wilson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • We're in the Money(1935)

    as Mr. Blank(scenes deleted)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Front Page Woman(1935)

    as Hartnett

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dan Archer (uncredited)

  • Alibi Ike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Johnson

  • Woman in the Dark(1934)

    as Detective

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Police Dispatcher

  • The Trial of Vivienne Ware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bailiff (uncredited)

  • Roadhouse Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as John Hanson

  • The Laughing Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as City Editor

  • The Battle of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jack

  • Tin Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as First Foreman

  • Unguarded Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Captain Robert Banning

  • The Masked Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Fred Sinclair

  • Big Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Big Ben Murray

  • Twenty-One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Mr. McCullough

  • The Daring Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Jim Moran, pugilist

  • The Valley of Silent Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Actor

  • Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Martin Lloyd

  • With Stanley in Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as David Livingstone

  • Anne of Little Smoky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Bob Hayne

  • Moral Fibre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as John Corliss

  • The Scarab Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ward Locke

  • The Idol of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Sergeant McNair

  • The Girl with the Jazz Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Miles Sprague

  • Man and Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Joe

  • The North Wind's Malice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Henry Carter

  • The Broadway Bubble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Geoffrey Landreth

  • The Woman God Sent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Jack West Jr.

  • The Right To Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Crosby Dana

  • Love's Prisoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Jim Garside

  • False Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Lot Gordon

  • The Way of the Strong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Alexander Hendrie

  • The Imp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as The Leopard

  • Irish Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Sir Arthur Ormsby

  • The Secret Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Jefferson Harrow

  • Shifting Sands(1918)

    as John Stanford

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Every Woman's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Frank Emerson

  • The Hand at the Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Roderick Moran

  • The Price of Applause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Marcarson

  • The Answer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as John Warfield

  • Madame du Barry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Actor

  • Until They Get Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Selwyn

  • Betty and the Buccaneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Dick Winthrop

  • The Rose Of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Prime Minister

  • The Sea Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Pedro

  • The Law North of 65 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Niklo

  • Sands of Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Sophier

  • Big Timber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Walter Monahan

  • Wild Winship's Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Morley Morgan

  • Hell Hath No Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Actor

  • The Selfish Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Donald McKenzie

  • Her Defiance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Ring of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Big Bill

  • The White Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Lawler

  • Etienne of the Glad Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Olaf - a Trapper

  • The Wilderness Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Otto, the Mail Driver

  • In Defiance of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Scottie Deane

  • Lost by a Hair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Rejected Suitor

  • When the Night Call Came (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • A Wife on a Wager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Love's Western Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Passing of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Gilbert - the Mountie

  • The Battle of Gettysburg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Jack Lamar

  • When Lincoln Paid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • The Ball Player and the Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Harry's Rival

  • When Lee Surrenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 139 titles from 1912 to 1956.

Biggest box office

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

$8.6K worldwide

Highest rated

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

The Walking Dead (1936)

Film career

  • 1936Screen debut· The Walking Dead

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting138 of 139: 138 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 139: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1910s38 · 37 acting · 1 crew1920s20 · acting1930s55 · acting1940s25 · acting1950s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 10 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 Joe King's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 13 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 13

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Shifting Sands (1918)

74th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 46. 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 Joe King work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe King's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers