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Gene Kirkwood

Gene Kirkwood

Producer and actor · Born April 21, 1945 (81) · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Gene Kirkwood was born in The Bronx, New York, USA. Gene is a producer and actor, known for Rocky (1976), The Defiant Ones (2017) and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 21, 1945 (81)
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer and actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 26 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 40% in 30 days

What are Gene Kirkwood's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Self
26%
Bonds
22%
Morality
16%
Survival
13%
Power
12%
Society
11%
Ambition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
9
Dread
3
Hopeful
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Gene Kirkwood's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gene Kirkwood'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

26 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Defiant Ones(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Nina(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ringo Starr: Off the Record (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Get Rich or Die Tryin'(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Vampyre Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • The Net(1995)

    as Stan Whiteman

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Crossing Guard(1995)

    as Swinger

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Night and the City(1992)

    as Resnick

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Wet and Wild Summer!(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Guilty by Suspicion(1991)

    as Gene Woods

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • UHF(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Light of Day(1987)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ironweed(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Pope of Greenwich Village(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Keep(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Gorky Park(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Night in Heaven(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Idolmaker(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Comes a Horseman(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • New York, New York(1977)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Rocky(1976)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Riot on Sunset Strip(1967)

    as Flip

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hot Rods to Hell(1966)

    as Ernie

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Lockett

  • I Slept with Joey Ramone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled The Idolmaker Remake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles, 21 of them dated from 1963 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Rocky (1976)

$117M worldwide

Highest rated

Rocky (1976)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 23: 7 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thProducing15 of 23: 15 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew1 of 23: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s3 · acting1970s3 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew2000s2 · crew2010s1 · 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 Gene Kirkwood's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

75th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Rocky (1976)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 Gene Kirkwood's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles18–66 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gene Kirkwood work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gene Kirkwood's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hawk Koch shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers