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David Knapp

David Knapp

Actor, also producer · Died February 10, 2006, aged 67 · San Diego, California, USA

David Knapp was born on 25 September 1938 in San Diego, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), The Pledgemasters (1971) and Peege (1973). He died on 10 February 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 25, 1938
Died
February 10, 2006 (aged 67)
From
San Diego, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are David Knapp's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
44%
Bonds
30%
Self
20%
Society
6%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
1
Melancholic
1
Bittersweet
1
Romantic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 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 David Knapp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for David Knapp'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

19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Got 2b There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • It's My Party(1996)

    as Carl Fertig

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Nestor Sextone for President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Nestor Sextone (Voice)

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Fenton

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Spelling Bee Moderator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women(1978)

    as Julius Steger

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucas Bradford

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of Wonder Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Major Gaines

  • Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway(1976)

    as Doctor Roberts

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Alias Big Cherry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Gaines

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Matt Helm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Bannerman

  • Who Is the Black Dahlia?(1975)

    as Naval Officer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Thackery

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Terror on the Beach(1973)

    Producer · as Ranger

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Bob Newhart Show(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph - Airport Car Rental Agent

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Something Evil(1972)

    Associate Producer · as John

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Pledgemasters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Parrish(1961)

    as Wiley Raike

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 19th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1961 to 1998.

Highest rated

Parrish (1961)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)

Film career

  • 1972Screen debut· Something Evil

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 19: 18 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing1 of 19: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew1980s2 · acting1990s2 · acting

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 David Knapp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

It's My Party (1996)

58th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

It's My Party (1996)

Midcredits 78th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 35. 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 David Knapp work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Knapp's MovieCove titles; Alan Jay Factor shares the most, 2.