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John Larch

John Larch

Actor · Died October 16, 2005, aged 91 · Salem, Massachusetts, USA

John Larch (October 4, 1914 - October 16, 2005) was an American film and television actor. After his lead role in the radio serial Captain Starr of Space (1953–54), John Larch entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (How The West Was Won) and action films, including Miracle of the White Stallions as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie The Wrecking Crew (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon Tate and Elke Sommer. Larch, an old friend of Clint Eastwood, appeared in Eastwood films, including Dirty Harry (1971) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He also appeared on a number of television programs, including Naked City (three episodes), Route 66 (three episodes), The Fugitive (two episodes), The Invaders, The Restless Gun (four episodes), Gunsmoke (seven episodes), The Virginian (four episodes), Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Mission Impossible (two episodes), The Troubleshooters, Bus Stop, Laramie, The Law and Mr. Jones, and possibly most famously as Bill Mumy's father in The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" in 1961. He also appeared in two other The Twilight Zone episodes, playing a psychiatrist in "Perchance to Dream" and the sheriff in "Dust". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Larch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 4, 1914
Died
October 16, 2005 (aged 91)
From
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 140 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are John Larch's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 7 · Dark 12

Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 12

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

Casual 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 4

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 7
Shadow
2 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
9
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
4
Warm
3
Other
14

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • 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 John Larch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Subscription and free streaming for John Larch'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

140 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page.

  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Airplane II: The Sequel(1982)

    as Prosecuting Attorney

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Sheriff John Burns

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Big Shamus, Little Shamus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Amityville Horror(1979)

    as Father Nuncio

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • A Fire in the Sky(1978)

    as Johnson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Critical List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sprony

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as Arlen Ward · as Arlen Ward / Atticus Ward · as Atticus Ward · as Wally Windham

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
  • Big Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kingston: Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Feather And Father Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Kamden

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
  • Future Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Commisioner Forman

  • Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Gen. Omar Bradley

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Stocker

  • Framed(1975)

    as Bundy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Bronk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as District Attorney

  • The Desperate Miles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Dr. Bryson

  • Bad Ronald(1974)

    as Sgt. Lynch

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Lester Hummel

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Mahoney

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
  • The Chadwick Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Fargo

  • Winter Kill(1974)

    as Dr. Bill Hammond

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Vale

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Santee(1973)

    as Banner

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hawkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Herb Talley

  • Magic Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mr. Tracy

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Women in Chains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Barney

  • Dirty Harry(1971)

    as Chief

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Play Misty for Me(1971)

    as Sgt. McCallum

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Luke Fender

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as David Cameron · as George Patterson

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

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

    as Holland Yermo

  • Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cannon for Cordoba(1970)

    as Warner

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mounted Patrolman

  • Nanny and the Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hail, Hero! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Mr. Conklin

  • The Great Bank Robbery(1969)

    as Sheriff of Friendly

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Trinian · as Roger Maggers

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • The Wrecking Crew(1968)

    as MacDonald

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg Lucather

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Gault · as Premier Anton Rojek

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Wallace · as Jules Harmon

  • Convoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ben Foster

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Hawken

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Killman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as George Duncan · as Sheriff Ben Corby

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 30 episodes · as Jerry Miller

  • Miracle of the White Stallions(1963)

    as General George S. Patton, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Stampede at Bitter Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Frank Boyd

  • How the West Was Won(1962)

    as Grimes (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Stoney Burke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff · as Sheriff Neil Brady

  • Pages of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Councilman Halliday

  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as John Clark

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Victor Jonah

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Baker

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Benjamin Riker

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Morrison · as Sandy Mason

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hell to Eternity(1960)

    as Capt. Schwabe

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Bryan 'Bull' Hanlon

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicholas

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Mills Walker

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Eliot Rathmann · as Mr. Fremont · as Sheriff Koch

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Law of the Plainsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Jasper Mullen

  • Wichita Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Blake McCall

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • The Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as McGuire

  • Tightrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Black Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Ty Northrup

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Lennie Dawson · as Sam Garrett

  • Bat Masterson(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Garrickson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Yancy Derringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Wayland Farr

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as George Paraskis · as John Clinton · as Steve Werminski

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Les Torbit

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Howie Kale

  • The Saga of Hemp Brown(1958)

    as Jed Givens

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • From Hell to Texas(1958)

    as Hal Carmody

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Jefferson Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as John Larkin

  • Man in the Shadow(1957)

    as Ed Yates

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Walter Winchell File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Restless Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Anse Newton · as Red-eye Kirk · as Sheriff Riker

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Jethro Creech · as John Ramsey

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Chaplain Robert April · as McNagle

  • Quantez(1957)

    as Heller

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Careless Years(1957)

    as Sam Vernon

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Gun for a Coward(1956)

    as Stringer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Man from Del Rio(1956)

    as Bill Dawson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Cole Gentry · as Magnus Kihlgren · as Quine - Scout

  • Written on the Wind(1956)

    as Roy Carter

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • 7 Men from Now(1956)

    as Payte Bodeen

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Behind the High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as William Kiley

  • Johnny Moccasin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Frank Hill

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Killer Is Loose(1956)

    as Otto Flanders

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Illegal(1955)

    as District Attorney's Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Shaw

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The McConnell Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Cy

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Clay Young · as Dan · as Jim Cobbett · as Rance · as Serpa · as Shanks · as Zeno

  • The Naked Street(1955)

    as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Phenix City Story(1955)

    as Clem Wilson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • 5 Against the House(1955)

    as Police Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Seven Angry Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Sergeant

  • Tight Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as First Detective (uncredited)

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas J. 'Tom' Mead

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Boyd

  • This Is My Love(1954)

    as Police Detective

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Cab Driver

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Moby Dick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as 1st Sailor

  • The Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Cellars

  • Public Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Trusty

  • Bitter Creek(1954)

    as Hired Gunman

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • I Led 3 Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as S / Sgt. Ernie Robbins

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • You Are There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Cimber · as Col. Harrison · as Miner 1

  • I Led Three Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Four Star Playhouse(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Harris

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as 1st Sailor · as A young tough · as Quintus

  • Dragnet(1951)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke Powers

  • Space Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Korwin

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 139 titles from 1950 to 1982; peak year 1970.

Film career

19501982

Peak 1970 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1951Screen debut· Dragnet
  • 1955First film· Tight Spot
  • 1971Career best· Dirty Harry

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting139 of 139: 139 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1950s65 · acting1960s30 · acting1970s41 · acting1980s3 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
5565

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do John Larch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed3

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. 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 John Larch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 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 & Gore3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles30–62 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian 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 John Larch work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Larch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Phil Karlson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles