
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.
- October 4, 1914
- October 16, 2005 (aged 91)
- Salem, Massachusetts, USA
- Actor
- 51 on MovieCove · 140 credits in all
What are John Larch's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 21
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
Usually the Mentor: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Shadowas Heller in Quantez (1957)
- Shadowas Jed Givens in The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958)
- Threshold guardianas Capt. Schwabe in Hell to Eternity (1960)
- Mentoras General George S. Patton, Jr. in Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
- Mentoras MacDonald in The Wrecking Crew (1968)
- Mentoras Sgt. Lynch in Bad Ronald (1974)
- Allyas Self in Dirty Harry: The Original (2001)
Moods and endings
- 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).
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- The Rifleman (1958) · actor · free
- Hell to Eternity (1960) · actor · free
- From Hell to Texas (1958) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- The Texan (1958) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Loretta Young Show (1953) · actor · free
- Dragnet (1951) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- Bat Masterson (1958) · actor · free
- The Amityville Horror (1979) · actor · free
- +6 more
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- The Rifleman (1958) · actor · free
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- The Texan (1958) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Loretta Young Show (1953) · actor · free
- Dragnet (1951) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- Bat Masterson (1958) · actor · free
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) · actor · free
- Charlie's Angels (1976) · actor · free
- The Twilight Zone (1959) · actor · free
- The Rifleman (1958) · actor · free
- Mission: Impossible (1966) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- The Texan (1958) · actor · free
- Dragnet (1951) · actor · free
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) · actor · free
- Bat Masterson (1958) · actor · free
- Man from Del Rio (1956) · actor · free
- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) · actor · free
- Cannon for Cordoba (1970) · actor · free
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- Shout! TV, show their 4 titles on Shout! TV
- Best TV Ever, show their 3 titles on Best TV Ever
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 2 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- Best Westerns Ever, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- IndieFlix, show their title on IndieFlix
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)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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

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

The Amityville Horror(1979)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
A Fire in the Sky(1978)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

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

Dallas(1978)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Big Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bad Ronald(1974)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Chadwick Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Winter Kill(1974)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Santee(1973)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

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

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

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

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

Dirty Harry(1971)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Play Misty for Me(1971)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all filmsThe Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Great Bank Robbery(1969)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Hawaii Five-O(1968)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Wrecking Crew(1968)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

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

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

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

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

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

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Stampede at Bitter Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Route 66(1960)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Hell to Eternity(1960)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Naked City(1958)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
The Rifleman(1958)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Texan(1958)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

The Saga of Hemp Brown(1958)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
From Hell to Texas(1958)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Jefferson Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

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

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

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

Quantez(1957)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Careless Years(1957)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Gun for a Coward(1956)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Man from Del Rio(1956)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Written on the Wind(1956)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
7 Men from Now(1956)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Behind the High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Johnny Moccasin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

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

The Killer Is Loose(1956)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Illegal(1955)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The McConnell Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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

The Naked Street(1955)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Phenix City Story(1955)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
5 Against the House(1955)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Seven Angry Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bitter Creek(1954)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all filmsI Led 3 Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

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

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

Four Star Playhouse(1952)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

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

Space Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
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
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
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.
- 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.
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
- Phil KarlsonShared titles: Framed (1975), The Wrecking Crew (1968), Hell to Eternity (1960), The Phenix City Story (1955)See all 4 shared titles with Phil Karlson

- Clint EastwoodShared titles: Dirty Harry (1971), Play Misty for Me (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Clint Eastwood

- Arthur HillerShared titles: Miracle of the White Stallions (1963), The Careless Years (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur Hiller

- Budd BoetticherShared titles: 7 Men from Now (1956), The Killer Is Loose (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Budd Boetticher

Writers
- Dean RiesnerShared titles: Dirty Harry (1971), Play Misty for Me (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Riesner

- Jo HeimsShared titles: Dirty Harry (1971), Play Misty for Me (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Jo Heims
Actors
- John VernonShared titles: Dirty Harry: The Original (2001), Dirty Harry (1971)See all 2 shared titles with John Vernon

- Reni SantoniShared titles: Dirty Harry: The Original (2001), Dirty Harry (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Reni Santoni

- Robert J. WilkeShared titles: Santee (1973), Written on the Wind (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Robert J. Wilke

- Dorothy MaloneShared titles: Quantez (1957), Written on the Wind (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Dorothy Malone

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Herman SteinShared titles: The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958), Man in the Shadow (1957), Quantez (1957)See all 3 shared titles with Herman Stein
- Lalo SchifrinShared titles: The Amityville Horror (1979), Dirty Harry (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Lalo Schifrin

- Bruce SurteesShared titles: Dirty Harry (1971), Play Misty for Me (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Surtees

- Carl PingitoreShared titles: Dirty Harry (1971), Play Misty for Me (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Carl Pingitore
Producers
- Robert DaleyShared titles: Dirty Harry (1971), Play Misty for Me (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Daley

- Gordon KayShared titles: The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958), Quantez (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Gordon Kay
- Albert ZugsmithShared titles: Man in the Shadow (1957), Written on the Wind (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Albert Zugsmith

- Robert L. JacksShared titles: Man from Del Rio (1956), The Killer Is Loose (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Robert L. Jacks
Mixed roles
- Edward PlattShared titles: Santee (1973), Written on the Wind (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Platt

- Don SiegelShared titles: Dirty Harry (1971), Play Misty for Me (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Don Siegel
