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David Leonard

David Leonard

Actor · Died April 2, 1967, aged 75 · New York City, New York, USA

David Leonard was born on 5 September 1891 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Lust for Life (1956), Song of My Heart (1948) and The Bishop's Wife (1947). He died on 2 April 1967 in San Fernando, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 5, 1891
Died
April 2, 1967 (aged 75)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are David Leonard's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Power
18%
Morality
18%
Survival
18%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · 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 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Hopeful
2
Romantic
2
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 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 Leonard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Leonard'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, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ocean's Eleven(1960)

    as Rabbi (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Gangster Story(1959)

    as W. Palmer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Story(1957)

    as Father Tomasino (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me(1956)

    as Mr. Mueller (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Hostage (uncredited)

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

    as Blind Man

  • Man on a Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Doctor

  • Désirée(1954)

    as Barras (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Fighter Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Father Paola

  • The Robe(1953)

    as Marcipor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Jazz Singer(1952)

    as Dr. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Border Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Padre Tomas

  • The Damned Don't Cry(1950)

    as Barney Green (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Reign of Terror(1949)

    as Tavern Greeter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Red Light(1949)

    as Man Reading Bible (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Ranger(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Padre

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Daring Caballero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Patrick Del Rio

  • Blonde Ice(1948)

    as Dr. Geoffrey Kippinger

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Song of My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff

  • The Bishop's Wife(1947)

    as Blind Man

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Desire Me(1947)

    as The Cobbler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Unsuspected(1947)

    as Dr. Edelman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Philo Vance's Secret Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Carl Wilson (uncredited)

  • Bells of San Fernando(1947)

    as Father Xavier

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Don Ricardo Returns(1946)

    as Padre Carlos

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Victims of Persecution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Writer · as Herschel

Career shape

Star power in the 67th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1933 to 1960.

Most popular right now

Gangster Story (1959)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 25 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting1 of 26: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1940s12 · acting1950s12 · acting1960s1 · 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 Leonard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 16; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 27/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 18. 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 Leonard work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Leonard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Terry O. Morse shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers