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Robert Lesser

Robert Lesser

Actor · Born October 22, 1942 (84) · New York City, New York, USA

Robert Lesser is an American stage, film and television actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 22, 1942 (84)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 38 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Robert Lesser's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
20%
Society
20%
Survival
17%
Morality
15%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
3
Warm
2
Absurd
1
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Robert Lesser's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Lesser'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

38 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Best Wishes for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Joseph Featherstone

  • An American Rhapsody(2001)

    as Harold

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • End of Days(1999)

    as Carson

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Auteur Theory(1999)

    as Abusive Dad - The Quest

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla(1998)

    as Murray

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Relic(1997)

    as Mayor Robert Owen

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Across the Moon(1994)

    as Dentist #2

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)

    as Fairmount M.C.

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Blood Ties(1991)

    as Alex Smart

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Oscar(1991)

    as Officer Keough

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Josephine Baker Story(1991)

    as Copa City Manager

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Great Balls of Fire!(1989)

    as Alan Freed

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Wushinski

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Ernest Saves Christmas(1988)

    as Marty

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Die Hard(1988)

    as Businessman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Presidio(1988)

    as Sgt. Mueller

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Shoot to Kill(1988)

    as Minelli

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Maj. Boyd

  • The Last Innocent Man(1987)

    as Jerry Landau

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Bum - Edwin Johanson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • On Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Store Manager

  • The Big Easy(1986)

    as 'Silky' Foster

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Who Is Julia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dr. Stone

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Brian McKenna

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Running Scared(1986)

    as Supoena Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Ullman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as young man

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact(1984)

    as Dr. Hirsch

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as The Genius

  • The New Odd Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Price · as Stage Manager

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Man

  • Bosom Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Christmas Evil(1980)

    as Detective Gottleib

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Goodbye Girl(1977)

    as Richard III Cast

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Walker

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Hester Street(1975)

    as Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Hard Day for Archie(1974)

    as Coach-Guru

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • David Holzman's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Max, Penny's agent

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1967 to 2007; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

The Relic (1997)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

The Relic (1997)

Film career

19672007

Peak 1987 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 1967Screen debut· David Holzman's Diary
  • 1997Career best· The Relic

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
6787

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 Robert Lesser's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Across the Moon (1994)

72nd percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Die Hard (1988)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 76, 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.

Who does Robert Lesser work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Lesser's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim McBride shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers