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Gary Littlejohn

Gary Littlejohn

Actor · Died May 15, 2021, aged 75 · Ira, Vermont, USA

Gary Littlejohn (January 5, 1946 — May 15, 2021) was an American actor and stuntman. He is known for his work on Badlands (1973), Howard the Duck (1986), and Near Dark (1987). He also a stuntman and stunt coordinator in many films including Easy Rider, Breathless, The Mask, and Heat.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 5, 1946
Died
May 15, 2021 (aged 75)
From
Ira, Vermont, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 47 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are Gary Littlejohn's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
39%
Society
32%
Survival
19%
Bonds
9%
Isolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Cold
1
Dread
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting2 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 Gary Littlejohn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Littlejohn'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

47 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.

  • Go(1999)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Hitman's Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Stunts

  • BASEketball(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Capitol Conspiracy(1998)

    as Hunter's Men

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Life Less Ordinary(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Crossworlds(1996)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Heat(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Vampire in Brooklyn(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Leprechaun 3(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Steel Frontier(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Lady in Waiting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • A Low Down Dirty Shame(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Color of Night(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Mask(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Zero Tolerance(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Freaked(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Witchboard 2(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Trancers III(1992)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Grand Canyon(1991)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear(1991)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Cartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Clark

  • Joe Versus the Volcano(1990)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Young Guns(1988)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Death Spa(1988)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Cold Steel(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Near Dark(1987)

    as State Trooper

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Slam Dance(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Cyclone(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • One Crazy Summer(1986)

    Stunts · as Biker #3

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Howard the Duck(1986)

    as Third Trucker

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Foxtrap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Stunts

  • Breathless(1983)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Separate Ways(1981)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Sweater Girls(1978)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hi-Riders(1978)

    as Lewis' Man

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Gumball Rally(1976)

    as Motorcycle Rider

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Caged Heat(1974)

    as Cop at Bank

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Badlands(1973)

    Vehicles Coordinator · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Pete

  • Angels Hard as They Come(1971)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Axe

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Bury Me an Angel(1971)

    as Bike Shop Proprietor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Angels Die Hard(1970)

    as Piston

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Cycle Savages(1969)

    as Motorcycle Boy

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Angels(1966)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 1966 to 1999; peak year 1973.

Biggest box office

Badlands (1973)

$53K worldwide

Highest rated

Badlands (1973)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19661999

Peak 1973 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 47: 10 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score22ndOther crew37 of 47: 33 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score31st

47 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew1970s9 · 8 acting · 4 crew1980s12 · 3 acting · 10 crew1990s24 · 2 acting · 22 crew

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 Gary Littlejohn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 42; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 42 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

The Capitol Conspiracy (1998)

77th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Badlands (1973)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 36. 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 Gary Littlejohn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Littlejohn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Hieronymus shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles