Laurence Luckinbill is an American actor, playwright and director. He has worked in television, film, and theatre, doing triple duty in the theatre by writing, directing, and starring in stage productions. He is probably best known for penning and starring in one-man shows based upon the lives of United States President Theodore Roosevelt, author Ernest Hemingway, and famous American defense attorney Clarence Darrow; starring in a one-man show based upon the life of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson; and for his portrayal of Spock's half-brother Sybok in the film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Luckinbill is married to actress Lucie Arnaz, daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. They have three children together: Simon, Joseph, and Katharine. Arnaz and Luckinbill have toured together in theatrical productions such as They're Playing Our Song. He also has two sons from his previous marriage to actress Robin Strasser, Nicholas and Benjamin.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 21, 1934 (91)
- Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
- Actor, also director and writer
- 22 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
What are Laurence Luckinbill's films like?
Across their 16 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 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
Light 2 · Serious 9 · Dark 5
Grounded 12 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 4
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.
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- Shadowas Richard in Such Good Friends (1971)
- Heraldas Richard in Such Good Friends (1971)
- Shadowas Don Davies in Death Sentence (1974)
- Allyas Bill Anderson in Winner Take All (1975)
- Heroas Richard Banks in Atlantic City Jackpot (1976)
- Mentoras Dr. Peter Gregson in The Promise (1979)
- Shadowas Homer Foxx in Messenger of Death (1988)
- Shadowas Sybok in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
- Shapeshifteras Sybok in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous5
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 Laurence Luckinbill's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Laurence Luckinbill'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
48 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Exonerated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Dash and Lilly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all filmsLincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Messenger of Death(1988)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Cocktail(1988)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
To Heal a Nation(1988)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsLyndon Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
One Terrific Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Not for Publication(1984)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
See China and Die(1981)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Mating Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Five Forty-Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Ike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Ike: The War Years(1979)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Promise(1979)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Return of the Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The November Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Atlantic City Jackpot(1976)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
City of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Winner Take All(1975)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Panic on the 5:22(1974)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Death Sentence(1974)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Murder Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
And the Bones Came Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Barnaby Jones(1973)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Moonwalk One(1972)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Delphi Bureau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Corky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Such Good Friends(1971)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Dan August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Bold Ones: The Senator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Boys in the Band(1970)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Where the Heart Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all showsThe Secret Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Career shape
Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles from 1954 to 2006; peak year 1989.
Biggest box office
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Highest rated
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Most popular right now
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Film career
Peak 1989 · their film career is on the way up. 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.
- 1970Screen debut· The Boys in the Band
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 Laurence Luckinbill's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 78, 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 Laurence Luckinbill work with?
People who share at least 2 of Laurence Luckinbill's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrew Duggan shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Andrew DugganShared titles: See China and Die (1981), Panic on the 5:22 (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Duggan
- William SchallertShared titles: Ike: The War Years (1979), Death Sentence (1974)See all 2 shared titles with William Schallert
- Sam LeveneShared titles: Atlantic City Jackpot (1976), Such Good Friends (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Levene
Composers and editors
- Peter E. BergerShared titles: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), The Promise (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Peter E. Berger
- Laurence RosenthalShared titles: To Heal a Nation (1988), Death Sentence (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Laurence Rosenthal
- David ShireShared titles: The Promise (1979), Winner Take All (1975)See all 2 shared titles with David Shire
