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John McMartin

John McMartin

Actor · Died July 6, 2016, aged 86 · Warsaw, Indiana, USA

John McMartin (August 21, 1929 – July 6, 2016) was an American stage, film and television actor. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, he was known for his extensive Broadway career and received five Tony Award nominations. His film credits include Sweet Charity (1969), All the President's Men (1976), Brubaker (1980) and Brian De Palma's Blow Out (1981), in which he played Lawrence Henry. He also appeared in numerous television series throughout his career.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 21, 1929
Died
July 6, 2016 (aged 86)
From
Warsaw, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 63 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 9% in 30 days

What are John McMartin's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
20%
Bonds
18%
Morality
18%
Power
16%
Society
14%
Ideas
10%
Survival
3%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

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 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Joyful
5
Melancholic
4
Absurd
4
Hopeful
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 McMartin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John McMartin'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

63 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Grant

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • No Reservations(2007)

    as Mr. Peterson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)

  • Kinsey(2004)

    as Huntington Hartford

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Further Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Royal Reichenbach

  • The Dish(2000)

    as U.S. Ambassador Howard

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • H.U.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Beacon

  • Three Businessmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Liverpool Businessman

  • Oz(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lars Nathan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Spin City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Joseph Grady

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Earl Gray · as Ed Greeley

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Fletcher Grey

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Citizen Cohn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Older Doctor

  • Separate but Equal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Governor James F. Byrnes

  • Separate But Equal(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Governor James F. Byrnes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Defense Attorney Larry Webber · as Julian Hayworth · as Mr. Hagaman · as Ron Grayson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A Shock to the System(1990)

    as George Brewster

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Little Sweetheart(1988)

    as Uncle David

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Day One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dr. Arthur Compton

  • Coach(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Watkins

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Roots: The Gift(1988)

    as Edmund Parker, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lincoln(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Salmon P. Chase

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · as Charles Chandler

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Who's That Girl(1987)

    as Simon Worthington

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Native Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mr. Dalton

  • Kay O'Brien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Legal Eagles(1986)

    as Forrester

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dream Lover(1986)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

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

    as Frank Stanton

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Leahy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Gavin Daniels · as Hudson Blackthorn · as Jason Bryan · as Winston Devermore

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mr. Cosmo

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Lawrence Crandell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Dalton · as Paul Melton

  • Pennies from Heaven(1981)

    as Mr. Warner

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 8 episodes · as Julian J. Roberts

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Blow Out(1981)

    as Lawrence Henry

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Man in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ames Herbert

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Campbell · as Jason Bryan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Brubaker(1980)

    as Senator Hite

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Ben Parkinson

  • The Defection of Simas Kudirka(1978)

    as Phillip Chadway

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Thieves(1977)

    as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • All the President's Men(1976)

    as Foreign Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Fear on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Tom Murray

  • The Rules of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Leone Gala

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Timson Farrell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Bob Newhart Show(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Daniel Bradford

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Leone Gala · as Teddy Wharton

  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Metcalfe

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Ritual of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Edward Bolander

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as John Ambrose

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ron Nicholson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Charity(1969)

    as Oscar

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • What's So Bad About Feeling Good?(1968)

    as The Mayor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Thousand Clowns(1965)

    as The Man in the Office

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • East Side/West Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles from 1963 to 2015; peak year 1980.

Biggest box office

Legal Eagles (1986)

$93M worldwide

Highest rated

Blow Out (1981)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19632015

Peak 1980 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 63: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1960s8 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s23 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
6585

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 McMartin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Thieves (1977)

78th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

All the President's Men (1976)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. 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 McMartin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles13–56 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 McMartin work with?

People who share at least 2 of John McMartin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Herb Gardner shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles