Skip to content
MovieCove
Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

Actor · Died August 22, 1942, aged 63 · San Francisco, California, USA

Murdock MacQuarrie was born on August 25, 1878 in San Francisco, California, as Murdock J. MacQuarrie. He was an actor and director, known for Modern Times (1936), By the Sun's Rays (1914) and Nancy's Birthright (1916). He was married to Claire M. He died on August 22, 1942 in Los Angeles, California.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 25, 1878
Died
August 22, 1942 (aged 63)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 122 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 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Murdock MacQuarrie's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
61%
Bonds
18%
Power
7%
Survival
7%
Self
4%
Society
3%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
3
Triumphant
2
Romantic
2
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2

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 Murdock MacQuarrie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Murdock MacQuarrie'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

122 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Halloween Monster Bash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as The Minister (archive footage)

  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as The High Priest

  • Cat People(1942)

    as Sheep Caretaker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Omaha Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Oxen Owner

  • Jackass Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Hickory Jake

  • Ghost Town Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Judge Crail (as Murdock McQuarrie)

  • Woman of the Year(1942)

    as Head Copy Reader (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Man from Montana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Joel Preston

  • Gangs Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as 1st Bailiff (uncredited)

  • Brigham Young(1940)

    as Undetermined Role

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy's Hand(1940)

    as Temple Priest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood Dick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Kenyon

  • Boys of the City(1940)

    as Man on Sidewalk Watching Fight

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Pinto Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Rancher Barnes

  • An Angel from Texas(1940)

    as Lone Star Townsman

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The House of the Seven Gables(1940)

    as Town Gossip

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Zeke

  • The Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Richards

  • Death Rides the Range(1939)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Cowboys from Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Congressman

  • Tower of London(1939)

    as Councilman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • At the Circus(1939)

    as Attendant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mutiny on the Blackhawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bill - a Settler

  • Wolf Call(1939)

    as Miner

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Smoky Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Will Archer (as Murdock McQuarrie)

  • The Phantom Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as John Scott -Stage Agent (as Murdock McQuarrie)

  • Honor of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Hank (as Murdock McQuarrie)

  • Stand Up and Fight(1939)

    as Engineer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Town Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • Guilty Trails(1938)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Jury's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Flood Victim

  • The Fighting Texan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jim Perkins

  • Back to the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Judge (uncredited)

  • Stormy Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Sheriff

  • Great Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mr. Marvin (Uncredited)

  • Prison Shadows(1936)

    as Fight Fan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Shakedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Attendant (uncredited)

  • Fury(1936)

    as Dawson's Friend (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Pinto Rustlers(1936)

    as Ed Walton (as Murdock McQuarrie)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island(1936)

    as Edman Spangler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Modern Times(1936)

    as J. Widdecombe Billows

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • I'll Name the Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Wreck Witness (Uncredited)

  • The New Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tom Lewis

  • Diamond Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Stockbroker

  • The Laramie Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dad Bland

  • Silent Valley(1935)

    as Barnes

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bride of Frankenstein(1935)

    as Sympathetic Villager (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(1935)

    as Fauchelevant

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Stone of Silver Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as George J. Mason

  • North of Arizona(1935)

    as Marshal Herron

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chandu on the Magic Island(1935)

    as The Voice of the Ubasti

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • When Lightning Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jim Caldwell

  • Terror of the Plains(1934)

    as Foreman Cole

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Return of Chandu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as The Supreme Voice of Ubasti [Chs. 4-12]

  • The Man from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sheriff Jake Klein

  • The Tonto Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as 'Pop' Slawson

  • Going Bye-Bye!(1934)

    as Jury Foreman

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Fighting Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Prosecutor

  • Smoking Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Townsman

  • The House of Rothschild(1934)

    as Man at Stock Exchange (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Roman Scandals(1933)

    as Senator Fool (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sheriff (as Murdock McQuarrie)

  • Cross Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jim Wells

  • Son of the Border(1933)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Penal Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Lefty

  • The Gambling Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Thompson

  • Wild Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jess Larabee (uncredited)

  • Ride Him, Cowboy(1932)

    as Doctor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Daring Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Pa Norris (as Murdock McGuarrie)

  • The Shadow of the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Frang the Watchman

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1931)

    as Dissenting Doctor at Lecture (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Devil Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Thomas, the Butler

  • One Man Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Ed Grimm, ( as Murdock McQuarrie)

  • Soul of the Slums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Prison Warden

  • Near the Trail's End(1931)

    as Dan Cather

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Arizona Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Joe Moore

  • Sundown Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Executor of the Estate

  • The Two Gun Man(1931)

    as Rancher Markham

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hell Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Command Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Blondel

  • Captain of the Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Pierre

  • Troopers Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Army Officer

  • .45 Calibre War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Mark Blodgett

  • Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Holbrook

  • The Long Loop on the Pecos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Actor

  • Hair-Trigger Baxter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Joe Craddock

  • Going the Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Simson Windsor

  • The Only Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Yacht Captain

  • Ashes of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Carlotte

  • Canyon of the Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Sproul

  • If I Were Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Duke of Wortz

  • The Hidden Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Iron MacLoid

  • The Unfoldment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director · as Governor of Avenue A

  • Cheated Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ibrahim

  • Sure Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Major Parker

  • The Silver Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Richard Jones

  • Jacques of the Silver North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Jim Blake

  • When a Woman Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Gambling in Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Thomas Philborn

  • Riders of the Purple Sage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Tull

  • Her Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Mr. Johnson

  • The Kingdom of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Buck - Dance Hall Owner

  • Fear Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Allen Mornington

  • Panthea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Police Agent

  • The Old Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director · as Old Doctor Jones

  • The Ninety Black Boxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as François Villon

  • Monsieur Bluebeard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as François Villon

  • Richelieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Cardinal Richelieu

  • The Higher Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as François Villon

  • The Oubliette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as François Villon

  • By the Sun's Rays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as John Murdock, the Detective

  • A Ranch Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Jack Deering

  • The Forbidden Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Dr. James Gibson

  • The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Stranger

  • The End of the Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Hen Dawson

  • Discord and Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Old Felix - the Composer

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Danglars

  • The Wall of Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as McQuarrie

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

  • The Scarlet Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Roger Chillingworth

  • The Ways of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • A Kentucky Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Jeff McCall

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 122 titles from 1912 to 1991.

Most popular right now

Guilty Trails (1938)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting122 of 122: 120 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting2 of 122: 0 only directing, 2 with another role

By decade

1910s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew1920s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew1930s64 · acting1940s17 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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.

How do Murdock MacQuarrie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Silent Valley (1935)

71st percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Modern Times (1936)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 41. 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 Murdock MacQuarrie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Murdock MacQuarrie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harry S. Webb shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers