John McCafferty is an actor and writer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the USA to American parents. He is raised as Slovak Catholic. His father was a fireman with too many jobs to keep his family financially well. He was a workaholic, used to keep himself busy with work and spared very less time with his family. His mother, who was a look-alike of Hedy Lamar with glasses, was a supple woman with great childlike character and energy. She was a fortune teller. Her instinct, premonition, and dreams always seemed explicit. John has three sisters. As a child, John had very few friends and was alone most of the times; his father never had time for his games and his mother was busy telling people their fortunes. He was a curious child, while his other friends spent their time playing sports; he used to spend his time inspecting the unknown facts of publications like Stranger than Fiction, Fate, and Flying Saucers- Serious Business, Chariots of the Gods. He was always thinking about things and questioning his educators, ‘How can that be?’ John was fond of fantasy movies and TV serials as a child and watched Twilight Zone, Star Trek, One Step Beyond, and Outer Limits. He went to Catholic Grade School for his early studies and to Public High School for his higher studies. In high school, John joined drama club and took lead roles in plays. He also played drums in the R&R band. John attended Kent State University for his graduation; it is where his of lifestyle and mentality took a shift. In his freshman year, he met Vietnam vets and learned through them that Vietnam War was a complete waste of people’s life and resource. In his second year, he interchanged his major subject from theater to TV & Radio and minor subject to Photo Journalism. After graduation, John did different jobs which included Vampire Shift at WDBN Radio, Cleveland, Ohio, which he described as “the loneliest job in the world’. He also acted in local commercials and performed voice over. Later, he moved to Los Angeles leaving his family and band-mates behind and worked as a tour guide at Universal Studios. He then started acting in National Commercials and co-starring leads on TV through which he got a lead role on the NBC soap opera Texas for which he relocated to New York for three years. He has acted in many movies and TV series but his best-known works are - Texas (1980), Death row Game show (1987) and Sexual Intent (1993). He has other experiences as Spokesman, Ear prompter, Teleprompter, Voice over, TV Promos, Movie Trailers, Psychic, Palm Reader, Handwriting Analyst. (source: nettv4u.com/celebrity/english/movie-actor/john-mccafferty)
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Biography from TMDB.
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Actor, also composer
- 11 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
What are John McCafferty's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Stan Witherby in Not Quite an Angel (1999)
- Heraldas Reggie Regalia in The Deceased Won't Desist! (2021)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 McCafferty's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for John McCafferty'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
44 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Celluloid Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Rage of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The God Complex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Deviant Fantasies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Reality Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Sexual Retreat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Deviant Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Private Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Madame Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Deviant Vixens 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Sex Court: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle and the Art of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Emmanuelle 2000: Jewel of Emmanuelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Intimate Encounters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Seductress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Bare Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Not Quite an Angel(1999)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Hot Lust! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Secrets Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Desires of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Illusions of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Lust: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Beverly Hills Bordello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Lady in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Shadow Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Ellen(1994)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all showsPerfect Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Sexual Intent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Sweet Evil(1993)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Melrose Place(1992)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Trust(1990)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Coach(1989)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Curse of the Queerwolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Deathrow Gameshow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Cavegirl(1985)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
A Polish Vampire in Burbank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Spy Who Did It Better (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Buns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
Star power in the 67th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles from 1978 to 2021.
Film career
- 1987Screen debut· Deathrow Gameshow
- 1987First top-billed film· Deathrow Gameshow
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 John McCafferty's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 5th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed7
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 John McCafferty work with?
People who share at least 2 of John McCafferty's MovieCove titles; Michael Paul Girard shares the most, 2.
- Michael Paul GirardShared titles: Witchcraft 7: Judgement Hour (1995), Sweet Evil (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Paul Girard
- Michael FeiferShared titles: Witchcraft 7: Judgement Hour (1995), Sweet Evil (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Feifer
