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Leigh McCloskey

Leigh McCloskey

Actor · Born June 21, 1955 (71) · Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leigh Joseph McCloskey (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor. Throughout his acting career, McCloskey appeared in numerous television series and movies, including the popular American soap opera Dallas and a leading role in the Dario Argento-helmed supernatural horror film Inferno. As a painter, McCloskey has produced a number of works focused on occult, alchemical, and esoteric themes, including his own Tarot deck and The Hieroglyph of the Human Soul, a mixed-media art installation painted on the walls of his home library. His art work has been featured in popular music, including Flying Lotus’ 2010 release Cosmogramma and The Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang Tour in the 2000s. Born in Los Angeles, California, McCloskey was classically trained as an actor at the Juilliard School in Lincoln Center, New York.Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh McCloskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 21, 1955 (71)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Leigh McCloskey's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Survival
31%
Self
23%
Bonds
23%
Society
11%
Morality
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 2 · 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 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Dread
3
Joyful
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Leigh McCloskey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leigh McCloskey'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

42 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Primetime(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Dresden Sun(2026)

    as Jack Wellman

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(2018)

    as Joran Belar

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Coleman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Gone But Not Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Detective Ross Barrow

  • I Might Even Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Hank Price

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Terror in the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Alex Williams

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Lander

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Tieran

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Soap Doctor

  • Accidental Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Richard (as Leigh J. McCloskey)

  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth(1993)

    as Frank Mather

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Joran Belar

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Bigelow

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Cameron's Closet(1988)

    as Pete Groom

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Stiff(1988)

    as Eric West

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Double Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mick Taylor

  • Dirty Laundry(1987)

    as Jay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hamburger: The Motion Picture(1986)

    as Russell

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Fraternity Vacation(1985)

    as Charles "Chas" Lawlor III

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Cooper

  • Just One of the Guys(1985)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Byers

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Todd Amberson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Travis Burke

  • Velvet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as James Barstow

  • Santa Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 256 episodes · as Ethan Asher · as Zach Kelton · as Zach Kelton / Ethan Asher

  • Hearts and Armour(1983)

    as Rinaldo

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Miller

  • Inferno(1980)

    as Mark Elliot

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Jalor Davin

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 46 episodes · as Mitch Cooper

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Doctors' Private Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Kenny

  • The Bermuda Depths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Magnus Dens

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ralph Burrows

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn(1977)

    as Alexander Duncan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway(1976)

    as Alexander Duncan

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Rich Man, Poor Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 12 episodes · as Billy

  • Isis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Cady

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Bonner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1969 to 2026; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office

Just One of the Guys (1985)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Just One of the Guys (1985)

Film career

19692026

Peak 1979 · 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.

  • 1976Screen debut· Rich Man, Poor Man
  • 1978First film· The Bermuda Depths
  • 1978First top-billed film· The Bermuda Depths

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 41: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew1 of 41: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s9 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s2 · acting2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 6 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 Leigh McCloskey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)

82nd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 43/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 24. 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 Leigh McCloskey's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Leigh McCloskey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leigh McCloskey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dalene Young shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers