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Shepard Menken

Shepard Menken

Actor · Died January 2, 1999, aged 77 · New York City, New York, USA

Shepard Menken was born on 2 November 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Killers from Space (1954), I Spy (1965) and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975). He was married to Claire A. Warns. He died on 2 January 1999 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 2, 1921
Died
January 2, 1999 (aged 77)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 32 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 30% in 30 days

What are Shepard Menken's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
22%
Self
21%
Survival
10%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 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 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
5
Joyful
4
Absurd
2
Thrilling
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1

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 Shepard Menken's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shepard Menken'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

32 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Two Daddies? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

  • This Is America, Charlie Brown(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as (voice)

  • Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales(1982)

    as Old Storyteller (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Goldie Gold and Action Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 13 episodes · as Additional Voices (voice)

  • Rikki-Tikki-Tavi(1975)

    as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the Mongoose (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Pssst! Hammerman's After You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as -

  • The Phantom Tollbooth(1970)

    as Spelling Bee / Chroma (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Super President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Lone Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 76 episodes · as Tonto (voice)

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Willis · as Marvin Sanders

  • The Man from Button Willow(1965)

    as Shanghai Kelly / Chinese Singer / Saloon Man #3 / Trolley Car Conductor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Jetsons(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice) · as Mugsy Megatron / Microbe (voice) · as Nimbly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Alvin Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • The Thin Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 13 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Benny Goodman Story(1956)

    as Harry Goodman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Bengal Brigade(1954)

    as Bulbir

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Killers from Space(1954)

    as Maj. Clift

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Captain John Smith and Pocahontas(1953)

    as Nantaquas

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Remains to Be Seen(1953)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tangier Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Kravich

  • Terry and the Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Merry Widow(1952)

    as Kunjany

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Charpontier · as Doctor · as Jean Valjean Raymond · as Store Owner

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Great Caruso(1951)

    as Fucito

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Daredevil Droopy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Circus Man (uncredited)

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Gorlopin

  • The Red Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Henry Solomon

  • Aliens from Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Major Clift

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 1949 to 1989; peak year 1982.

Biggest box office

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

$78K worldwide

Highest rated

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

Film career

19491989

Peak 1982 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1951Screen debut· Daredevil Droopy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 32: 32 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s15 · acting1960s7 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s5 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Shepard Menken's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Man from Button Willow (1965)

73rd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)

Midcredits 96th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 33. 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 Shepard Menken work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shepard Menken's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chuck Jones shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors