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John Newland

John Newland

Director, actor and producer · Died January 10, 2000, aged 82 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

John Newland was an American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter. In 1959, Newland became the host and director of the paranormal television series One Step Beyond. The series ended its run in 1961 and Newland later hosted its short-lived counterpart The Next Step Beyond in 1978. Following the demise of his One Step Beyond, Newland directed one of the early 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episodes called "The Double Affair". His episode was given additional footage and released to cinemas as a motion picture titled The Spy with My Face. In 1966 he produced and directed all episodes but one of the serious spy series The Man Who Never Was for which he also served as a writer. Some episodes were strung together and released outside the United States as a film called Danger Has Two Faces. He later directed episodes of The Sixth Sense, and Police Woman. In addition to acting, directing, and screenwriting, he produced several television movies.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 23, 1917
Died
January 10, 2000 (aged 82)
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Works as
Director, actor and producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 74 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 32% in 30 days

What are John Newland's films like?

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

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
33%
Morality
20%
Bonds
18%
Self
12%
Society
6%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · 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 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
5
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Haunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic4

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 Newland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Newland'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

74 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Too Good to Be True(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Purgatory(1988)

    as U.S. Ambassador

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Timestalkers(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Execution(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Arch of Triumph(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Whiz Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Five of Me(1981)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flamingo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Angel City(1980)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Suicide's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Overboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • A Sensitive, Passionate Man(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Matt Helm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Family Holvak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

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

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Legend of Hillbilly John(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Don't Be Afraid of the Dark(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Crawlspace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • The Sixth Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Deadly Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Producer

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • My Lover, My Son(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Danger Has Two Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Star Trek(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Never Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The Spy with My Face(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Nurses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Alcoa Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Target: The Corruptors! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · as Paul Montgomery

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Checkmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · as Ellis Corbett · as Robertson Moffat (uncredited)

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 97 episodes · Director · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Violators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Bachelor Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • That Night! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Inner Sanctum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 15 episodes · Director · as Alex Stark · as Creighton Halliday · as Henry Underwood · as Jim Macklin · as Paul Barbour · as Peter Lord · as Robert Gray · as Victor Conrad

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Director · as Chris Chapman

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Henning · as Jim Caltin · as Warren Holt · as Wesley Hammond

  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Eli Norman

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 21 episodes · Director · as Bill · as David Brooke · as Dick Perry · as Felix · as Frederick Carstens · as Harold Newcombe · as Jackson Pollet · as Jim Carlson · as Michael · as Richard · as Robert Meredith · as Stephen · as Tom Buchanan

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Homicide for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Desk Clerk

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 5 episodes · as D.W. Griffith · as Steven Kent

  • Sons of Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Peter Winslow

  • 13 Lead Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Algernon 'Algy' Longworth

  • The Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Algy Longworth

  • T-Men(1947)

    as Jackson Lee

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gentleman's Agreement(1947)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Dusty Bates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Insp. White

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Nora Prentiss(1947)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 74 titles from 1947 to 1988.

Highest rated

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

The Loretta Young Show (1953)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 74: 18 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thDirecting50 of 74: 43 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing7 of 74: 6 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stOther crew1 of 74: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

74 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1940s12 · acting1950s15 · 8 acting · 10 crew1960s20 · 2 acting · 20 crew1970s18 · crew1980s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew

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 Newland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Too Good to Be True (1988)

77th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Midcredits 96th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Newland work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Newland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael D. Margulies shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers