Richard Newton

Actor and producer · Died January 13, 2006, aged 94 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Richard Newton was born on 5 July 1911 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a producer and actor, known for Concrete Cowboys (1979), Burke's Law (1963) and The Mod Squad (1968). He died on 13 January 2006 in DeSoto, Texas, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born: July 5, 1911
Died: January 13, 2006 (aged 94)
From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as: Actor and producer
Titles: 6 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 27% in 30 days

What are Richard Newton's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

30%

Society

21%

Bonds

19%

Survival

19%

Power

11%

Justice2 Community2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

2

Joyful

1

Dread

1

Thrilling

1

Hopeful

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Feel-good2

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 Richard Newton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Best TV Ever1 title, show their title on Best TV Ever
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Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
IndieFlix1 title, show their title on IndieFlix
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Newton'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

15 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Assassin(1986)
as Oliver Smithfield
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Matlock(1986)
Show 46 episodes · as Judge · as Judge Reynolds · as Judge Richard Cooksey
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Second Serve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Naval Officer
The Concrete Cowboys(1979)
Producer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
If Tomorrow Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Producer
Run, Simon, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Associate Producer
Seven in Darkness(1969)
Producer
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Honey West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 30 episodes · Producer
The Smothers Brothers Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show Creator
The Decorator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Associate Producer
Who Killed Julie Greer? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Associate Producer
Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Harris · as Lon McClinton
Crash Landing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Jed Sutton
Plunder Road(1957)
Actor
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Ambulance Driver
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows