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Roger Pryor

Roger Pryor

Actor · Died January 31, 1974, aged 72 · New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roger Pryor (August 27, 1901 – January 31, 1974) was an American film actor. He also appeared in theatre and radio. Pryor often had leading roles in B movies in the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1930 and 1945.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 27, 1901
Died
January 31, 1974 (aged 72)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 51 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Roger Pryor's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Self
33%
Morality
24%
Bonds
21%
Survival
9%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Society
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 0

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · 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 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 13
Hero
4 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Ally
1 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Mentor
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Tense
8
Thrilling
6
Romantic
5
Hopeful
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

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 Roger Pryor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roger Pryor'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

51 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Man from Oklahoma(1945)

    as Jim Gardner

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Scared Stiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Richardson

  • Identity Unknown(1945)

    as Rocks Donnelly

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • High Powered(1945)

    as Rod Farrell

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Cisco Kid Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as John Harris

  • The Kid Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as J. Waldo Barnes

  • Thoroughbreds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Harold Matthews

  • Submarine Alert(1943)

    as G.B. Fleming

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Lady Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as George MacAlister

  • A Man's World(1942)

    as 'Bugsy' Nelson

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Live on Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Bert Jannings

  • So's Your Aunt Emma!(1942)

    as Terry Connors

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • The Officer and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Johnny Davis

  • Flying Blind(1941)

    as Rocky Drake

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Richest Man in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tom Manning

  • Gambling Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Chance Landon

  • Bullets for O'Hara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mike O'Hara

  • Power Dive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Dan McMasters

  • South of Panama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mike Lawrence

  • Bowery Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as J. R. Mason

  • She Couldn't Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Wallace Turnbull

  • Glamour for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as James R. Daly

  • Money and the Woman(1940)

    as Charles Patteson

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gambling on the High Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Max Gates

  • A Fugitive from Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dan Miller

  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Peter Rennick

  • The Man with Nine Lives(1940)

    as Dr. Tim Mason

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Sued for Libel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Willard Corbin

  • The Man They Could Not Hang(1939)

    as District Attorney Drake

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Sitting on the Moon(1936)

    as Danny West

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Missing Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Reporter Jimmie Dugan

  • Ticket to Paradise(1936)

    as Terry Dodd aka Jack Doe

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Jimmy Valentine(1936)

    as Gary Howard

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • To Beat the Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Larry Barry

  • $1000 a Minute(1935)

    as Wally Jones

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Case of the Missing Man(1935)

    as James "Jimmy" Hudson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Girl Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as George Thorne

  • The Headline Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Bob Grayson

  • Dinky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tom Marsden

  • Straight from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Andy MacLean

  • Strange Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jimmy King

  • Lady by Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Johnny Mills

  • Wake Up and Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Charlie Sullivan

  • Belle of the Nineties(1934)

    as Tiger Kid

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Gift of Gab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Kelly

  • Romance in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Charlie Denton

  • I'll Tell the World(1934)

    as William S. Briggs

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Like It That Way(1934)

    as Jack Anderson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Moonlight and Pretzels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as George Dwight

  • Taxi Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 63rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles from 1930 to 1945.

Highest rated

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Case of the Missing Man (1935)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting51 of 51: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

By decade

1930s23 · acting1940s28 · acting

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 Roger Pryor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

A Man's World (1942)

84th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

Midcredits 73rd · 65% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 39. 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 Roger Pryor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roger Pryor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ernest Miller shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers