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Ford Rainey

Ford Rainey

Actor · Died July 25, 2005, aged 96 · Mountain Home, Idaho, USA

Ford Rainey (August 8, 1908 – July 25, 2005) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He is known for his roles in 3:10 to Yuma (1957), Halloween II (1981) and The King of Queens (1999–2003)

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 8, 1908
Died
July 25, 2005 (aged 96)
From
Mountain Home, Idaho, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 130 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 21% in 30 days

What are Ford Rainey's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
24%
Survival
20%
Bonds
17%
Power
16%
Self
15%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 9 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 14 · Intense 7

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas Prescott Webb in Key West (1973)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Warm
5
Contemplative
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Haunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous3

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 Ford Rainey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ford Rainey'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

130 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Inferno(1999)

    as Pop Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The King of Queens(1998)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Ned & Stacey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nate

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Army Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Bed & Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Amos

  • The Cellar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as T.C. van Houten

  • China Beach(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Wiseguy(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Amerika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 7 episodes · as Will Milford

  • Who Is Julia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as The Commentator

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Donald Powell

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Bogert

  • It Takes Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Hinton

  • Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice(1982)

    as Beatrice's Father

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paolo Bellini

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Halloween II(1981)

    as Dr. Mixter

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Code Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Friendly Fire(1979)

    as Mr. Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Gideon's Trumpet(1980)

    as 2nd Supreme Court Justice

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter(1979)

    as Mr. Meecham

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Backstairs at the White House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Navy Secretary

  • A Family Upside Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Mr. Case

  • Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Joe Stoddard

  • Babe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Tatum

  • Guardian of the Wilderness(1976)

    as Abraham Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Harkins

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Ninnian Edwards

  • The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe(1976)

    as The Judge

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Bionic Woman(1976)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Medical Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Patterson

  • Strange New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Sirus

  • The Bionic Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Jim Elgin

  • Medical Story(1975)

    as Dr. Patterson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Manny Tolan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Burke

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Manhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as James Barrett

  • The Parallax View(1974)

    as Commission Spokesman #2

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd(1974)

    as Mr. Suggs

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger Who Looks Like Me(1974)

    as Mr. Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Manhunter(1974)

    as James Barrett

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jim Elgin

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Key West(1973)

    as Prescott Webb

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

  • Linda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Police Chief Vernon

  • Doc Elliot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacob Sterne

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Waltons(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Sixteen(1972)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

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

    as Aaron Johannes (uncredited)

  • A Howling in the Woods(1971)

    as Bud Henshaw

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 3 episodes · as Farmer

  • My Old Man's Place(1971)

    as Sheriff Coleman

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as The Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Traveling Executioner(1970)

    as Stanley Mae

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Immortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Naked Zoo(1970)

    as Harry Golden

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Andersonville Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Board of Military Judges

  • My Sweet Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Treadwell

  • D.A.: Murder One(1969)

    as Dr. Ellis Anders

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Gypsy Moths(1969)

    as Stand Owner

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • My Friend Tony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dr. Crow

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Gen. Jonathan Blaine · as George Grundy

  • The Sand Pebbles(1966)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Time Tunnel(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as President Abraham Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Johnny Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Sam Tiger

  • Gunpoint(1966)

    as Tom Emerson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lassie, the Voyager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Henry Decatur

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Burke · as Greer · as Harry Fortier · as John Prysock

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Sontag

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Hammond

  • Lost in Space(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as The President

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Colin Murdoch

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Gen. Andrew Douglas

  • Lost in Space - No Place to Hide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as The President

  • Profiles in Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Bird

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

    Show 1 episode · as John Gist · as Jonas Wilkes · as Matawa

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as U.S. President

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Kings of the Sun(1963)

    as The chief

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Eason

  • The Richard Boone Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. C. Wynn · as Oliver Corman

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as D.A. Thomas Coyle

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • 40 Pounds of Trouble(1962)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Stoney Burke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as County Prosecutor · as Marshal Floyd Buckman · as Sam Claypool · as Sheriff · as Sheriff Sam Roebuck

  • Window on Main Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Andy Meadows · as Dr. Walter Untermeyer

  • Claudelle Inglish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Reverend Armstrong

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Martin Amherst

  • Ada(1961)

    as Speaker

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Two Rode Together(1961)

    as Rev. Henry Clegg

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Parrish(1961)

    as John Donati (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Dead to the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Congressman Keach

  • Flaming Star(1960)

    as Doc Phillips

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Paul O'Neill

  • The Tall Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The New Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mr. Dennis

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Arnholt · as Col. Tyson · as Gabriel Bingham · as John Clarke · as Judge Josh Wyllit · as Judge Simms · as Judge Taylor · as Sam Kane

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • John Paul Jones(1959)

    as Lt. Simpson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Last Mile(1959)

    as Red Kirby

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Broken Bow · as Col. Hart · as Sheriff

  • The Badlanders(1958)

    as Yuma Prison Warden

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Fisher · as Harry Trilling · as Russell W. Durham · as Senator Randolph Cartwell

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 3:10 to Yuma(1957)

    as Bisbee Marshal

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Hode Embry · as Storekeeper · as Tate

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Menteith

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Jones

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as 2nd Supreme Court Justice · as Menteith

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Perfect Strangers(1950)

    as Ernest Craig (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Rev. C.K. Dickey

  • White Heat(1949)

    as Zuckie

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Forrest

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 129 titles from 1948 to 1999; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

Halloween II (1981)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

White Heat (1949)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Bionic Woman (1976)

Film career

19481999

Peak 1960 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting129 of 129: 129 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s17 · acting1960s46 · acting1970s43 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s5 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
4964

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ford Rainey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Guardian of the Wilderness (1976)

84th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

White Heat (1949)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. 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 Ford Rainey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles17–49 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ford Rainey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ford Rainey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jerry Goldsmith shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers