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Tommy Rall

Tommy Rall

Actor · Born December 27, 1929 (96) · Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Tommy Rall, dynamic actor/dancer of many 1950s musicals, was born in 1929 and studied dancing with the American Ballet Theater. He first appeared on film as a child in 1942. After a series of great dancing roles on screen (Kiss Me Kate (1953), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), My Sister Eileen (1955)), he performed in a variety of character roles in films. He then returned to the American Ballet Theater. He appeared on Broadway in "Miss Liberty" (1949) and "Milk and Honey" (1960), as well as in several less successful shows. He died at age 90 in 2020.

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Born
December 27, 1929 (96)
From
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 16 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 27Up 94% in 30 days

What are Tommy Rall's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: 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
Bonds
46%
Self
15%
Society
14%
Power
10%
Morality
9%
Ideas
6%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 1

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · 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 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Melancholic
4
Romantic
5
Tense
3
Warm
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3

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 Tommy Rall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tommy Rall'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

16 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Saturday the 14th Strikes Back(1988)

    as The Werewolf

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dancers(1987)

    as Patrick

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Pennies from Heaven(1981)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Funny Girl(1968)

    as "The Prince" in Swan Lake sequence (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Merry Andrew(1958)

    as Giacomo Gallini

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Walk the Proud Land(1956)

    as Taglito

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Invitation to the Dance(1956)

    as Flashy Boyfriend

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • World in My Corner(1956)

    as Ray Kacsmerek

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Second Greatest Sex(1955)

    as Alf Connors

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • My Sister Eileen(1955)

    as Chick Clark

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(1954)

    as Brother Frank Pontipee

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me Kate(1953)

    as Bill Calhoun, "Lucentio"

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Good News(1947)

    as Dancer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mister Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as 'Jivin' Jacks and Jills' Member (uncredited)

  • Get Hep to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Member, Jivin' Jacks

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 1942 to 1988.

Biggest box office

Pennies from Heaven (1981)

$9.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 16: 16 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s8 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s3 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Tommy Rall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988)

74th percentile spread · 70% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Funny Girl (1968)

Midcredits 94th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 67, 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 Tommy Rall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tommy Rall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Herbert Ross shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers