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Hugh Sanders

Hugh Sanders

Actor · Died January 9, 1966, aged 54 · East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA

Hugh Sanders was born on 13 March 1911 in East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for That's My Boy (1951), Storm Warning (1950) and The Wild One (1953). He was married to Janet Bernice Putnam and Dorothy F Allsup. He died on 9 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Born
March 13, 1911
Died
January 9, 1966 (aged 54)
From
East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 81 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 2% in 30 days

What are Hugh Sanders' films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
41%
Bonds
22%
Power
13%
Self
11%
Survival
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
1%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 16 · Intense 3

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 15 · 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 15 · 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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
12
Hopeful
7
Joyful
5
Thrilling
4
Other
18

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Hugh Sanders' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hugh Sanders' 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

81 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page.

  • Apache Rifles(1964)

    as Arizona Delegate

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Addams Family(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bosley Swain

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Petticoat Junction(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Stanley

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Al · as Leo · as Sheriff · as Sheriff Larson

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Barclay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)

    as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Officer #1

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Saints and Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Pepper

  • The Wild Westerners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Reuben Bernard

  • Man-Trap(1961)

    as E.J. Malden

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of the Boomerang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Gunslinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Marshal

  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Woodside

  • Cage of Evil(1960)

    as Martin Bender

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Chevy Mystery Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Bennett · as Lt. Burdick · as Lt. Hallaran

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Cronk · as Jerry Potter

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Give Up the Ship(1959)

    as Adm. Rogers

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Graham

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff

  • Voice in the Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as A.W. Hornsby

  • Life Begins At 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Harry Peck

  • Going Steady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mr. Ahern

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Clerk (uncredited)

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Blaine

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mr. Binks

  • The Careless Years(1957)

    as Uncle Harry

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat(1957)

    as Sgt. Webber (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Stagecoach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Martin Maroon

  • The Country Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Robert Guinness

  • The Peacemaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Lathe Sawyer

  • The Hardy Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 15 episodes · as Mr. Binks

  • On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Dailey

  • Hey, Jeannie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as John Martin

  • Dr. Fu Manchu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Warren

  • Miami Exposé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Chief Charles Landon

  • Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Sobbing Sam Cooney

  • Top Gun(1955)

    as Ed Marsh

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • I Died a Thousand Times(1955)

    as Mr. Baughman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Collins · as Sig Sorelson

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Booking Officer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Command(1955)

    as Sam Houston

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Syndicate(1955)

    as Pat Winters

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Finger Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mr. Burns

  • I Cover the Underworld(1955)

    as Tim Donovan

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

  • Shield for Murder(1954)

    as Packy Reed

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Silver Lode(1954)

    as Reverend Field

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Untamed Heiress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Williams

  • The Wild One(1953)

    as Charlie Thomas

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Glass Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Police Lt. Mike Stevens

  • Thunder Over the Plains(1953)

    as H.L. Balfour

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • City of Bad Men(1953)

    as Sheriff Bill Gifford

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Gun Belt(1953)

    as Douglas Frazer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Scared Stiff(1953)

    as Cop on Pier

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Blue Gardenia(1953)

    as 'Chronicle' Managing Editor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Last of the Comanches(1953)

    as Denver Kinnaird

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Steel Trap(1952)

    as Mr. Greer, Passport clerk

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Something for the Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jim Grady

  • Four Star Playhouse(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob · as Inspector · as Steve Weir

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Winning Team(1952)

    as Joe McCarthy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Montana Territory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jason Waterman

  • The Sellout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Judge Neeler

  • The Fighter(1952)

    as Roberts

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Pride of St. Louis(1952)

    as Horst

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Boots Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Matson

  • Indian Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Ben Alsop

  • Cave of Outlaws(1951)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as George Mittner

  • Flying Leathernecks(1951)

    as General on Guadalcanal (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Is Another Day(1951)

    as Detective Lt. George Conover

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Strictly Dishonorable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Harry Donnelly

  • Along the Great Divide(1951)

    as Frank Newcombe

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • That's My Boy(1951)

    as Coach Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.(1951)

    as Clyde Garson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Only the Valiant(1951)

    as Capt. Eversham

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Three Guys Named Mike(1951)

    as Mr. Williams

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Sugarfoot(1951)

    as Asa Goodhue

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Storm Warning(1950)

    as Charlie Barr

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Webber

  • Mister 880(1950)

    as Thad Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Damned Don't Cry(1950)

    as Grady

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Great Rupert(1950)

    as Mulligan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles from 1950 to 1964.

Biggest box office

The Wild One (1953)

$566 worldwide

Highest rated

The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

The Wild One (1953)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 81: 81 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1950s66 · acting1960s15 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 12 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 Hugh Sanders' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

I Cover the Underworld (1955)

58th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. 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 Hugh Sanders work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hugh Sanders' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Millican shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles