Paul Savage was born on 2 September 1925 in Warren, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Gunsmoke (1955), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) and Mackenzie's Raiders (1958). He died on 17 September 2014 in La Quinta, California, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- September 2, 1925
- September 17, 2014 (aged 89)
- Warren, Ohio, USA
- Writer and actor, also producer
- 15 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
What are Paul Savage's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet1
- Other1
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 Paul Savage's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Savage'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
39 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
The New Adventures of Davy Crockett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Matlock(1986)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Jessie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Airwolf(1984)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
The Yellow Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Mississippi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Tales of the Gold Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
T.J. Hooker(1982)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Inchon(1981)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Walking Tall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Marciano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Chisholms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Shimmering Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Mackintosh and T.J.(1975)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Barbary Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Girls of Huntington House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Waltons(1972)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Wild Country(1970)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Cutter's Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Maverick(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Betrayed Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Far Country(1954)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Untamed Fury(1947)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Davy Crockett: A Letter to Polly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1954 to 1988.
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 Paul Savage's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Paul Savage work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Savage's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Elam shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Jack ElamShared titles: The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976), The Wild Country (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Elam
- Dub TaylorShared titles: The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975), The Wild Country (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Dub Taylor
Composers and cinematographers
- Dennis DalzellShared titles: Murder, She Wrote (1984), The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Dennis Dalzell
- Jeff AlexanderShared titles: The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976), The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Alexander
Producers
- Aaron SpellingShared titles: The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976), The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Aaron Spelling
- Leonard GoldbergShared titles: The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976), The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Leonard Goldberg
