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Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor

Actor · Died December 21, 1962, aged 67 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Leo Sailor, a.k.a. Syd Saylor, was born into a very notable family. His father, George Sailor, was a renowned engineer, and was often called out to various locations for consultation and evaluation. In 1906 he was called to San Francisco on a job, and he had no sooner checked into his hotel than the city was devastated by the notorious 1906 earthquake. Mr. Sailor was never seen again, and was presumed to have been one of many to have died in the quake. That left Syd and his brother without a father, and to remedy that situation his mother's brother Ed moved in with the family. Syd decided to follow his uncle Ed's advice; he studied hard and had the help of his uncle as a tutor. Syd soon joined several local actors groups. While appearing in a variety of plays put on by the troupe, Syd discovered that he had a talent for making people laugh, and his other uncle--a captain in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department who was a former member of Mack Sennett's comedy troupe The Keystone Kops--encouraged him to go to Los Angeles to break into the film industry. Syd did just that, and his uncle used the connections he had in the film industry to get Syd's foot in the door. Syd became a prolific character actor, recognizable by his bulging eyes, stuttering speech and a protruding Adam's apple that bobbed up and down like a pogo stick. He appeared in everything from comedies (in the 1920s he had his own series of two-reel shorts) to westerns, usually as the hero's sidekick. He wasn't just a one-note comic, though. He had a small but touching role as a lonely patient in a psychiatric hospital in The Snake Pit (1948), who goes to the facility's annual dance and desperately and sadly looks for a woman to dance with him. He appeared in more than 170 films, and died of a heart attack in Hollywood in 1962.

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Born
March 24, 1895
Died
December 21, 1962 (aged 67)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
89 on MovieCove · 201 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Syd Saylor's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
48%
Bonds
24%
Power
7%
Survival
7%
Self
7%
Society
7%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 10 · Intense 0

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 14 · 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 18 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 10 of 11 analyzed roles.

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10 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
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Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
9
Hopeful
6
Warm
6
Joyful
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet4

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 Syd Saylor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 89 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

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Subscription and free streaming for Syd Saylor'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

201 credits, 89 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Crawling Hand(1963)

    as Soda Shop Owner

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Period of Adjustment(1962)

    as Bald Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Soapy Waters

  • Escort West(1959)

    as Elwood Fenniman

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · as 1st Townsman · as Depot Master

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie, Watchman

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnson

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as The Handyman (uncredited)

  • Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend(1957)

    as Dutchy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Gun Duel in Durango(1957)

    as Man Killed by Dunsten (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Spirit of St. Louis(1957)

    as Photographer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Official Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Great Day in the Morning(1956)

    as Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Buffalo Bill Jr. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Jesse James vs. the Daltons(1954)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Abbott and Costello Go to Mars(1953)

    as Man at Fountain (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Tall Texan(1953)

    as Carney

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Abbott and Costello Show(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck · as Second Panhandler · as Sneezing Man

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Adventures of Superman(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Belles on Their Toes(1952)

    as Cab Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Show on Earth(1952)

    as Circus Barker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Las Vegas Story(1952)

    as Matty (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dragnet(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Raging Tide(1951)

    as Proprietor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Engineer

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man(1951)

    as Waiter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Sheriff Luke Arundle

  • Woman on the Run(1950)

    as Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Walk Softly, Stranger(1950)

    as Poker Player (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Fuller Brush Girl(1950)

    as Wardrobe Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mule Train(1950)

    as Deputy Skeeter

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dancing in the Dark(1949)

    as Mac

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Crooked Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Big Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Pokey

  • Miss Mink of 1949(1949)

    as Louie

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Miracle of the Bells(1948)

    as Freddy Evans, the Pianist

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Sitting Pretty(1948)

    as Cab Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sleep, My Love(1948)

    as Milkman

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Fun on a Weekend(1947)

    as Mr. Prigee (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Backlash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Joe, Railroad Worker

  • Susie Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Biegelman

  • Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Bartender

  • The Virginian(1946)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Town(1946)

    as Utah McGirk

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • House of Horrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Jerry, morgue attendant

  • Ambush Trail(1946)

    as Sam Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Six Gun Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Rawhide McTavish

  • Scarlet Street(1945)

    as Tom Crocker, Evening Globe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Navajo Kid(1945)

    as Happy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hitchhike to Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Man on Street (uncredited)

  • On Stage Everybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Clem - Horseshoe Player (uncredited)

  • Murder, He Says(1945)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bedside Manner(1945)

    as Elmer Jones (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Eve Knew Her Apples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Second Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

  • It's Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mr Niblick

  • Three of a Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Customer

  • Gaslight(1944)

    as Baggage Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hey, Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Cpl. Trupp

  • Harvest Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Spot Potter

  • Swing Shift Maisie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Clerk (Uncredited)

  • Dangerous Blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Attendant (uncredited)

  • So's Your Uncle(1943)

    as Meek Character

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nobody's Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

  • A Lady Takes a Chance(1943)

    as Poker Player

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Action in the North Atlantic(1943)

    as Jim (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Time to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mailman

  • Mug Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Drunk

  • The Great Gildersleeve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Phil, the carpenter

  • Fall In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Cigar Store Owner

  • Gentleman Jim(1942)

    as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • That Other Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Man Trying to Sleep in Park

  • The Man in the Trunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Joe -Clown with Yvonne

  • Lady in a Jam(1942)

    as Drunk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Fingers Muldoon

  • A Gentleman at Heart(1942)

    as Lighthouse

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Borrowed Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Pedestrian with Sore Throat (uncredited)

  • Design for Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Second Cabbie (uncredited)

  • Miss Polly(1941)

    as Drug Store Owner

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Nevada City(1941)

    as Railroad Spy Posing as a Drunk

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sleepers West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Magazine Vendor (uncredited)

  • Life with Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Electrician (uncredited)

  • Wyoming Wildcat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Butch McCord

  • Arizona(1940)

    as Timmins

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Hospital Elevator Operator

  • Young People(1940)

    as Vaudevillian (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Screw Drivers of 1940 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mr. Screwjay

  • Lucky Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

  • Irene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as The Gardener (uncredited)

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois(1940)

    as John Johnston

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • I Take This Woman(1940)

    as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Remember? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as First Taxi Driver

  • Geronimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sergeant

  • $1000 a Touchdown(1939)

    as Bangs

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Thunder Afloat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Wireless Operator Sending Coded Message (uncredited)

  • Golden Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Ringsider Next to Pa Bonaparte

  • Our Leading Citizen(1939)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chicken Wagon Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Cab Driver

  • Union Pacific(1939)

    as Barker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Kid from Texas(1939)

    as Texas Cowhand

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Let Freedom Ring(1939)

    as Surveyor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Persons in Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

  • Stand Up and Fight(1939)

    as Gambling Stooge

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Pirates of the Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • The Cowboy and the Lady(1938)

    as Cowboy at Ranch (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • There Goes My Heart(1938)

    as Robinson (as Sid Saylor)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Down on the Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Painter

  • Crashing Through Danger(1936)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Miss Broadway(1938)

    as Band Member

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Men with Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Jimmy

  • One Wild Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mug in Bank (uncredited)

  • Safety in Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Guard

  • A Yank at Oxford(1938)

    as Second Printer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Black Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Deputy Red

  • Exiled to Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Maloney

  • Wallaby Jim of the Islands(1937)

    as Jake, Kestrel Crew

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Born to the West(1937)

    as Dinkey Hooley

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hell Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dinkey Hooley

  • The Wrong Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Big Hobo

  • Sea Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Henchman Weasel

  • The Lady Escapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Carpenter (uncredited)

  • Wild and Woolly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lutz

  • Topper(1937)

    as Car Salesman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Meet the Boy Friend(1937)

    as Buddy

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Forlorn River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as 'Weary' Pierce

  • She Had to Eat(1937)

    as Shorty (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Guns in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Oscar

  • Time Out for Romance(1937)

    as Truck Driver

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Arizona Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Claude Grass Hopper

  • Secret Valley(1937)

    as Paddy

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

  • Headin' for the Rio Grande(1936)

    as Chili (Tex's sidekick)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The House of Secrets(1936)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Sky Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Flash Lewis

  • The Three Mesquiteers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lullaby Joslin

  • Kelly the Second (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dan

  • Kelly of the Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Red

  • Prison Shadows(1936)

    as Dave Moran

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Rhythm on the Range(1936)

    as Gus

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford(1936)

    as Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Hitch Hike To Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Spud

  • The Walking Dead(1936)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

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

    as Cash Burridge

  • Streamline Express(1935)

    as Smith - Steward

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Wilderness Mail(1935)

    as Mora

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Here Comes Cookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Allen’s Cab Driver (uncredited)

  • Men of Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Speedy

  • Branded a Coward(1935)

    as Oscar

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Ladies Crave Excitement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Flynn

  • Code of the Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as RCMP Rogers

  • Murder in the Fleet(1935)

    as Chief Petty Officer (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

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

    as Murphy

  • Two Hearts in Wax Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mannequin Dresser (uncredited)

  • Mystery Mountain(1934)

    as Breezy Baker

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • When a Man Sees Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Ben

  • The Dude Ranger(1934)

    as 'Nebraska' Kemp (as Sid Saylor)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Contented Calves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as No Run Hosiery Representative

  • The Lost Jungle(1934)

    as Larry Henderson

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Many Happy Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Construction Worker (uncredited)

  • The Lost Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Larry Henderson

  • Love on a Ladder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Pool Hall Patron

  • The Sin of Nora Moran(1933)

    as Miller - Jake's Friend - 2nd Drunk

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Scared Man Against Lamppost

  • Curtain at Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mac MacIntosh, the prop man

  • A Man of Sentiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Swede - Orderly

  • Gambling Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sailor (uncredited)

  • The Nuisance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Fred

  • Justice Takes a Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Scoop Jones

  • Murders in the Zoo(1933)

    as Brad (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Silent Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Coyote Carter

  • If I Had a Million(1932)

    as Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Tangled Destinies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Buchanan, the Prizefighter

  • The Crusader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Harry Smaltz

  • Horse Feathers(1932)

    as Speakeasy Patron at Slot Machine (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Million Dollar Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Olympics Weight Lifting Offical (uncredited)

  • Rule 'Em and Weep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Second duelling officer

  • Law of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sailor

  • Sidewalks of New York(1931)

    as Mulvaney

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Caught (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sgt. Weems

  • I Take This Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Shorty

  • The Lawyer's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Red

  • The Vice Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Masher's Freind (uncredited)

  • Unfaithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Buck

  • Finn and Hattie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as J. Russell Abercrombie, The Brakeman

  • Scandal Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Nichols, Photographer

  • Chiselers of Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • Men Without Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Hank

  • The Border Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Shrimp

  • Show Girl in Hollywood(1930)

    as Tour Guide

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sid's Long Count (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as 1st Weight Reducing Machine Salesman

  • Cat, Dog & Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Pedestrian

  • Just Off Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Bennie Barnett

  • Shanghai Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Xavier Doolittle

  • The Mystery Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • Any Old Count (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as House Detective

  • And George Did! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as George

  • Red Hot Leather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as 'Noisy' Bates (as Leo Sailor)

  • The Runaway Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as The Tramp

  • The Riding Rascal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 201 titles from 1926 to 1963.

Highest rated

Sidewalks of New York (1931)

Midcredits 32nd

Most popular right now

Born to the West (1937)

Film career

  • 1932Screen debut· Horse Feathers

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting201 of 201: 201 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1920s9 · acting1930s98 · acting1940s59 · acting1950s33 · acting1960s2 · acting

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
3242

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 Syd Saylor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 82; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 89 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th30
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

44 of their 89 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser44
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · actor

Wilderness Mail (1935)

69th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gaslight (1944)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 41. 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 Syd Saylor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Syd Saylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles King shares the most, 4.

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Actors

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Mixed roles