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August Schellenberg

August Schellenberg

Actor · Died August 15, 2013, aged 77 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

August Werner Schellenberg (July 25, 1936 – August 15, 2013) was a Canadian actor. He played Randolph in the first three installments of the Free Willy film series (1993–1997) as well as characters in Black Robe (1991), The New World (2005), and dozens of other films and television shows. During his career, Schellenberg won a Gemini Award in 1986 and a Genie Award in 1991, as well as being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2007.

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Born
July 25, 1936
Died
August 15, 2013 (aged 77)
From
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on Motif · 79 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 40% in 30 days

What are August Schellenberg's films like?

Across their 21 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Adventure7 titlesTypical Motif score: 49th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Motif score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Motif score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Motif score: 41st percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
24%
Self
20%
Power
15%
Society
14%
Morality
13%
Survival
9%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 7 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 14 · Intense 6

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

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 8 · 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 6 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 7 of 10 analyzed roles.

Mentor
7 of 10
Ally
2 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Hopeful
8
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
6
Triumphant
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic4
  • 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 August Schellenberg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 35 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for August Schellenberg's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

79 credits, 35 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Last Movie(2012)

    as Samuel Booker

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stargate Universe(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yaozu

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • 45 R.P.M. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Peter George Moses

  • Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Comanche Moon(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Idahi

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Missionary Man(2007)

    as White Deer

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Green Chain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as The Executive - John Clements

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Geepaw

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee(2007)

    as Sitting Bull

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Eight Below(2006)

    as Mindo

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The New World(2005)

    as Powhatan

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Clay Bedonie

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Going the Distance(2004)

    as Emile

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Tremors 4: The Legend Begins(2004)

    as Tecopa

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dreamkeeper (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Grandpa

  • DreamKeeper(2003)

    as Grandpa

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • DreamKeeper (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Grandpa

  • The Unsaid(2001)

    as Detective Hannah

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • High Noon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Antonio

  • Out of Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Young Dog

  • Lakota Moon(1999)

    as Bull Elk

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • True Heart(1999)

    as Khonanesta

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • So Weird(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Martinez

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Scattering Dad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Fierce Crow

  • Mission to Mir (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator

  • September 1972 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator

  • Free Willy 3: The Rescue(1997)

    as Randolph Johnson

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sisters and Other Strangers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Det. Frank Britten

  • What Love Sees (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Earl

  • Crazy Horse(1996)

    as Sitting Bull

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Grand Avenue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Sherman

  • The Siege at Ruby Ridge(1996)

    as Indian

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Siege at Ruby Ridge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Indian

  • The West Side Waltz(1995)

    as Serge

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home(1995)

    as Randolph Johnson

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Tecumseh: The Last Warrior(1995)

    as Black Hoof

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee(1994)

    as Dick Wilson

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Due South (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gilbert Wallace

  • Getting Gotti(1994)

    as Willie Boy Johnson

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Iron Will(1994)

    as Ned Dodd

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Geronimo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Cochise

  • Free Willy(1993)

    as Randolph Johnson

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Billy Gray Wolf

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Terror on Track 9(1992)

    as Vargas

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Broken Cord (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Duane Buckanagee

  • Black Robe(1991)

    as Chomina

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Counterstrike (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cortez

  • Divided Loyalties (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Adderly (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mark of Cain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Otto

  • Lance et Compte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Allan Goldman

  • A Question of Loving (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Fabien

  • Confidential (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Charles Ripley

  • Striker's Mountain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Jake Striker

  • The Equalizer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Brennan

  • Tramp at the Door (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Albert Fournier

  • Night Heat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Best Revenge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    as Captain of 'Recon Star'

  • The Painted Door (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Gregori Nobokov

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Covergirl(1984)

    as Joel Vacchio

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Ames

  • Cross Country (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Glen Cosgrove

  • Running Brave(1983)

    as Billy's father

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Ruffian (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Nelson Harting

  • Latitude 55° (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Joseph Przysiezny

  • Kings and Desperate Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Stanley Aldini

  • Heavy Metal(1981)

    as Norl / Taarak (voice)

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Death Hunt(1981)

    as Deak de Clearque

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Coffin Affair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    as Wilbert Coffin

  • Bear Island(1979)

    as Marine Technician

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Littlest Hobo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Walter Henig

  • Riel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Lépine

  • Power Play (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    as Minh

  • Drying Up the Streets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    as Nick

  • One Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    as Ernie Carrick

  • The New Avengers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Bailey

  • Between Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Rip-Off (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    as Indian #1

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles from 1971 to 2012; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Free Willy (1993)

$154M worldwide

Highest rated

DreamKeeper (2003)

Motif 87th

Most popular right now

Eight Below (2006)

Film career

19712012

Peak 2007 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 Motif titles. 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
Acting79 of 79: 79 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score63rd

By decade

1970s9 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s28 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
799404

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 August Schellenberg's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 21 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 21

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Motif score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

The Last Movie (2012)

91st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

DreamKeeper (2003)

Motif 87th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 August Schellenberg's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif 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 & Gore4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles6–50 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity3 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 44 · 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 August Schellenberg work with?

People who share at least 2 of August Schellenberg's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lawrence Bayne shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers