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Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott

Actor · Died October 3, 1965, aged 51 · Austin, Texas, USA

Zachary Scott (21 February 1914 – 3 October 1965) was an American actor, most notable for his roles as villains and "mystery men".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 21, 1914
Died
October 3, 1965 (aged 51)
From
Austin, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 40 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 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Zachary Scott's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
33%
Morality
28%
Self
12%
Power
11%
Society
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 8

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 8 of 23 analyzed roles.

Shadow
8 of 23
Shapeshifter
5 of 23
Hero
4 of 23
Ally
3 of 23
Trickster
2 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
8
Dread
6
Thrilling
4
Joyful
3
Other
22

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1

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 Zachary Scott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Zachary Scott'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

40 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Le Chat

  • It's Only Money(1962)

    as Gregory DeWitt

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Big Deal in Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Otto Habershaw

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Lorne

  • Jane Eyre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Young One(1960)

    as Miller

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Natchez Trace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as John A. Morrow / John Murrell

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

    Show 1 episode · as Damian Shea

  • Man in the Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as John Lewis Sullivan

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Baxter Grant

  • The Counterfeit Plan(1957)

    as Max Brant

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Bandido! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kennedy

  • Flame of the Islands(1955)

    as Wade Evans

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Shotgun(1955)

    as Reb Carlton

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Treasure of Ruby Hills(1955)

    as Ross Haney

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Appointment in Honduras(1953)

    as Harry Sheppard

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Wings of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Richard Van Ness

  • Let's Make It Legal(1951)

    as Victor Macfarland

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Stronghold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Don Miguel Navarro

  • The Secret of Convict Lake(1951)

    as Johnny Greer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Lightning Strikes Twice(1951)

    as Harvey Fortescue Turner

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Born to Be Bad(1950)

    as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Baby(1950)

    as Barry Holmes

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Colt .45(1950)

    as Jason Brett

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Shadow on the Wall(1950)

    as David I. Starrling

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Guilty Bystander(1950)

    as Max Thursday

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • One Last Fling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Larry Pearce

  • Flamingo Road(1949)

    as Fielding Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • South of St. Louis(1949)

    as Charlie Burns

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Flaxy Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Walter Colby

  • Whiplash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Rex Durant

  • Ruthless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Horace Woodruff 'Woody' Vendig

  • Cass Timberlane(1947)

    as Bradd Criley

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Unfaithful(1947)

    as Bob Hunter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Stallion Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Stephen Purcell

  • Her Kind of Man(1946)

    as Steve Maddux

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Danger Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Ronnie Mason

  • Mildred Pierce(1945)

    as Monte Beragon

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Southerner(1945)

    as Sam Tucker

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Mask of Dimitrios(1944)

    as Dimitrios Makropoulos

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1944 to 1964.

Biggest box office

Mildred Pierce (1945)

$12K worldwide

Highest rated

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 40 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1940s14 · acting1950s18 · acting1960s8 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 36% of 11 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 Zachary Scott's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 23 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. 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 Zachary Scott work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zachary Scott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Max Steiner shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers