JD Souther
Actor · Died September 18, 2024, aged 78 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
John David Souther was an American singer-songwriter and actor, well-known for having (co-)written hit songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles. Some of his hits for the Eagles include "Best of My Love", "Victim of Love", "Heartache Tonight", and "New Kid in Town." Souther recorded two major hit songs in his solo career: "You're Only Lonely" (1979) and "Her Town Too" (1981), a duet with longtime friend, James Taylor.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 2, 1945
- September 18, 2024 (aged 78)
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Actor
- 8 on MovieCove
What are JD Souther's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
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 7
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Jeffrey Pommeroy in My Girl 2 (1994)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- 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 JD Souther's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for JD Souther'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
8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Nashville(2012)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Deadline(2012)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Purgatory(1999)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
My Girl 2(1994)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Postcards from the Edge(1990)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Always(1989)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 8 titles from 1989 to 2012; peak year 1989.
Biggest box office
My Girl 2 (1994)
Highest rated
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)
Most popular right now
My Girl 2 (1994)
Film career
Peak 1989 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 1989Screen debut· Always
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 JD Souther's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 38. 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 JD Souther work with?
People who share at least 2 of JD Souther's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jackson Browne shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Jackson BrowneShared titles: Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill (2022), History of the Eagles (2013), Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Jackson Browne
- David GeffenShared titles: Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill (2022), History of the Eagles (2013)See all 2 shared titles with David Geffen
- Eric RobertsShared titles: Deadline (2012), Purgatory (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Roberts
