Tom Southern
Actor · Born July 4, 1906 (120) · Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Besides acting in motion pictures as well as on the stage, Tom Southern, who was a champion track star at Wilberforce University in Ohio, also sold insurance and real estate in Los Angeles. He also worked as a journalist for the local Black owned and operated newspapers in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Sentinel and the California Eagle. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
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Biography from IMDb.
- July 4, 1906 (120)
- Searcy, Arkansas, USA
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
What are Tom Southern's films like?
Across their 5 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 5
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Connors in Harlem Rides the Range (1939)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
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 Tom Southern's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Tom Southern'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, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Amos 'n' Andy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Look-Out Sister(1947)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mystery in Swing(1940)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Double Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Harlem Rides the Range(1939)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Bronze Buckaroo(1939)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Two-Gun Man from Harlem(1938)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Spirit of Youth(1938)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 1938 to 1951.
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 Tom Southern's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 23. 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 Tom Southern work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tom Southern's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard C. Kahn shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Richard C. KahnShared titles: Harlem Rides the Range (1939), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939), Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Richard C. Kahn
Actors
- Clarence BrooksShared titles: Harlem Rides the Range (1939), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939), Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Clarence Brooks
- Spencer WilliamsShared titles: Harlem Rides the Range (1939), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939), Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Spencer Williams
- Artie YoungShared titles: Harlem Rides the Range (1939), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Artie Young
- F.E. MillerShared titles: Harlem Rides the Range (1939), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)See all 2 shared titles with F.E. Miller
Composers and cinematographers
- Clark RamseyShared titles: Harlem Rides the Range (1939), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Clark Ramsey
- Lew PorterShared titles: Harlem Rides the Range (1939), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Lew Porter
- Roland PriceShared titles: Harlem Rides the Range (1939), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Roland Price
Mixed roles
- Herb JeffriesShared titles: Harlem Rides the Range (1939), Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Herb Jeffries
