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Bill Steinkellner

Writer and producer · Born February 5, 1949 (77)

Born
February 5, 1949 (77)
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 9 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 35% in 30 days

What are Bill Steinkellner's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
44%
Morality
7%
Society
4%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Absurd
4
Warm
2
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Bill Steinkellner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Steinkellner'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

9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Lion King 1½(2004)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Teacher's Pet(2004)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Teacher's Pet(2000)

    Show 47 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Hope and Gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show Creator

  • Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show Creator

  • The Upper Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Story · Writer

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 269 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Facts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The Pee-Wee Herman Show(1981)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1981 to 2004.

Biggest box office

Teacher's Pet (2004)

$6.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Pee-Wee Herman Show (1981)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Lion King 1½ (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 9: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting5 of 9: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing3 of 9: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 9: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

9 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s3 · crew2000s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Bill Steinkellner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer, producer

Teacher's Pet (2000)

63rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Pee-Wee Herman Show (1981)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 71/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Bill Steinkellner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Steinkellner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jerry Stiller shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors