Character actor and film editor, son of Houseley Stevenson. Like his father and brother, actor Onslow Stevens), trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he appeared in plays and learn stagecraft. He had a number of small film roles, then drifted into film editing. He spent several years as post-production supervisor at Bing Crosby Productions. He died in 1997, survived by wife Nina and two daughters.
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Biography from IMDb.
- May 25, 1914 (112)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Editor and actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Houseley Stevenson Jr.'s films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Houseley Stevenson Jr.'s films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Houseley Stevenson Jr.'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
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
The Invisible Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Peter and Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Great Santini(1979)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
A Real American Hero(1978)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Mean Dog Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Special Delivery(1976)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Part 2: Walking Tall(1975)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Hanged Man(1974)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Terror in the Wax Museum(1973)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Walking Tall(1973)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Ben(1972)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Willard(1971)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Night Slaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Caddy(1953)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The War of the Worlds(1953)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Atomic City(1952)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
All That I Have (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1951 to 1983.
Biggest box office
The Great Santini (1979)
Highest rated
The Great Santini (1979)
Most popular right now
The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
Film career
- 1953Screen debut· The War of the Worlds
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 Houseley Stevenson Jr.'s films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 6 are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Houseley Stevenson Jr. work with?
People who share at least 2 of Houseley Stevenson Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bing Crosby shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Samuel A. PeeplesShared titles: A Real American Hero (1978), Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel A. Peeples
Actors
- Forrest TuckerShared titles: A Real American Hero (1978), Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Forrest Tucker
- Bo SvensonShared titles: Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977), Special Delivery (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Bo Svenson
Composers
- Walter ScharfShared titles: A Real American Hero (1978), Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Walter Scharf
Producers
- Bing CrosbyShared titles: The Great Santini (1979), A Real American Hero (1978), Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977), Special Delivery (1976)See all 4 shared titles with Bing Crosby
- Charles A. PrattShared titles: The Great Santini (1979), A Real American Hero (1978), Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977), Special Delivery (1976)See all 4 shared titles with Charles A. Pratt
- Samuel Z. ArkoffShared titles: Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977), Special Delivery (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel Z. Arkoff
