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Aron Tager

Aron Tager

Actor · Died February 28, 2019, aged 84 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Aron Tager was a versatile American-Canadian actor, voice artist, and sculptor. He is most fondly remembered by 90s kids for his recurring role as the eccentric "mad scientist" Dr. Vink in the Nickelodeon horror anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 30, 1934
Died
February 28, 2019 (aged 84)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 87 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Aron Tager's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
38%
Self
25%
Morality
10%
Power
9%
Survival
9%
Society
8%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · 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 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Absurd
4
Joyful
3
Warm
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Aron Tager's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aron Tager'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

87 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page.

  • His Master's Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Linguistics Professor

  • Ransom(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandfather

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • My 90 Year Old Roommate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Harry

  • He Never Died(2015)

    as Announcer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Heroes Reborn(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Angry Guy

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • 88(2015)

    as Dale

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Goon(2011)

    as Mr. Goldsmith

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mayer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Dating Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Steiner (voice)

  • You Might as Well Live(2009)

    as Rabbi Kirshenblat

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Echo(2008)

    as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • You Kill Me(2007)

    as Walter Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Black Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as George Graham

  • Courts mais Gay : Tome 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Calvin

  • Billable Hours(2006)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mortie Fagen

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Jane and the Dragon(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · as Sir Theodore Boarmaster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • A Lobster Tale(2006)

    as Morty Thorpe

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Masters of Horror(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Calvin

  • Kojak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cool Money(2005)

    as Judge Raymond Ziff

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lives of the Saints (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawyer

  • Wonderfalls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwen

  • Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story(2003)

    as Pops

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Name of the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Professor Wiseman

  • Boys Briefs 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Trick 1 (segment "Touch")

  • Second String(2002)

    as Charley Tuck

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Martin and Lewis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Max Coleman

  • The Pact(2002)

    as Judge H. Rossiter

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fancy Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Zero

  • Puppets Who Kill(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Janitor

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo Otterman

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • 10,000 Black Men Named George(2002)

    as Governor Morrow

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Trick 1 (as Aaron Tager)

  • The Kid(2001)

    as Guard

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Protection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Lujak

  • Serendipity(2001)

    as Janitor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bernard Fromm · as Commissioner Bernard Fromm · as Commissioner Skinner · as Mr. Carlisle

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Chasing Cain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Rad

  • Blue Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Santa Who?(2000)

    as Grandpa

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • X-Men(2000)

    as Emcee

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Common Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mr. Manos

  • A Holiday Romance(1999)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Third Miracle(1999)

    as Cardinal Humes

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as J. Edgar Hoover

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawrence Zale

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Rocky Marciano(1999)

    as Charley Goldman

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Arithmetic(1999)

    as Uncle Abe

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Blind Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Judge Aker

  • The Windsor Protocol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business(1998)

    as John Devereaux

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Donkey Kong Raiders of the Lost Banana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Cranky Kong

  • Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms(1998)

    as John Devreaux

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Donkey Kong Country(1997)

    Show 40 episodes · as Cranky Kong (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • His Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dr. Frank

  • Silver Surfer(1998)

    Show as Master of Zenn-La

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Love Prophet and the Children of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as David Berg (voice)

  • Earth: Final Conflict(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Smackovich

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Cranky Kong (voice)

  • Murder at 1600(1997)

    as Treasury Guard #2

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Peacekeepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mondolo

  • The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police(1997)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Trilogy of Terror II(1996)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Captive Heart: The James Mink Story(1996)

    as Conductor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Blazing Dragons(1996)

    Show 39 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Curtis's Charm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Park Worker

  • Goosebumps: Piano Lessons Can Be Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr. Shreek

  • Goosebumps(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Shreek

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Hardy Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy

  • Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde(1995)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Highlander: The Final Dimension(1994)

    as Stosh

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Due South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Bert Block · as Nelson · as Tom

  • Chili's Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Eye of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as McCready

  • Sweet Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Officer Lipsky

  • Because Why (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Bert

  • Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Émission télé

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

    as Jimmy

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

    as Fishmonger

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1990)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dr. Vink · as Zeebo

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Heritage Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as McFarlane

  • Heritage Minutes: Jennie Trout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as McFarlane

  • The Real Story of Baa Baa Black Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Master Wolf (voice)

  • The Little Flying Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 39 episodes · as Additional voices (voice)

  • Vox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Fernando Moroso

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles, 84 of them dated from 1990 to 2018; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

You Kill Me (2007)

$3.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Silver Surfer (1998)

Film career

19902018

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1990s40 · acting2000s36 · acting2010s8 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
9202

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Aron Tager's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 44 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Billable Hours (2006)

91st percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990)

Midcredits 93rd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 39. 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 Aron Tager work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aron Tager's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patricia Burns shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers