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Beverly Tyler

Beverly Tyler

Actor · Died November 23, 2005, aged 78 · Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

This relatively obscure, sweet-faced "B" level ingénue of the post-war 40s and 50s was born Beverly Jean Saul of modest beginnings in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on July 5, 1927. Her mother was a secretary who secured piano and music lessons for her young daughter. Her father was employed with a typewriter company. As a teenager Beverly made her singing debut on radio. Moving to Hollywood with her mother, she was groomed by MGM at the ripe old age of 14 and made her first picture with a bit part in The Youngest Profession (1943) using her real name. She was given the more attractive marquee name of "Beverly Tyler" before the ink had barely dried on her contract. Her career showed some signs of improvement after appearing opposite Tom Drake in The Green Years (1946) and Peter Lawford in the lightweight comedy My Brother Talks to Horses (1947), but then she was forced to wait out a lull. Strangely enough, other than for a brief singing bit in Best Foot Forward (1943), Beverly was never promoted in musicals by MGM, or any other studio for that matter -- although she did test once for the Kathryn Grayson part in That Midnight Kiss (1949) starring Mario Lanza. She did, however, appear in the short-lived Kurt Weill musical "The Firebrand of Florence" on Broadway in 1945, and performed in the musical "Miss Liberty" in Los Angeles in 1950. Beverly also sang on TV on such variety shows as "Cavalcade of Stars" and "Shower of Stars." She returned to the camera after a three-year absence in 1950 with Mickey Rooney in The Fireball (1950), and in another horse film, Hills of the Brave (1950). Most of the roles offered had her playing an altruistic love interest amid rugged surroundings in such western adventures as The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) and The Cimarron Kid (1952). She made only a handful of films over the course of her career, which effectively ended once Voodoo Island (1957) and Hong Kong Confidential (1958) were in the can. A serviceable co-star, little attempt was made by the Hollywood powers-that-be to effectively challenge her multiple talents. Although she dated the likes of Tom Drake, Peter Lawford, Audie Murphy, Mickey Rooney and Rory Calhoun, this lovely sparrow did not settle down in marriage until 1962 when she wed comedy writer/director Jim Jordan, Jr. ("The Colgate Comedy Hour"), who was the son of the famous "Fibber McGee & Molly" radio couple. Beverly instantly retired from the business and together the couple produced a son. The only performing she has done over the years was to appear in a few local theater productions in Reno, Nevada, having moved there in 1972. Her husband later became a developer. Beverly died at age 78 of a pulmonary embolism on November 23, 2005, and was survived by her son, James W. Jordan, and three step-daughters.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 5, 1927
Died
November 23, 2005 (aged 78)
From
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 19 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Beverly Tyler's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Survival
20%
Power
17%
Bonds
14%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Freedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 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 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · 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 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
2
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4

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 Beverly Tyler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Beverly Tyler'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, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Andy Griffith Show(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Gladys "Melissa" Stevens

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Hong Kong Confidential(1958)

    as Fay Wells

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone(1958)

    as Della Cooper

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sylvia Clarkson

  • Voodoo Island(1957)

    as Sarah Adams

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Night Without Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Singer (Uncredited)

  • The Battle at Apache Pass(1952)

    as Mary Keerney

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Cimarron Kid(1952)

    as Carrie Roberts

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Bigelow Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Fireball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mary Reeves

  • The Palomino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Maria Guevara

  • The Silver Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Beginning or the End(1947)

    as Anne Cochran

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • My Brother Talks to Horses(1947)

    as Martha Sterling

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Green Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Alison Keith as a young lady

  • Bathing Beauty(1944)

    as Co-Ed (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Best Foot Forward(1943)

    as Vocalist

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Youngest Profession(1943)

    as Thyra Winter

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1943 to 1960.

Highest rated

The Beginning or the End (1947)

Midcredits 60th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 19: 19 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1940s7 · acting1950s11 · acting1960s1 · acting

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 Beverly Tyler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

Best Foot Forward (1943)

Midcredits 60th · 52% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 46. 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 Beverly Tyler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Beverly Tyler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Orville H. Hampton shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers