
Philip Van Zandt
Actor · Died February 15, 1958, aged 53 · Amsterdam, Holland
Philip Van Zandt, sometimes billed as Phil Van Zandt, was a Dutch-American actor of stage, film, and television. He made nearly 250 film and television appearances between 1939 and 1958.
Biography from TMDB.
- October 4, 1904
- February 15, 1958 (aged 53)
- Amsterdam, Holland
- Actor
- 77 on MovieCove · 161 credits in all
What are Philip Van Zandt's films like?
Across their 17 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 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2
Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 6
Steady 11 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1
Casual 10 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Shadowas King Peterson in City of Missing Girls (1941)
- Threshold guardianas Grand Wazir AbuHassan in A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
- Shadowas Clint McClay in Yukon Gold (1952)
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
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 Philip Van Zandt's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).
- Sweet Smell of Success (1957) · actor · free
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943) · actor · free
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) · actor · free
- So Ends Our Night (1941) · actor · free
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) · actor · free
- Adventures of Superman (1952) · actor · free
- The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) · actor · free
- Where Danger Lives (1950) · actor · free
- Father Knows Best (1954) · actor · free
- Hopalong Cassidy (1952) · actor · free
- Apache (1954) · actor · free
- Winners of the West (1940) · actor · free
- +4 more
- ScreenPix, show their 4 titles on ScreenPix
- Dove Channel, show their 2 titles on Dove Channel
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 2 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- Best Westerns Ever, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
- IndieFlix, show their title on IndieFlix
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
Subscription and free streaming for Philip Van Zandt'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
161 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page.

Fifi Blows Her Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Outer Space Jitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

The Crooked Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

The Thin Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Man of a Thousand Faces(1957)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Sweet Smell of Success(1957)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Lonely Man(1957)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Midnight Story(1957)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The 27th Day(1957)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all filmsBroken Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Hot Stuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Three for Jamie Dawn(1956)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Our Miss Brooks(1956)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Army Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Uranium Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
So You Want to Be a V.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Jungle Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

To Catch a Thief(1955)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
I Cover the Underworld(1955)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)So You Want to Be on a Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Bedlam in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

G.I. Dood It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Scotched in Scotland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Father Knows Best(1954)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Knutzy Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

The Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Apache(1954)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Gog(1954)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Musty Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Playgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Yankee Pasha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Dragon's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
So You Want to Be an Heir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Prisoners of the Casbah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Topper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Clipped Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Ride, Vaquero!(1953)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Spooks! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
So You Want a Television Set (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
So You Want to Be a Musician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

The Life Of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Because of You(1952)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Terry and the Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Adventures of Superman(1952)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Hopalong Cassidy(1952)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Yukon Gold(1952)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Son of Ali Baba(1952)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
At Sword's Point(1952)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Macao(1952)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Thief of Damascus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Gang Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Viva Zapata!(1952)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Dangerous Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

The Living Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Submarine Command(1951)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

His Kind of Woman(1951)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Ghost Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Life with Buster Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Target Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

The Living Christ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Three Arabian Nuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Cyrano de Bergerac(1950)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Where Danger Lives(1950)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Copper Canyon(1950)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Indian Territory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

One Shivery Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

The Flame and the Arrow(1950)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Dopey Dicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

The Blonde Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Tension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Red, Hot and Blue(1949)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
House of Strangers(1949)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Lady Gambles(1949)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Fuelin' Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Alias Nick Beal(1949)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Mummy's Dummies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

The Saxon Charm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Walk a Crooked Mile(1948)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Embraceable You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

The Vicious Circle(1948)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Street with No Name(1948)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Shanghai Chest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Fiddlers Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

April Showers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

The Big Clock(1948)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Squareheads of the Round Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

The Lady from Shanghai(1947)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Slave Girl(1947)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Easy Come, Easy Go(1947)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
California(1947)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Last Frontier Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Decoy(1946)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Pardon My Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Below the Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Night and Day(1946)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Don't Gamble with Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Somewhere in the Night(1946)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Joe Palooka, Champ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Gilda(1946)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Counter-Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Sudan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

House of Frankenstein(1944)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Unwritten Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

The Conspirators(1944)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Very Thought of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

The Big Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Swing Hostess(1944)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Till We Meet Again(1944)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Dragon Seed(1944)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Story of Dr. Wassell(1944)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Shine on Harvest Moon(1944)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
A Guy Named Joe(1943)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
None Shall Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Tarzan's Desert Mystery(1943)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Old Acquaintance(1943)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Above Suspicion(1943)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Air Raid Wardens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Hangmen Also Die!(1943)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Tarzan Triumphs(1943)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Hard Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Commandos Strike at Dawn(1942)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Reunion in France(1942)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Northwest Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Devil with Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Wake Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Calling Dr. Gillespie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Invisible Agent(1942)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Maisie Gets Her Man(1942)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Nazi Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

All Through the Night(1942)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Paris Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

The Night of January 16th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

New York Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

They Dare Not Love(1941)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Ride on Vaquero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Citizen Kane(1941)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
City of Missing Girls(1941)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
In Old Colorado(1941)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
So Ends Our Night(1941)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Where Did You Get That Girl? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

The Lady in Question(1940)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Winners of the West(1940)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dancing Co-Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Those High Grey Walls(1939)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 161 titles from 1939 to 1958.
Film career
- 1941Screen debut· Citizen Kane
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 Philip Van Zandt's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 74; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up22
- 50th to 74th31
- 25th to 49th19
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
43 of their 77 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved7
- Crowd Pleaser43
- Broadly Agreed14
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 43. 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 Philip Van Zandt work with?
People who share at least 2 of Philip Van Zandt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harry J. Wild shares the most, 3.
Directors
- John FarrowShared titles: His Kind of Woman (1951), Where Danger Lives (1950)See all 2 shared titles with John Farrow

- Wilhelm ThieleShared titles: Tarzan Triumphs (1943), Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Wilhelm Thiele

Writers
- Earl FeltonShared titles: The Pride and the Passion (1957), His Kind of Woman (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Earl Felton
- Carroll YoungShared titles: Tarzan Triumphs (1943), Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Carroll Young
- Edgar Rice BurroughsShared titles: Tarzan Triumphs (1943), Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Edgar Rice Burroughs

Actors
- John WengrafShared titles: The Pride and the Passion (1957), Gog (1954)See all 2 shared titles with John Wengraf

- Raymond BurrShared titles: His Kind of Woman (1951), Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Raymond Burr

- Robert MitchumShared titles: His Kind of Woman (1951), Where Danger Lives (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Mitchum

- Carl EsmondShared titles: Walk a Crooked Mile (1948), Slave Girl (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Carl Esmond

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Harry J. WildShared titles: His Kind of Woman (1951), Tarzan Triumphs (1943), Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)See all 3 shared titles with Harry J. Wild
- George RobinsonShared titles: The Vicious Circle (1948), Walk a Crooked Mile (1948), Slave Girl (1947)See all 3 shared titles with George Robinson
- Paul SawtellShared titles: Walk a Crooked Mile (1948), Tarzan Triumphs (1943), Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Sawtell
- Frederic KnudtsonShared titles: The Pride and the Passion (1957), His Kind of Woman (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Frederic Knudtson
Producers
- Sol LesserShared titles: Tarzan Triumphs (1943), Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Sol Lesser



