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Frank von Zerneck

Frank von Zerneck

Producer · Born November 4, 1940 (85) · New York City, New York, USA

Frank von Zerneck is an American television movie producer. He was born in New York City then moved to Los Angeles. He worked as a theater producer in California, before heading on as a long-form television producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 4, 1940 (85)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
95 on MovieCove · 145 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 6% in 30 days

What are Frank von Zerneck's films like?

Across their 93 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama41 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
25%
Morality
22%
Self
20%
Survival
16%
Society
7%
Power
7%
Ideas
3%
Justice29 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds23 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 92 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 30 · Serious 28 · Dark 34

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

Grounded 80 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 27 · Charged 41 · Intense 24

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

Steady 49 · Shifting 40 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 65 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 41 · Even-paced 49 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 43 · Engaged 48 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 33 · Affecting 34 · Heavy 25

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

Resolved 79 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
65
Melancholic
39
Hopeful
26
Warm
23
Dread
19
Other
68

How their films linger

Hopeful29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy35
  • Bittersweet41
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous10

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 Frank von Zerneck's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 95 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (34).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank von Zerneck'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

145 credits, 95 with a MovieCove page.

  • Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • New York Prison Break the Seduction of Joyce Mitchell(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cleveland Abduction(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Blue-Eyed Butcher(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Left to Die(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Deck the Halls(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Good Morning, Killer(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • 12 Dates of Christmas(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Innocent(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Justice for Natalee Holloway(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Beauty & the Briefcase(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Bridesmaids(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Pregnancy Pact(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Acceptance(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Natalee Holloway(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Sorority Wars(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Flirting with Forty(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Circuit(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Racing for Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Queen Sized(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Girl, Positive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Relative Chaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Fatal Desire(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • For One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Vampire Bats(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt for the BTK Killer(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Haunting Sarah(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ambulance Girl(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Spring Break Shark Attack(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Vinegar Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Mom at Sixteen(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Category 7: The End of the World(2005)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Naughty or Nice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • Category 6: Day of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • While I Was Gone(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • I Do (But I Don't)(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Reversible Errors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • The Mystery of Natalie Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • Gracie's Choice(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Category 6: Day of Destruction(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Elizabeth Smart Story(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • See Jane Date(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tempted(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Heart of a Stranger(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • They Shoot Divas, Don't They?(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Just a Walk in the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Scared Silent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • We Were the Mulvaneys(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Three Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • After Amy(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Within These Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Acceptable Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Nowhere to Land(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Silent Predators(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Murder on Shadow Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Fatal Error (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Don't Look Down(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Host(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Holiday in Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Two Came Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

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

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • NightScream(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Mother Knows Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Murder Live!(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dying to Belong(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Horse(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • My Son Is Innocent(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • No One Would Tell(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tornado!(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Terror in the Family(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Terminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • God's Lonely Man(1996)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The West Side Waltz(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Living in Oblivion(1995)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Seduced and Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • The Other Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Lies Boys Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Mortal Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Corpse Had a Familiar Face(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • French Silk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Beyond Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Lady Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • The Presence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Woman with a Past(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Survive the Savage Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer

  • Menu for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • The Great Los Angeles Earthquake(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Opposites Attract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Too Young to Die?(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson(1990)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Executive Producer

  • Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders(1989)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Maybe Baby(1988)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lady Mobster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • To Heal a Nation(1988)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Proud Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • The Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • Queenie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Combat High(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Final Jeopardy(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hostage Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer

  • Answers(1985)

    Producer

  • Romance on the Orient Express(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Challenge of a Lifetime(1985)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Obsessive Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Executive Producer

  • I Married a Centerfold(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Summer Fantasy(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Invitation to Hell(1984)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Policewoman Centerfold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Executive Producer

  • Night Partners(1983)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Baby Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • The First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer

  • Forbidden Love(1982)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • In the Custody of Strangers(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal(1982)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Return of the Rebels(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Miracle on Ice(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Babysitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer

  • Portrait of an Escort(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Disaster on the Coastliner(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Portrait of a Stripper(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Anatomy of a Seduction(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold(1978)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Getting Married(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Escape from Bogen County (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Producer

  • Delta County, U.S.A.(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 21 Hours at Munich(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Tunnel Vision(1976)

    as Winfield Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Desperate Miles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 139 titles from 1975 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Living in Oblivion (1995)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Living in Oblivion (1995)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

12 Dates of Christmas (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 139: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing138 of 139: 138 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rd

By decade

1970s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew1980s30 · crew1990s44 · crew2000s41 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s1 · crew

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 Frank von Zerneck's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of the 93 of 94 with a score; across their 92 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 92

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 92

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 92

Midcredits score across 94 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th43
  • Below 25th30

Shape of the crowd

69 of their 94 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed69

Most divisive · producer

While I Was Gone (2004)

87th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Living in Oblivion (1995)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

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 Frank von Zerneck work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank von Zerneck's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert M. Sertner shares the most, 69.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

  • Neil Roach11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Neil Roach
  • Robert Florio10 titles · 9 as editor    See all 10 shared titles with Robert Florio
  • Tod Feuerman9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Tod Feuerman
  • Gregory Prange8 titles · 7 as editor    See all 8 shared titles with Gregory Prange

Producers

  • Robert M. Sertner69 titles    See newest 12 of 69 shared titles with Robert M. Sertner
  • Randy Sutter43 titles    See newest 12 of 43 shared titles with Randy Sutter
  • Ted Babcock33 titles    See newest 12 of 33 shared titles with Ted Babcock
  • Peter Sadowski27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Peter Sadowski

Mixed roles