Eddy Waller

Actor · Died August 20, 1977, aged 88 · Damascus, Maryland, USA

Henry Edward Waller (April 3, 1889 – August 20, 1977) was an American stage, film and television actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: April 3, 1889
Died: August 20, 1977 (aged 88)
From: Damascus, Maryland, USA
Works as: Actor
Titles: 75 on MovieCove · 185 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 26

What are Eddy Waller's films like?

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

Genres

Drama8 titles34^th

Action2 titles77^th

Western2 titles57^th

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

Morality

36%

Self

20%

Power

14%

Society

11%

Bonds

Survival

Ideas

Justice4 Community3 Deception3 Family bonds2 Survival2 Greed2 Freedom2 Identity2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 12

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Mentor

2 of 4

Shadow

1 of 4

Threshold guardian

1 of 4

Shadowas Hardy in Call the Mesquiteers (1938)
Mentoras Maj. Steven Braddock in New Frontier (1939)
Mentoras Mr. Davis in Louisiana (1947)
Threshold guardianas Nugget Clark in Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Thrilling

Hopeful

Melancholic

Absurd

Other

How their films linger

Rousing5 Feel-good6 Hopeful5 Fun4 Unsettling2 Bittersweet2

How their films end

Happy9
Bittersweet3
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 Eddy Waller's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Best Westerns Ever9 titles, show their 9 titles on Best Westerns Ever
Shout! TV5 titles, show their 5 titles on Shout! TV
Great American Pure Flix4 titles, show their 4 titles on Great American Pure Flix
Dove Channel3 titles, show their 3 titles on Dove Channel
IndieFlix3 titles, show their 3 titles on IndieFlix
Best TV Ever2 titles, show their 2 titles on Best TV Ever
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
ScreenPix2 titles, show their 2 titles on ScreenPix
FilmBox+1 title, show their title on FilmBox+
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy

Subscription and free streaming for Eddy Waller'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

185 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page.

Mooncussers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
as Capt. Swain
Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Millard Eakins
Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as John Finley
Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Mose Shell
Bonanza(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Harry
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Texan(1958)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · as Pop Cole
Day of the Badman(1958)
as Mr. Slocum
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Casey Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Show 32 episodes · as Red Rock Smith
Wagon Train(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Ned
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
The Restless Breed(1957)
as Caesar
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Night Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
as Vernon
Hey, Jeannie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Show 1 episode · as Hoot McCoy
The Adventures of Jim Bowie(1956)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Steve Donovan, Western Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 14 episodes · Actor
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Man from Laramie(1955)
as Dr. Selden (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Foxfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
as Old Larky (as Eddy C. Waller)
Man Without a Star(1955)
as Tom Cassidy
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Show 2 episodes · as Captain Swain · as Linc
Father Knows Best(1954)
Show 1 episode · as Will Potter
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Lassie(1954)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Make Haste to Live(1954)
as 'Spud' Kelly
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Public Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Show 1 episode · as Willie Carter
The Far Country(1954)
as Yukon Sam (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Man Behind the Badge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Loretta Young Show(1953)
Show 1 episode · as Joe Rogan
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
El Paso Stampede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
as Nugget Clark
99 River Street(1953)
as Pop Durkee
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Bandits of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
as Nugget Clark
The Last Posse(1953)
as Dr. Pryor
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Savage Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
as Nugget Clark
It Happens Every Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
as James Bartlett
Marshal of Cedar Rock(1953)
as Nugget
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Desperadoes' Outpost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
as Nugget Clark
The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Show 1 episode · as Clam-digger · as Watchman
Four Star Playhouse(1952)
Show 1 episode · as Andy
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Thundering Caravans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
as Sheriff Nugget Clark
Montana Territory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
as Possum Enoch
Black Hills Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
as Nugget Clark
Leadville Gunslinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
as Nugget Clark
Indian Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
as Sagebrush
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · as Chuckwalla
Cavalry Scout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
as Gen. Sherman
California Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Waiter
Woman on the Run(1950)
as Embarcadero Storekeeper (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Rustlers on Horseback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Nugget Clark
Frisco Tornado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Nugget Clark
Vigilante Hideout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Nugget Clark
The Furies(1950)
as Old Man (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Covered Wagon Raid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Nugget Clark
Salt Lake Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Nugget Clark
Code of the Silver Sage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Nugget Clark
Father Is a Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as White (uncredited)
Gunmen of Abilene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
as Sheriff Nugget Clark
Powder River Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Nugget Clark
Navajo Trail Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Nugget Clark
The Lone Ranger(1949)
Show 1 episode · as Jim Haskell
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Bandit King of Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Nugget Clark
The Wyoming Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Nugget Clark
Massacre River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Joe (as Eddie Waller)
Lust for Gold(1949)
as Coroner · as Coroner (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Frontier Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Nugget Clark
Death Valley Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Nugget Clark
Sheriff of Wichita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Nugget Clark
Whispering Smith(1948)
as Conductor
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Renegades of Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Nugget Clark
Sundown in Santa Fe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Horace Harvey 'Nugget' Clark
The Girl from Manhattan(1948)
as Jim Allison
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Denver Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Nugget
Desperadoes of Dodge City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Nugget Clark
The Strawberry Roan(1948)
as Steve
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Marshal of Amarillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Nugget Clark
River Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Hewitt
Carson City Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Nugget Clark
The Bold Frontiersman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Sheriff Nugget Clark
Adventures in Silverado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Will Thatcher
The Return of the Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Sam the Caretaker
Oklahoma Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Nugget
Black Bart(1948)
as Ed Mason
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
as Frank Wagner
Secret Beyond the Door...(1947)
as Lem (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Bandits of Dark Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
as Nugget Clark · as Nugget
Dangerous Years(1947)
as Jock Neely (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Louisiana(1947)
as Mr. Davis
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Nightmare Alley(1947)
as Farmer Friend of J.E. Giles (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Wild Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
as Nugget Clark
The Sea of Grass(1947)
as Homesteader (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Pursued(1947)
as Ben McComber (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
A Boy and His Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as Sheriff Kelly
Magnificent Doll(1946)
as Arthur (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Singing on the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as Lem
Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as Sam
Lover Come Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as Mr. Russell
Sun Valley Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as Major Harding
Abilene Town(1946)
as Hannaberry
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Dakota(1945)
as Stagecoach Driver
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Rough Riders of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
as Andy Carson
River Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
as Mr. Fish
The Affairs of Susan(1945)
as Grumpy Man at Bright Dollar (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Missing Corpse(1945)
as Desmond
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Man Who Walked Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
as Farmer
Belle of the Yukon(1944)
as Lynch Mob Member with Rope (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Mystery of the River Boat(1944)
as Charles Langtry
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Tall in the Saddle(1944)
as Santa Inez Depot Master (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Raiders of Ghost City(1944)
as Doc Blair (as Eddy C. Waller)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Mummy's Ghost(1944)
as Ben Evans (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Rationing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as Smith (uncredited)
My Kingdom for a Cook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Sam Thornton
The Kansan(1943)
as Ed Gilbert
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Headin' for God's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Hank
A Lady Takes a Chance(1943)
as Bus Station Attendant (as Ed Waller)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Destroyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Marty, a riveter
Silver Spurs(1943)
as Davis
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Something to Shout About(1943)
as George Priam
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Cinderella Swings It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Lem (as Ed Waller)
Night Monster(1942)
as Jeb Harmon
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Mummy's Tomb(1942)
as Police Scientist (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Scattergood Survives a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Lafe Allen
Call of the Canyon(1942)
as Dave Crosby (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
A-Haunting We Will Go(1942)
as Bagman (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Sundown Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Clem Black
Lone Star Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Mitchell
Shut My Big Mouth(1942)
as Happy
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Wild Bill Hickok Rides(1942)
as Settler
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Don't Get Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Slim
Road Agent(1941)
as Lewis (Rancher)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Bandit Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as Tom Haggerty
Honky Tonk(1941)
as Fred, Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Sergeant York(1941)
as Man at Church (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Six-Gun Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as Ben Blanchard
Bad Men of Missouri(1941)
as Wagon Train Leader
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Son of Davy Crockett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as Grandpa Matthews
Hands Across the Rockies(1941)
as Judge Plunkett
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
In Old Colorado(1941)
as Woods Cowboy Jim Stark
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Scattergood Baines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Western Union(1941)
as Stagecoach Driver #1
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Santa Fe Trail(1940)
as Workman (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Texas Terrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Judge Charles Bennett
The Devil's Pipeline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Benedict
Brigham Young(1940)
as an with California Gold News
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Howards of Virginia(1940)
as Patriot Scout
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Boom Town(1940)
as Hotel Desk Clerk in Burkburnett · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Gold Rush Maisie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Ben Hartley
You're Not So Tough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Griswold
Carolina Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Colonel Stanhope
Stagecoach War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Quince Cobalt
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Panhandler
20 Mule Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Horsecollar, the Bartender
Viva Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Stagecoach Driver
The Grapes of Wrath(1940)
as Proprietor
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Blue Bird(1940)
as Birch Tree (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Legion of the Lawless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as Lafe Barton
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Second Stage Driver
The Man from Montreal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Old Jacques (as Eddy C. Waller)
Geronimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Private
Allegheny Uprising(1939)
as Jailer
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Legion of Lost Flyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Petey
Drunk Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Slow Driver (uncredited)
Two Bright Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Sheriff
Konga, the Wild Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Gloomy
New Frontier(1939)
as Major Steven Braddock
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Mutiny on the Blackhawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Parson
The Return of the Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Guard on Stagecoach
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell(1939)
as Storekeeper
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Rough Riders' Round-up(1939)
Actor
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Money to Loan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Loan Victim in House
Jesse James(1939)
as Deputy
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Stand Up and Fight(1939)
as Conductor
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Greener Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Beekeeper
Out West with the Hardys(1938)
as Carson Hodge (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Think It Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Actor
Flaming Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Andy Grant
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Stone
A Criminal Is Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Cafe Owner Joe
State Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Constable Higgins
Call the Mesquiteers(1938)
as The Chief
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Bad Man of Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Trial Witness
Wild and Woolly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Fireman (uncredited)
Sweetheart of the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Krump
The Public Pays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as The Association's Landlord (uncredited)
Meet Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Golf Starter (uncredited)
Rhythm on the Range(1936)
as Field Judge
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Mind Reader(1933)
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Great Gabbo(1929)
as Vaudevillian (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 90^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 185 titles from 1929 to 1962.

Highest rated

99 River Street (1953)

Midcredits 90^th

Film career

1939Screen debut· Jesse James

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting185 of 185 · 56^th

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s31 · acting1940s98 · acting1950s52 · acting1960s3 · acting

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles

3944

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 Eddy Waller's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54^th percentile, the median of all 66; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

39^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

22^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

75^th and up13
50^th to 74^th31
25^th to 49^th21
Below 25^th10

Shape of the crowd

41 of their 75 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved3
Crowd Pleaser41
Broadly Agreed12
Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Call the Mesquiteers (1938)

65^th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Midcredits 98^th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 44. 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.