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Robert Wilcox

Robert Wilcox

Actor · Died June 11, 1955, aged 45 · Rochester, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Wilcox (May 19, 1910, Rochester, New York – June 11, 1955, New York City), was a U.S. movie actor of the 1930s and 40s. His career began in earnest in 1936 after being discovered doing a summer-stock production of The Petrified Forest. He was married twice, first to Florence Rice in 1937, and then later to Diana Barrymore in 1950. He is perhaps best known for playing Bob Wayne and his alter ego, The Copperhead in the 1940 movie serial Mysterious Doctor Satan. Wilcox died of a heart attack on June 11, 1955. He was 45 years old. He is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Wilcox (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 10, 1910
Died
June 11, 1955 (aged 45)
From
Rochester, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 25 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 30% in 30 days

What are Robert Wilcox's films like?

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

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
36%
Bonds
19%
Power
15%
Self
12%
Society
9%
Ideas
9%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

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 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Mentor
1 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Joyful
4
Warm
3
Dread
2
Thrilling
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Robert Wilcox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Wilcox'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

25 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Famous Teddy Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 20 episodes · Teleplay · Writer

  • The Vigilantes Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Clay Curtwright

  • Wild Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Gordon Madison

  • The Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Richard Arnold

  • Mysterious Doctor Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bob Wayne / Copperhead

  • Dreaming Out Loud(1940)

    as Dr. Kenneth Barnes

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Island of Doomed Men(1940)

    as Mark Sheldon

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Lone Wolf Strikes(1940)

    as Ralph Bolton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Buried Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Johnny Martin

  • The Man They Could Not Hang(1939)

    as 'Scoop' Foley

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Blondie Takes a Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as John Larkin

  • Undercover Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tom Logan

  • The Kid from Texas(1939)

    as 'Duke' Hastings

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Gambling Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Larry Mitchell

  • Swing That Cheer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Larry Royal

  • Little Tough Guy(1938)

    as Paul Wilson

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Young Fugitives(1938)

    as Ray Riggins

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Tony

  • Reckless Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Danny Farrell

  • City Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Donald Sanford

  • Carnival Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Art Calhoun

  • Wild and Woolly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Frank Bailey

  • Armored Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Larry Wills

  • The Man in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Frankie Dunne

  • Let Them Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr. Donald Clipton

Career shape

Star power in the 42nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1937 to 1989.

Highest rated

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

The Kid from Texas (1939)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting24 of 25: 24 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thWriting1 of 25: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s17 · acting1940s7 · acting1980s1 · 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 Robert Wilcox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 4 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

Midcredits 73rd · 65% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 54. 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 Robert Wilcox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Wilcox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Don Beddoe shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers