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Henry Wilcoxon

Henry Wilcoxon

Actor · Died March 6, 1984, aged 78 · Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies

Henry Wilcoxon was an actor born in Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies, and best known as a leading man in many of Cecil B. DeMille's films, also serving as DeMille's associate producer on his later films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 8, 1905
Died
March 6, 1984 (aged 78)
From
Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 71 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 26Down 41% in 30 days

What are Henry Wilcoxon's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
31%
Morality
28%
Power
15%
Survival
12%
Society
8%
Self
5%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 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 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 5

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 11 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 8
Mentor
2 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Hero
1 of 8
Threshold guardian
1 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Romantic
12
Joyful
6
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
7
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Henry Wilcoxon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Henry Wilcoxon'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

71 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sweet Sixteen(1982)

    as Greyfeather

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Mathers

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb(1980)

    as Secretary of War Stimson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Man with Bogart's Face(1980)

    as Mr. Chevalier

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Caddyshack(1980)

    as The Bishop

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan(1979)

    as Harrington

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • F.I.S.T.(1978)

    as Win Talbot

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • When Every Day Was the Fourth of July(1978)

    as Judge Henry J. Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Pony Express Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Trevor Kingman

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood(1976)

    as Silent Film Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Against a Crooked Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Cut Tongue / Narrator

  • The Log of the Black Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Alexander Sand

  • The Tribe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Cana

  • Doomsday Machine(1976)

    as Dr. Christopher Perry

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Man in the Wilderness(1971)

    as Indian Chief

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sarge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Bishop Andrade

  • Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Bishop Andrade

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Rick Ballinger

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell(1968)

    as Rear Admiral Arthur L. Stokes

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • It Takes a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Prime Minister Garth

  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The War Lord(1965)

    as Frisian Prince

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Bowers

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Armando Galiano

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Alfredo

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as William Blunt

  • The Ten Commandments(1956)

    Associate Producer · as Pentaur

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as John Bramley

  • Scaramouche(1952)

    as Chevalier de Chabrillaine

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Show on Earth(1952)

    Associate Producer · as Agent Gregory

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Miniver Story(1950)

    as Vicar

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sunset Boulevard(1950)

    as Actor on Samson & Delilah Set (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Samson and Delilah(1949)

    as Prince Ahtur

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court(1949)

    as Sir Lancelot

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Unconquered(1947)

    as Captain Steele

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dragnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Inspector Geoffrey James

  • Johnny Doughboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Oliver Lawrence

  • Mrs. Miniver(1942)

    as Vicar

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Dr. Haggard

  • The Corsican Brothers(1941)

    as Count Victor Franchi

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • South of Tahiti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Captain Larkin

  • Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Dakin Barrolles

  • That Hamilton Woman(1941)

    as Captain Hardy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance(1941)

    as Frank Jordan

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mystery Sea Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Captain Jimmy Madden

  • Earthbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Jeffrey Reynolds

  • The Crooked Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bob Trent

  • Free, Blonde and 21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dr. Hugh Mayberry

  • Tarzan Finds a Son!(1939)

    as Mr. 'Sandee' Sande

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Captain Andre Duvac

  • The Arizona Wildcat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Richard Baldwin

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

    as Allan Graeme

  • Five of a Kind(1938)

    as Dr. Scott Williams

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • If I Were King(1938)

    as Captain of the Watch

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mysterious Mr. Moto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Anton Darvak

  • Keep Smiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Jonathan Rand

  • Prison Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dale

  • Souls at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lieutenant Stanley Tarryton

  • Jericho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Capt. Mack

  • The President's Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as James Blake

  • The Last of the Mohicans(1936)

    as Maj. Duncan Heyward

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Woman Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Capt. Nicolai Ilyinski

  • Hollywood Extra Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Crusades Actor (uncredited)

  • The Crusades(1935)

    as Richard, King of England

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra(1934)

    as Marc Antony

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Princess Charming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Capt. André Launa

  • Lord of the Manor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jim Bridge

  • The Flying Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Inspector Bradley

  • Self Made Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bert Taverner

  • Two Way Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bert Adams

  • The Perfect Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Larry Tindale

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1931 to 1983; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Scaramouche (1952)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Samson and Delilah (1949)

Film career

19311983

Peak 1979 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 71: 69 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdProducing2 of 71: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1930s23 · acting1940s16 · acting1950s6 · 6 acting · 2 crew1960s9 · acting1970s12 · acting1980s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
344454

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 Henry Wilcoxon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

64th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 74, 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.

Is Henry Wilcoxon's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Henry Wilcoxon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henry Wilcoxon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cecil B. DeMille shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers