Willard W. Willingham was born on 17 September 1915 in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for A Time for Dying (1969), 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967) and Battle at Bloody Beach (1961). He died on 21 July 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- September 17, 1915 (111)
- Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- Actor, writer and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Willard W. Willingham's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 5 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet1
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 Willard W. Willingham's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Willard W. Willingham's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
15 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
40 Guns to Apache Pass(1967)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Gunpoint(1966)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Arizona Raiders(1965)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Deadwood '76(1965)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Magic Christmas Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Bullet for a Badman(1964)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Showdown(1963)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Battle at Bloody Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Posse from Hell(1961)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Hell Bent for Leather(1960)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Ride a Crooked Trail(1958)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Night Passage(1957)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Joe Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Red Canyon(1949)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Law Comes to Gunsight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Career shape
Star power in the 53rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1947 to 1967; peak year 1965.
Film career
Peak 1965 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 1957Screen debut· Night Passage
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 Willard W. Willingham's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 45. 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 Willard W. Willingham work with?
People who share at least 2 of Willard W. Willingham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Audie Murphy shares the most, 5.
Directors
- William WitneyShared titles: 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967), Arizona Raiders (1965)See all 2 shared titles with William Witney
Writers
- Mary WillinghamShared titles: 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967), Gunpoint (1966), Arizona Raiders (1965), Bullet for a Badman (1964)See all 4 shared titles with Mary Willingham
Actors
- Audie MurphyShared titles: 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967), Gunpoint (1966), Arizona Raiders (1965), Bullet for a Badman (1964), Posse from Hell (1961)See all 5 shared titles with Audie Murphy
- Royal DanoShared titles: Gunpoint (1966), Posse from Hell (1961)See all 2 shared titles with Royal Dano
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jacques R. MarquetteShared titles: 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967), Arizona Raiders (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Jacques R. Marquette
- Richard LaSalleShared titles: 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967), Arizona Raiders (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Richard LaSalle
- Russell F. SchoengarthShared titles: Gunpoint (1966), Bullet for a Badman (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Russell F. Schoengarth
Producers
- Gordon KayShared titles: Gunpoint (1966), Bullet for a Badman (1964), Posse from Hell (1961)See all 3 shared titles with Gordon Kay
- Grant WhytockShared titles: 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967), Arizona Raiders (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Grant Whytock