Skip to content
MovieCove
Alfie Wise

Alfie Wise

Actor · Died July 22, 2025, aged 81 · Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

Alfie Wise was an American actor who appeared in The Cannonball Run and Smokey and the Bandit.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 17, 1943
Died
July 22, 2025 (aged 81)
From
Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 27 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 25% in 30 days

What are Alfie Wise's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Bonds
25%
Morality
18%
Society
9%
Power
5%
Self-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · 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 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
5
Tense
2
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Absurd
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Alfie Wise's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alfie Wise'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

27 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • S Club 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · as Howard Borlotti

  • Catherine's Grove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Burt

  • We Are Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as John McQuade

  • Smoke N Lightnin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Carter

  • B.L. Stryker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver Wardell

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Top Rat

  • Heat(1986)

    as Felix

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rad(1986)

    as Eliott Dole

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • City Heat(1984)

    as Short Guy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Trauma Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sidney 'Hatter' Pacelli

  • Stroker Ace(1983)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Paternity(1981)

    as Cabbie

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Cannonball Run(1981)

    as Batman

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Stunts Unlimited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Fall Director

  • Starting Over(1979)

    as Workshop Member

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Death Car on the Freeway(1979)

    as Ace Durham

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Hot Stuff(1979)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Young Guy Christian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Guard

  • Legends of the Super Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as The Atom

  • Legends of the Superheroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as The Atom

  • Hooper(1978)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The End(1978)

    as Male Nurse

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Smokey and the Bandit(1977)

    as Patrolman Traffic Jam

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Swashbuckler(1976)

    as Sailor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Midway(1976)

    as Chief Radioman Horace F. Dobbs

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Yard(1974)

    as Trooper II

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Call Her Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jeremy

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1972 to 1999; peak year 1978.

Biggest box office

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

$127M worldwide

Highest rated

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Hooper (1978)

Film career

19721999

Peak 1978 · 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.

  • 1976Screen debut· Swashbuckler

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1970s13 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s4 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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.

How do Alfie Wise's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Death Car on the Freeway (1979)

60th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Midcredits 82nd · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 35. 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 Alfie Wise's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

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

Who does Alfie Wise work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alfie Wise's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal Needham shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers