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William Woodson

William Woodson

Actor · Died February 22, 2017, aged 99 · San Bernadino, California, USA

He was the narrator of the famous TV series The Invaders, an American science fiction television program created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from January 10, 1967 to March 26, 1968.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 16, 1917
Died
February 22, 2017 (aged 99)
From
San Bernadino, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 59 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are William Woodson's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Society
19%
Self
18%
Morality
17%
Ideas
12%
Survival
7%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · 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

Warm
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical1

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 William Woodson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William Woodson'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

59 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics(2010)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Super Friends Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear(1991)

    as TV Commercial Announcer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities(1990)

    as Gene Lopwitz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Tiny Toon Adventures(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Announcer (voice) · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Gravedale High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice) · as Judge Killjoy (voice)

  • The Easter Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Simon (voice)

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 12 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose(1987)

    as Museum Documentary Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Centurions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 66 episodes · as Opening Narrator (voice)

  • The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 10 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Winds of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Pandamonium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mondraggor (voice)

  • Shirt Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 26 episodes · as Commissioner (voice)

  • Spider-Man(1981)

    Show 26 episodes · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as (voice) · as Namor the Sub-Mariner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Greatest American Hero(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Announcer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Thundarr the Barbarian(1980)

    Show as Crom

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Harrison Stone (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Small One(1978)

    as Tanner (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Posse Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sheriff

  • I Will Take You to the Christ Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Voice

  • Tunnel Vision(1976)

    as Announcer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams(1974)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Super Friends(1973)

    Show 85 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Escape from the Planet of the Apes(1971)

    as Naval Officer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Voice Man

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • More Dead Than Alive(1969)

    as Warden

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band(1968)

    as Henry White (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Not with My Wife, You Don't!(1966)

    as Col. Wilson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Jericho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (uncredited)

  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • F Troop(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Secretary of War

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Bewitched(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Carnival Barker

  • We'll Bury You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Narrator

  • The Lucy Show(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry McAdoo · as MC

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Jetsons(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Investigators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Peter Loves Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Marlo Briggs

  • Hawaiian Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Talbot

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Commentator · as Dr. Willard Sholby · as Medical Examiner

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Circus Barker

  • The Garment Jungle(1957)

    as Announcer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Earth vs. the Flying Saucers(1956)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Inside Detroit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Father Crump

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as the Sergeant

  • The Fast and the Furious(1954)

    as Officer Samuels (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Miami Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Vice Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Dave (uncredited)

  • Assignment: Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Red Skies of Montana(1952)

    as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dick Tracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Trapped(1949)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1949 to 1999; peak year 1977.

Highest rated

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Super Friends (1973)

Film career

19491999

Peak 1977 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

  • 1954Screen debut· The Fast and the Furious

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s15 · acting1960s14 · acting1970s10 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s7 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 William Woodson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Tunnel Vision (1976)

64th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)

Midcredits 92nd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 66, 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.

Who does William Woodson work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Woodson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Kimball shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors