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David Yow

David Yow

Actor · Born August 2, 1960 (66) · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

David Yow (born August 2, 1960) is an American musician and actor born in Las Vegas, Nevada and best known as the vocalist for the noise rock bands Scratch Acid and The Jesus Lizard. Yow's debut solo album was released in June 2013 on Joyful Noise Records.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 2, 1960 (66)
From
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 55% in 30 days

What are David Yow's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Self
27%
Survival
23%
Society
17%
Morality
11%
Power
8%
Ideas
8%
Bonds
5%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 2 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
3
Warm
2
Absurd
3
Contemplative
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 David Yow's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Yow'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

37 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Toxic Avenger(2023)

    as Guthrie Stockins, the Wise Hobo

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Desert(2024)

    as Harold Palladino

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Still Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as The Patron

  • Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Pizza dude

  • Free LSD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as The Boner Doctor

  • Spoonful of Sugar(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Seymour Ruck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Seymour Ruck

  • Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home(2020)

    as Audience

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • MetaVision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Gideon Moseley

  • Dinner in America(2020)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rattlesnake(2019)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Under the Silver Lake(2018)

    as Homeless King

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • High & Outside: A Baseball Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as David

  • An American in Texas(2017)

    as Detective Crenshaw

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore(2017)

    as Marshall

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bleed(2016)

    as Deputy

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Too Late(2015)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Walden Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Walden Pink

  • Entertainment(2015)

    as Party Host

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Southbound(2015)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Dicks from Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Upsidedown Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Preacher

  • Moments the Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tom

  • Five Directors' Interpretations of Opening Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer · as Man (segment "Nearly Invisible")

  • All Roads Lead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Paul Keller

  • Resurrection Slope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as David

  • The Funtime Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dad

  • Fully Loaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as David - bartender

  • Sunday Punch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Arthur

  • Big Money Rustlas(2010)

    as Piano Player

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Al's Beef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as The Preacher

  • The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Bullet on a Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • The Jesus Lizard Live at CBGB's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Performer

  • Walls in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ed

  • Pigface: Glitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

The Toxic Avenger (2023)

$3.5M worldwide

Highest rated

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

The Toxic Avenger (2023)

Film career

19922025

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 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
Acting36 of 37: 35 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thDirecting1 of 37: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleMusic1 of 37: 0 only music, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 9% of 11 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 David Yow's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Big Money Rustlas (2010)

97th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dinner in America (2020)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, 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 David Yow's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles33–68 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Yow work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Yow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jello Biafra shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers