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William Zappa

William Zappa

Actor · Born October 13, 1948 (78) · Hadleigh, Essex, England, UK

William Zappa was born on 13 October 1948 in Hadleigh, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Dry (2020), Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears (2020) and Operation Buffalo (2020). He is married to Leigh Small. He was previously married to Kathrine ?.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 13, 1948 (78)
From
Hadleigh, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 43 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 156 days to Oct 27

What are William Zappa's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Survival
25%
Morality
21%
Self
19%
Society
12%
Bonds
10%
Power
10%
Ideas
4%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Joyful
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 William Zappa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William Zappa'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

43 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sunny Nights(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Roy

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Population: 11(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Cedric Blumenthal

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Don

  • The Tourist(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Elliot's Dad

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Butter Scene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Bernardo Bertolucci

  • The Dry(2020)

    as Mal Deacon

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Operation Buffalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Rupert Edgely

  • Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears(2020)

    as Assist Commissioner Forsythe

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Doctor Doctor(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Khourdair

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Broke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Abe

  • Paper Giants: Magazine Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rupert Murdoch

  • Dead Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Vassili

  • A Heartbeat Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Edwin Flack

  • Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away(2011)

    as Jack Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Shot Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jack Walsh

  • Men's Group (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Anthony

  • Curtin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Gen. Vernon Sturdee

  • Man-Thing(2005)

    as Gerber

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Illustrated Family Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Adrian Kelp

  • Pending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Immigration Man

  • The Monkey's Mask(2000)

    as Detective Sergeant Wesley

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bootmen(2000)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Farscape(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Molayne

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Federation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Charles Kingston

  • Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Bill Trendle

  • Diana & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Phil

  • Mr. Reliable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Army Colonel

  • The Phantom(1996)

    as Ugly Pirate

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Zone 39 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Sharp

  • Water Rats(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Conran

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Correlli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Ben Costa

  • The Rat Tamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Officer Ben Costa

  • Crush(1992)

    as Colin Iseman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Quigley Down Under(1990)

    as Reilly

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Police State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Michael Forde

  • Celia(1989)

    as Inspector John Burke

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables: The Australia Day Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Thénardier

  • The Shiralee(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Donny

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Rafferty's Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Phil Tunks

  • The Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian

  • Eureka Stockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Flash Burke

  • Women of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as McNab

  • The Road Warrior(1981)

    as Zetta

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1981 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Road Warrior (1981)

$24M worldwide

Highest rated

The Road Warrior (1981)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19812025

Peak 2021 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 43: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1980s9 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · 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 William Zappa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Man-Thing (2005)

52nd percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Road Warrior (1981)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 42. 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.