
George Zucco
Actor · Died May 27, 1960, aged 74 · Manchester, England, UK
From Wikipedia George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was an English character actor who appeared, almost always in supporting roles, in 96 films during a career spanning two decades, from 1931 to 1951. In his horror films, he often played a suave villain or a mad doctor.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 10, 1886
- May 27, 1960 (aged 74)
- Manchester, England, UK
- Actor
- 52 on MovieCove · 99 credits in all
Known for
What are George Zucco's films like?
Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 4 · Earnest 34
Light 24 · Serious 9 · Dark 6
Grounded 11 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 7
Gentle 13 · Charged 23 · Intense 3
Steady 19 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 5
Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 4
Casual 24 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 27 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 1
Resolved 35 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 6 of 20 analyzed roles.
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- Mentoras Count Armalia in The Bride Wore Red (1937)
- Threshold guardianas Dr. Cardigan in Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
- Shapeshifteras Rolf Alferson in Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)
- Threshold guardianas Lawyer Crosby in The Cat and the Canary (1939)
- Threshold guardianas Prison Governor in Arise, My Love (1940)
- Shadowas Andoheb in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
- Threshold guardianas Vicomte Ribaud in New Moon (1940)
- Mentoras Dr. Parry in The Monster and the Girl (1941)
- Mentoras Dr. Robert Renault in Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
- Shadowas Dr. Hugo Streger in My Favorite Blonde (1942)
- Heroas Amos Bradford in The Black Raven (1943)
- Mentoras Amos Bradford in The Black Raven (1943)
- Heroas Dr. Lloyd Clayton in Dead Men Walk (1943)
- Shadowas Elwyn Clayton in Dead Men Walk (1943)
- Shadowas Dr. Alfred Morris in The Mad Ghoul (1943)
- Threshold guardianas Nicholas in Voodoo Man (1944)
- Mentoras Dr. Pavel Storasky in Hold That Blonde! (1945)
- Mentoras Father Donnard in Desire Me (1947)
- Shadowas Paul Stertorius in Where There's Life (1947)
- Shadowas Palanth - The High Priest in Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Moods and endings
- Happy22
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic3
- 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 George Zucco's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Lured (1947) · actor · free
- Madame Bovary (1949) · actor · free
- The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) · actor · free
- Topper Returns (1941) · actor · free
- Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938) · actor · free
- The Black Raven (1943) · actor · free
- Fog Island (1945) · actor · free
- Voodoo Man (1944) · actor · free
- Dead Men Walk (1943) · actor · free
- Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? (1948) · actor · free
- The Mad Monster (1942) · actor · free
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- Screambox, show their 2 titles on Screambox
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- Wonder Project, show their title on Wonder Project
Subscription and free streaming for George Zucco'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
99 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

The Horror of It All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

David and Bathsheba(1951)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The First Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Flame Of Stamboul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Let's Dance(1950)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Harbor of Missing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Madame Bovary(1949)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Barkleys of Broadway(1949)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Secret Garden(1949)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Joan of Arc(1948)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Pirate(1948)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Secret Service Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Tarzan and the Mermaids(1948)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin?(1948)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Captain from Castile(1947)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Where There's Life(1947)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Desire Me(1947)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Lured(1947)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Moss Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Scared to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

The Imperfect Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

The Flying Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Hold That Blonde!(1945)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Confidential Agent(1945)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Week-End at the Waldorf(1945)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midnight Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Sudan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Having Wonderful Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Watchtower Over Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Fog Island(1945)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
House of Frankenstein(1944)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Shadows in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

The Seventh Cross(1944)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Return of the Ape Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

The Mummy's Ghost(1944)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Voodoo Man(1944)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Never a Dull Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

The Mad Ghoul(1943)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Holy Matrimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

The Black Raven(1943)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Dead Men Walk(1943)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Black Swan(1942)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Mummy's Tomb(1942)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Dr. Renault's Secret(1942)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Half Way to Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Mad Monster(1942)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
My Favorite Blonde(1942)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

International Lady(1941)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
A Woman's Face(1941)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Topper Returns(1941)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Monster and the Girl(1941)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Dark Streets of Cairo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Arise, My Love(1940)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Mummy's Hand(1940)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
New Moon(1940)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Cat and the Canary(1939)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Here I Am a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Magnificent Fraud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Captain Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Charlie Chan in Honolulu(1938)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Arrest Bulldog Drummond(1938)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Suez(1938)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Vacation from Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Marie Antoinette(1938)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Fast Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Lord Jeff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Arsène Lupin Returns(1938)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Rosalie(1937)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Firefly(1937)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Bride Wore Red(1937)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Madame X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Souls at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

London by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Saratoga(1937)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Parnell(1937)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
After the Thin Man(1936)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Sinner Take All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all filmsThe Common Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Abdul the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
What’s in a Name? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

It's a Bet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Something Always Happens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Road House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

What Happened Then? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Lady Is Willing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Autumn Crocus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Good Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Man from Toronto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Midshipmaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

There Goes the Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Dreyfus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 99 titles from 1931 to 2007.
Film career
Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles.
- 1936Screen debut· The Man Who Could Work Miracles
- 1942First top-billed film· The Mad Monster
- 1943Career best· The Mad Ghoul
Billing
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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do George Zucco's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 52; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up16
- 50th to 74th15
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
27 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser27
- Broadly Agreed10
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. 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 George Zucco work with?
People who share at least 2 of George Zucco's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Pivar shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Sam NewfieldShared titles: Dead Men Walk (1943), The Black Raven (1943), The Mad Monster (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Sam Newfield

- Henry KingShared titles: Captain from Castile (1947), The Black Swan (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Henry King

- Jack ConwayShared titles: Desire Me (1947), Saratoga (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Conway

- Sidney LanfieldShared titles: Where There's Life (1947), My Favorite Blonde (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Sidney Lanfield

Writers
- Griffin JayShared titles: The Mummy's Ghost (1944), The Mummy's Tomb (1942), The Mummy's Hand (1940)See all 3 shared titles with Griffin Jay
- Fred MytonShared titles: Dead Men Walk (1943), The Black Raven (1943), The Mad Monster (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Fred Myton
- Albert HackettShared titles: The Pirate (1948), The Firefly (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Albert Hackett

- Frances GoodrichShared titles: The Pirate (1948), The Firefly (1937)See all 2 shared titles with Frances Goodrich

Actors
- Billie BurkeShared titles: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949), Topper Returns (1941), The Bride Wore Red (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Billie Burke

- Reginald OwenShared titles: The Secret Garden (1949), The Pirate (1948), The Bride Wore Red (1937)See all 3 shared titles with Reginald Owen

- Bob HopeShared titles: Where There's Life (1947), My Favorite Blonde (1942), The Cat and the Canary (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Hope

- John CarradineShared titles: House of Frankenstein (1944), The Mummy's Ghost (1944), Voodoo Man (1944)See all 3 shared titles with John Carradine

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Alfred NewmanShared titles: Captain from Castile (1947), The Black Swan (1942), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Alfred Newman

- Charles LangShared titles: Where There's Life (1947), Arise, My Love (1940), The Cat and the Canary (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Lang

- Frank SkinnerShared titles: The Mummy's Ghost (1944), Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1942), The Mummy's Hand (1940)See all 3 shared titles with Frank Skinner

- Holbrook N. ToddShared titles: Dead Men Walk (1943), The Black Raven (1943), The Mad Monster (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Holbrook N. Todd
Producers
- Ben PivarShared titles: The Mummy's Ghost (1944), The Mad Ghoul (1943), The Mummy's Tomb (1942), The Mummy's Hand (1940)See all 4 shared titles with Ben Pivar
- Arthur Hornblow Jr.Shared titles: Desire Me (1947), Arise, My Love (1940), The Cat and the Canary (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Arthur Hornblow Jr.

- Darryl F. ZanuckShared titles: Captain from Castile (1947), The Black Swan (1942), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck

- Paul JonesShared titles: Where There's Life (1947), Hold That Blonde! (1945), My Favorite Blonde (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Jones
Mixed roles
- Stanley LoganShared titles: International Lady (1941), Arise, My Love (1940)See all 2 shared titles with Stanley Logan





