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Cleve Jones

Cleve Jones

Actor · Born October 11, 1954 (72) · West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Cleve Jones is an American AIDS and LGBT rights activist. He conceived the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, which has become, at 54 tons, the world's largest piece of community folk art as of 2016.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 11, 1954 (72)
From
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Cleve Jones' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
29%
Power
26%
Self
19%
Bonds
14%
Morality
12%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Tense
2
Contemplative
1
Triumphant
1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Cleve Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cleve Jones' 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

6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • When We Rise: The People Behind The Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Looking(2016)

    as Cleve Jones

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Eighties(2016)

    Show as Creator, AIDS Memorial Quilt

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • 8(2012)

    as Evan Wolfson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Two Films, One Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Milk(2008)

    as Don Amador

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 61st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 5 titles from 2008 to 2017; peak year 2008.

Highest rated

The Eighties (2016)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

20082017

Peak 2008 · 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.

  • 2008Screen debut· Milk

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 5: 5 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.