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Al Schwartz

Al Schwartz

Producer and director · Born January 3, 1932 (94) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Al Schwartz was born on January 3, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2011), The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) and The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1996). He has been married to Jayne Boyd since October 3, 1963. They have three children.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 3, 1932 (94)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 10 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Al Schwartz's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
58%
Society
30%
Self
8%
Survival
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · 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 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Joyful
4
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Cyclical2

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 Al Schwartz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Al Schwartz'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

10 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Superstars and Their Moms(1987)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Men Who Rate a 10(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's(1980)

    Producer

  • The Man in the Santa Claus Suit(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Producer

  • Far Out Space Nuts(1975)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome Back, Kotter(1975)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Sound Of Ravinia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Co-Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 1966 to 1997.

Highest rated

Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

Midcredits 54th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 5: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 5: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 5: 2 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew

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

How do Al Schwartz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 3 of 4 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, producer

Superstars and Their Moms (1987)

90th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)

Midcredits 84th · 86% liked

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 Al Schwartz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Al Schwartz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dick Clark shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Composers

Producers