Bertie Higgins was born and raised in Tarpon Springs, Florida. While he was still in his teens, he met and became a protégé of the actor/directors Richard Boone and his friend Burt Reynolds, who saw Bertie's writing potential and tutored him in screenwriting. But his screenwriting career would have to wait, as he diverted his creative abilities toward the music business. Bertie had been working on a song, and that song became "Key Largo." Released on the CBS/SONY label, it blew a hole in the U.S. charts and when it reached #1 in the nation, the world took notice and it became an international evergreen. Other hit singles followed, like "Just Another Day in Paradise" and "Casablanca," which became a Song of the year in all of the Pacific Rim countries. When the CD reached multi-platinum status, Bertie became an international recording star literally overnight. He has appeared on all the major network talk and variety shows, was featured as an actor in The Guiding Light as well as The ABC Mystery Movie of the Week and starred in the feature film Out of Hand. He recently performed in 2012 with Michael Bolton during international and Chinese New Years on two television shows from Beijing. The performances were viewed by and audience of over a billion people worldwide. Bertie opened an office in Burbank, California in 2004 to pursue his love of film making and to work with his son Julian Higgins, a film student majoring in film direction. After writing several screenplays he decided to form a production company with Julian and they began to produce their own projects. The first film was entitled Beast Beneath and was recently released by Entertainment one in early 2012. The next film was entitled, Poker Run. Bertie co-wrote the script, produced, took a role in and supervised the music in the film. It is being distributed domestically and internationally. The next project is entitled, The Colombian Connection, starring Tom Sizemore and it also has domestic and international distribution. The year 2013-14 saw the fourth release, Christmas in Hollywood, Bertie's first family film that he starred in as well as co-producing, co-directing, and co-writing. He is working on a documentary about the creation of Rock and Roll which he is producing. These are the first of many projects forthcoming from Cayo Largo Productions and the company looks forward to a bright future. Bertie has just completed his thirteenth CD entitled, The Very Best of Trop Rock and was released in early 2014. He recently had a number one country single on the UK and European charts.
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Biography from IMDb.
- December 8, 1944 (81)
- Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA
- Actor, writer and producer
- 4 on Motif · 7 credits in all
What are Bertie Higgins' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Robert Cohen in Poker Run (2009)
- Mentoras Homeless George in Beast Beneath (2011)
- Allyas Mike Tragos in Through the Eye (2014)
Moods and endings
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 Bertie Higgins' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Bertie Higgins' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
7 credits, 4 with a Motif page.
The Beach Bum(2019)
Motif score: 34th percentile of all films
Christmas in Hollywood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Through the Eye(2014)
Motif score: 11th percentile of all films
Beast Beneath(2011)
Motif score: 4th percentile of all films100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Poker Run(2009)
Motif score: 4th percentile of all films
The Wrath (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Career shape
Star power in the 27th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles from 2008 to 2019.
Film career
- 2019Screen debut· The Beach Bum
How do Bertie Higgins' films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 8th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 5th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 15. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Bertie Higgins work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bertie Higgins' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julian Higgins shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Julian HigginsShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Beast Beneath (2011), Poker Run (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Julian Higgins
Writers
- Larry MadillShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Poker Run (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Larry Madill
Actors
- Kevin BrooksShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Beast Beneath (2011), Poker Run (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin Brooks
- Robert ThorneShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Poker Run (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Thorne
- Ryan CaldwellShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Poker Run (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Caldwell
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Dan MartinezShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Beast Beneath (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Martinez
- Vincent TalentiShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Poker Run (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Talenti
- Ben WatkinsShared titles: Beast Beneath (2011), Poker Run (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Watkins
Producers
- Ennis JordanShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Poker Run (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Ennis Jordan
- Gabrielle LuiShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Beast Beneath (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Gabrielle Lui
- Henry LuiShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Beast Beneath (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Lui
- Julius TorokShared titles: Through the Eye (2014), Poker Run (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Julius Torok