
Vincent Schiavelli
Actor · Died December 26, 2005, aged 57 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Vincent Andrew Schiavelli (November 11, 1948 – December 26, 2005) was an American character actor and food writer noted for his work on stage, screen, and television, often described as "the man with the sad eyes." He was notable for his numerous supporting roles. Schiavelli was also well known for his height, standing 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m). He often attributed his unique facial appearance and great height to Marfan syndrome.
Read moreShow less
Biography from TMDB.
- November 11, 1948
- December 26, 2005 (aged 57)
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Actor
- 86 on MovieCove · 138 credits in all
What are Vincent Schiavelli's films like?
Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self 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 5 · Wry 1 · Earnest 36
Light 23 · Serious 16 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 10
Gentle 13 · Charged 24 · Intense 6
Steady 18 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 6
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 15
Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 2
Casual 26 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 22 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 6
Resolved 34 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.
Show the 7 rolesHide the roles
- Shadowas Dimitri in Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
- Heraldas Prospector in The Return (1980)
- Threshold guardianas Roman Hart in Playroom (1990)
- Mentoras Waldo Fudd in Escape to Witch Mountain (1995)
- Shadowas Leonardo in Back to Back (1996)
- Mentoras Baumgarten in The Prince and the Surfer (1999)
- Shadowas Frank in Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
Moods and endings
- Happy18
- Bittersweet14
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous8
- 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 Vincent Schiavelli's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 86 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).
- Eerie, Indiana (1991) · actor · free
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) · actor · free
- Valmont (1989) · actor · free
- Miami Vice (1984) · actor · free
- Night Shift (1982) · actor · free
- Highlander (1992) · actor · free
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) · actor · free
- Death to Smoochy (2002) · actor · free
- Starsky and Hutch (1975) · actor · free
- The Whipping Boy (1994) · actor · free
- Escape (1980) · actor · free
- Knots Landing (1979) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Eerie, Indiana (1991) · actor · free
- Night Shift (1982) · actor · free
- Highlander (1992) · actor · free
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) · actor · free
- Death to Smoochy (2002) · actor · free
- The Whipping Boy (1994) · actor · free
- Escape (1980) · actor · free
- Knots Landing (1979) · actor · free
- Cagney & Lacey (1981) · actor · free
- Back to Back (1996) · actor · free
- Charlie's Angels (1976) · actor · free
- Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978) · actor · free
- +4 more
- The X-Files (1993) · actor · free
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) · actor · free
- Ghost (1990) · actor · free
- Better Off Dead (1985) · actor · free
- Taxi (1978) · actor · free
- Valmont (1989) · actor · free
- Matlock (1986) · actor · free
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) · actor · free
- For Pete's Sake (1974) · actor · free
- Another Man, Another Chance (1977) · actor · free
- Lord of Illusions (1995) · actor · free
- Cagney & Lacey (1981) · actor · free
- +2 more
- Eerie, Indiana (1991) · actor
- Night Court (1984) · actor
- Taxi (1978) · actor
- Moonlighting (1985) · actor
- Highlander (1992) · actor
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) · actor
- Matlock (1986) · actor
- Escape (1980) · actor
- Another Man, Another Chance (1977) · actor
- Lord of Illusions (1995) · actor
- The Ratings Game (1984) · actor
- Back to Back (1996) · actor
- +2 more
Subscription and free streaming for Vincent Schiavelli'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
138 credits, 86 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Magic Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Oliviero Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Golden Door(2006)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Miracolo a Palermo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

La bambina dalle mani sporche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Baadasssss!(2003)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Tomb of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

The Undesirables(2003)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Maximum Surge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Baggage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Ferrari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Ferrari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

The 4th Tenor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Solino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Hey Arnold! The Movie(2002)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Death to Smoochy(2002)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
American Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

The Pooch and the Pauper(1999)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
American Virgin(1999)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Man on the Moon(1999)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Love Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Inferno(1999)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Heat Vision and Jack(1999)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Milo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Rusty: A Dog's Tale(1998)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Casper Meets Wendy(1998)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Restons groupés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

George & Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Perversions of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Hey Arnold! Arnold's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Hey Arnold!(1996)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Bone Chillers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Back to Back(1996)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Two Much(1995)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Baywatch Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Courtyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Lord of Illusions(1995)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
A Little Princess(1995)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Escape to Witch Mountain(1995)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up(1995)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Whipping Boy(1994)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Lurking Fear(1994)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

The X-Files(1993)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Highlander(1992)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Miracle Beach(1992)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Melrose Place(1992)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Batman Returns(1992)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Eerie, Indiana(1991)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Ted & Venus(1991)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Another You(1991)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Harry and the Hendersons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Shades of L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Playroom(1990)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Ghost(1990)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Waiting for the Light(1990)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Mister Frost(1990)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Valmont(1989)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Homer and Eddie(1989)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Cold Feet(1989)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Time Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Bride of Boogedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Dorf On Golf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

The Bronx Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Fast Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Matlock(1986)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Shadow Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Better Off Dead(1985)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Moonlighting(1985)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Lots of Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Otherworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Johnny Dangerously(1984)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Ratings Game(1984)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Amadeus(1984)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Miami Vice(1984)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Punky Brewster(1984)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsCrazy Dan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Kidco(1984)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Night Court(1984)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Likely Stories, Vol. 4(1983)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Remington Steele(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Night Shift(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Cagney & Lacey(1981)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Luck of Roaring Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Fall Guy(1981)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all filmsComedy of Horrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

American Pop(1981)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Foul Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Seed of Innocence(1980)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Nightside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

The Gong Show Movie(1980)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Return(1980)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
White Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Escape(1980)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Knots Landing(1979)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

The Frisco Kid(1979)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
WKRP in Cincinnati(1978)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Taxi(1978)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
An Unmarried Woman(1978)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Charlie's Angels(1976)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all showsThe Selling of Vince D'Angelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Starsky and Hutch(1975)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
The Happy Hooker(1975)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
For Pete's Sake(1974)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Great Gatsby(1974)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all filmsThe Corner Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Taking Off(1971)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 138 titles from 1954 to 2017; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office
Ghost (1990)

Highest rated
A Little Princess (1995)

Most popular right now
Ghost (1990)
Film career
Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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.
- 1971Screen debut· Taking Off
- 1990Career best· Ghost
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 Vincent Schiavelli's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up30
- 50th to 74th16
- 25th to 49th22
- Below 25th18
Shape of the crowd
36 of their 86 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved9
- Universally Panned3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser36
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed31
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. 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.
Is Vincent Schiavelli's work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Vincent Schiavelli work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vincent Schiavelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny DeVito shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Miloš FormanShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), Completely Cuckoo (1997), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Taking Off (1971)See all 4 shared titles with Miloš Forman

- Danny DeVitoShared titles: Death to Smoochy (2002), Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary (2002), Man on the Moon (1999), Completely Cuckoo (1997), Batman Returns (1992), Likely Stories, Vol. 4 (1983)See all 6 shared titles with Danny DeVito

Writers
- Larry KaraszewskiShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Larry Karaszewski

- Scott AlexanderShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Alexander

Actors
- Edward NortonShared titles: Death to Smoochy (2002), Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary (2002), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Edward Norton

- Courtney LoveShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), Kurt & Courtney (1998), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Courtney Love

- Pat MoritaShared titles: Inferno (1999), Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993), Miracle Beach (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Pat Morita

- Catherine KeenerShared titles: Death to Smoochy (2002), Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Catherine Keener

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Anastas N. MichosShared titles: Death to Smoochy (2002), Man on the Moon (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Anastas N. Michos

- Christopher TellefsenShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Tellefsen

- Lee HoldridgeShared titles: The Whipping Boy (1994), American Pop (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Holdridge

- Adam GreenbergShared titles: Ghost (1990), Seed of Innocence (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Greenberg

Producers
- Scott ImmergutShared titles: The Pooch and the Pauper (1999), Escape to Witch Mountain (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Immergut
- Michael HausmanShared titles: The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Taking Off (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Hausman
Mixed roles
- Peter BonerzShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), Likely Stories, Vol. 4 (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Bonerz









