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Les Claypool

Les Claypool

Actor and composer · Born September 29, 1963 (63) · Richmond, California, USA

Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming,whammy bar bends (unusual on a bass guitar) and slapping.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 29, 1963 (63)
From
Richmond, California, USA
Works as
Actor and composer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 32% in 30 days

What are Les Claypool's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Genres

Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

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

share of theme weight
Society
37%
Ideas
29%
Self
23%
Bonds
7%
Survival
4%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
4
Warm
3
Joyful
4
Manic
2
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical3

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 Les Claypool's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Les Claypool'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

30 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Primus Interstellar Drum Derby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Residents - A Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Leslie Claypool

  • Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Primus Alive From Pachyderm Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Mixing Engineer · Actor

  • Primus - Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Musician

  • The Murders of Brandywine Theater(2014)

    as Moxxy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beats Antique - Beezlebub featuring Les Claypool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer · as self

  • Primus: Sailing The Seas Of Cheese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bass, Vocals

  • Primus - Bonnaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · Actor

  • Pig Hunt(2008)

    Music Director · as Preacher

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Electric Apricot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Composer · Writer · as Lapland 'Lapdog' Miclovich

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 218 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Primus: Hallucino-Genetics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Bass

  • Primus - Videoplasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Actor

  • Primus: Live at Irving Plaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Primus - Horrible Swill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • South Park(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Les Claypool (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Drive(1997)

    Supervising Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Pink as the Day She Was Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Primus - June 22nd 1997 - Open-Air-Festival Auf Der Loreley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • South Park: The Unaired Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Theme Song Performance

  • Primus: The Devil Went Down to Georgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator

  • Primus: Woodstock 94 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as bass, vocals

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu Rascals(1992)

    Composer · as Sherriff of Ching Wa County

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey(1991)

    as Primus

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Cheesy Home Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Primus - Cheesy Home Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 6th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 26 of them dated from 1991 to 2025.

Highest rated

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 28: 17 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting2 of 28: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 28: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleMusic3 of 28: 2 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 28: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role

28 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s12 · 10 acting · 3 crew2000s5 · 3 acting · 4 crew2010s5 · 3 acting · 3 crew2020s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew

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.

How do Les Claypool's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

The Murders of Brandywine Theater (2014)

92nd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)

Midcredits 96th · 87% 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 Les Claypool work with?

People who share at least 2 of Les Claypool's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Seth Green shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles