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Buddy Lewis

Buddy Lewis

Actor, also producer and writer · Born April 13, 1963 (63) · Gary, Indiana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roland "Buddy" Lewis (born April 14, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and voice-over artist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buddy Lewis (comedian), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 13, 1963 (63)
From
Gary, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 40 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Buddy Lewis' films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
Bonds
41%
Self
29%
Morality
14%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Survival
2%
Society
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 6

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · 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

Joyful
7
Warm
4
Tense
3
Absurd
3
Hopeful
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Buddy Lewis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Buddy Lewis' 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

40 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • G.O.A.T. Adjacent(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Not Another Church Movie(2024)

    as Michael Sr.

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Momma Said Come Home for Christmas(2023)

    as Poppa

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Drone That Saved Christmas(2023)

    as Rudolpho

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Outlaw Johnny Black(2023)

    as Deacon Fry

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Back on the Strip(2023)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Kings of L.A.(2023)

    as Ernie T.

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Himp: Adventures of The Dragon Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Willie Wood

  • Real Husbands of Hollywood(2022)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Upshaws(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Robbie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Millennials(2021)

    Show as Bernie Davis

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • White Famous(2017)

    Show Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • My Sister's Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Uncle Jimmy

  • Cody the Robosapien(2013)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • JD Lawrence's Community Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sylvester

  • Christmas in Compton(2012)

    as Mr. Hubbard

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • For Richer or Poorer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Carson

  • Traffic Light(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Perfect Gift(2011)

    as Frank White

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Black Dynamite(2009)

    as Gunsmoke

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Man of Her Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Cletous Jones

  • Peaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Pathology(2008)

    as Harper Johnson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Big Stan(2007)

    as Cleon

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Love on Layaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Renzo

  • The Fabric of a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Uncle Ray

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Wesson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Out on Parole(2004)

    as Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Drake & Josh(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Animal Control

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Reno 911! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Fake FBI #1

  • That's So Raven(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Father

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute(2001)

    as Uncle Charles

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Brothers(2001)

    as Steve on the Strip

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Retiring Tatiana(2000)

    as Brown Sugar Bear

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thicker Than Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Woo(1998)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Jamie Foxx Show(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Davis

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Martin(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Man #1

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Little Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 13 episodes · as Junior (Voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1991 to 2024; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Pathology (2008)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Black Dynamite (2009)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

White Famous (2017)

Film career

19912024

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 36: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thOther crew1 of 36: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s7 · 6 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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.

How do Buddy Lewis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Not Another Church Movie (2024)

98th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Black Dynamite (2009)

Midcredits 92nd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 31. 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 Buddy Lewis' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Buddy Lewis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Buddy Lewis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Spencer shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles