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Stephen Macht

Stephen Macht

Actor · Born May 1, 1942 (84) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Stephen Robert Macht is an American television and film actor. Spotted by a Universal Studios talent scout while starring at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada in 1975, Macht was signed to a contract and by the mid 1970s had left teaching and was making frequent appearances in TV episodes and movies. In Raid on Entebbe, he portrayed Yoni Netanyahu, the Israeli officer killed in the rescue of hostages in Uganda. In 1978, he had a lead role in The Immigrants a syndicated miniseries about the rise of the son of Italian immigrants in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. The successful television movie American Dream led to a critically acclaimed short-lived series which cast Macht in the role of a family man who chucks the suburban life to set up home in the inner city of Chicago. The following season, he landed the role of Joe Cooper, on Knots Landing. Other notable roles included playing Nancy McKeon's father in Strange Voices. He was Benedict Arnold in the miniseries George Washington and played one of the survivors of an air crash in Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac. He spent three seasons on Cagney & Lacey. During his run on the show, he moved behind the cameras to make his directorial debut. In 1993, Macht played Krim Aldos in "The Siege", an early Season 2 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Macht had been Gene Roddenberry's first choice to play Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but the role eventually went to Patrick Stewart in 1986. More recent credits have included A Friendship in Vienna; Memories of Midnight, and in Moment of Truth: A Mother's Deception. Macht appeared in Babylon 5, One Life to Live, General Hospital, and Suits. Macht's work in feature films has been more sporadic, beginning with a turn as one of The Choirboys. He also had roles in Nightwing, The Mountain Men, Galaxina, The Last Winter, The Monster Squad, Stephen King's Graveyard Shift, Amityville: It's About Time, The Legend of Galgameth, and Watchers Reborn. Macht has also played Dr. Harris in three instalments of the Trancers series of films.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1942 (84)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 86 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 20% in 30 days

What are Stephen Macht's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Survival
35%
Morality
18%
Bonds
12%
Society
11%
Self
10%
Power
10%
Ideas
3%
Survival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 9 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 13 · Intense 8

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 16 · 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 14 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Thrilling
11
Melancholic
6
Absurd
6
Dread
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Unsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous6

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 Stephen Macht's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen Macht'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

86 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair(2025)

    as Harris

  • Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike(2012)

    as Clem Weatherby

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Henry Gerard · as Professor Henry Gerard

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Femme Fatales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Leland Ryan

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Wellington

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of Bloody Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Magistrate

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Hollis Percy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Wedding Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Rabbi Fishman

  • DC 9/11: Time of Crisis(2003)

    as Paul Wolfowitz

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Boomtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as John Donadoni

  • Outside the Law(2002)

    as Dick Dawson

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Valone

  • Gideon's Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Agent Red(2000)

    as General Stillwell

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Final Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Captain Doyle

  • Jack & Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Jonas Zane

  • Swallows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Watchers Reborn(1998)

    as Lem Johnson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • One Hot Summer Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Abel Ganz

  • Touch Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Robert

  • Galgameth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as El El

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gordon Armbrust

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Lott

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as James Gribaldi

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Siringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Wade Lewis

  • Sliders(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Krislov · as Kromanus

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • A Mother's Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Harry McGill

  • Trancers 5: Sudden Deth(1994)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Trancers 4: Jack of Swords(1994)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Na'Far

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Reece

  • Moment of Truth: A Child Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Bill Davis

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Buck Coburn

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Brandt

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as General Krim

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Trancers III(1992)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexei Voshin

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Amityville 1992: It's About Time(1992)

    as Jacob Sterling

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ed

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Memories of Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doctor Hamilton

  • Graveyard Shift(1990)

    as Warwick

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Fear Stalk(1989)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Blind Witness(1989)

    as Gordon Kemlich

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • My Boyfriend's Back(1989)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • No Blame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Carl

  • A Friendship in Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Franz Dournenvald

  • Strange Voices(1987)

    as Dave Glover

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Monster Squad(1987)

    as Del

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer(1986)

    as Frank Walker

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Blacke's Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Cansino

  • Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Bob Anastas

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Wainwright · as Attorney Jason Farrell · as Dan Keppner · as Frank Stinson · as Lloyd Mentone

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • George Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as General Benedict Arnold

  • Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac(1984)

    as Joe Stiley

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Samson and Delilah(1984)

    as Maluck

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Winter(1983)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Caribbean Mystery(1983)

    as Greg Dyson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · as David Keeler

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Killjoy(1981)

    as Dr. Max Heller

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • American Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Danny Novak

  • American Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Dugan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb(1980)

    as Maj. William 'Bud' Uanna

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Galaxina(1980)

    as Sgt. Thor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Mountain Men(1980)

    as Heavy Eagle

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 13 episodes · as Joe Cooper

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Nightwing(1979)

    as Walker Chee

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Immigrants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Daniel Lavetta

  • Hunters of the Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as La Salle

  • Ring of Passion(1978)

    as Max Schmeling

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Choirboys(1977)

    as Spencer Van Moot

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Big Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kingston: Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Raid on Entebbe(1976)

    as Lt. Col. 'Yonni' Netanyahu

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Amelia Earhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Paul Mantz

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Hailey

  • The Tenth Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Dahlquist

  • The Super Cops(1974)

    as Detective Finley (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Arrow · as Max Fisk

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Deadly Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Mulvaney

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as David Kincaid

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles from 1971 to 2025; peak year 1991.

Biggest box office

Graveyard Shift (1990)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

The Monster Squad (1987)

Midcredits 77th

Film career

19712025

Peak 1991 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting86 of 86: 85 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdDirecting1 of 86: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s17 · acting1980s27 · 27 acting · 1 crew1990s27 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s3 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
7686

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 Stephen Macht's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of the 29 of 30 with a score; across their 25 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 25

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 48 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003)

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

Most loved · actor

Suits (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 37. 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 Stephen Macht's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles21–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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 Stephen Macht work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Macht's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Thomerson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles