Tim McIntire was a remarkably fine, versatile and underrated actor-composer-singer-songwriter-musician who gave consistently strong, impressive and charismatic performances in both movies and TV shows alike. The son of character actor John McIntire and actress Jeanette Nolan, McIntire was born on July 19, 1944. He was the brother of actress Holly McIntire. McIntire first began acting in plays while attending high school. He worked in gas stations and men's stores in order to finance his early theatrical career. Handsome and husky, with a deep, rich and commanding voice of exceptionally exquisite sonority, McIntire made his film debut as James Stewart's son in Shenandoah (1965). MicIntire was superb in a rare substantial starring part as passionate pioneering '50s rock -'n'-roll disc jockey Alan Freed in the hugely enjoyable American Hot Wax (1978). McIntire's other notable movie roles include a raucous party hearty college student in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969), an illegal cross-country car race participant in the funny The Gumball Rally (1976), a wild-man cop in The Choirboys (1977), a shrewd top con in the offbeat prison drama Fast-Walking (1982), and a rugged mountain man in Sacred Ground (1983). McIntire supplied the deliciously dry, growly and sardonic voice of the cruel and cunning canine Blood in the terrific post-nuke sci-fi cult classic A Boy and His Dog (1975). McIntire also composed the score for the picture and even sings the catchy ending-credits theme song. McIntire also composed the scores for The Killer Inside Me (1976), Win, Place or Steal (1974), Kid Blue (1973), and Jeremiah Johnson (1972) (McIntire beautifully sings the lovely folk ballad which plays during the ending credits). Among the TV shows McIntire did guest spots on are Harry O (1973), Soap (1977) (the voice of the Devil), Kung Fu (1972), The F.B.I. (1965), Circle of Fear (1972), The New Perry Mason (1973), Bonanza (1959), All in the Family (1971), The Fugitive (1963), Gunsmoke (1955), Lassie (1954), Ben Casey (1961), and Wagon Train (1957). Outside of acting, McIntire did voice-overs for numerous TV commercials and was a prolific studio session musician. Alas, Tim McIntire had problems with drug addiction and alcoholism which led to his untimely death from heart failure at the tragically young age of 41 on April 15, 1986.
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Biography from IMDb.
- July 19, 1944
- April 15, 1986 (aged 41)
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Actor and composer
- 19 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
What are Tim McIntire's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
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 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 7
Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 5
Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Threshold guardianas Charlie Schumacher in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
- Allyas Blood in A Boy and His Dog (1975)
- Tricksteras Blood in A Boy and His Dog (1975)
- Tricksteras Buford in Aloha Bobby and Rose (1975)
- Tricksteras Roscoe Rules in The Choirboys (1977)
- Shadowas George Jones in Stand by Your Man (1981)
- Shadowas Wasco in Fast-Walking (1982)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Tim McIntire's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Tim McIntire'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
40 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Snow Day, Bloody Snow Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
More Than Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Sacred Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Fast-Walking(1982)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Stand by Your Man(1981)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Brubaker(1980)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
American Hot Wax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Inside 'the Swarm' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Choirboys(1977)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Killer Inside Me(1976)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Gumball Rally(1976)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Tunnel Vision(1976)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Rich Man, Poor Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Aloha Bobby and Rose(1975)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
A Boy and His Dog(1975)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Smile Jenny, You're Dead(1974)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Win, Place or Steal(1974)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Kid Blue(1973)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Strangers in 7A(1972)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Kung Fu(1972)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Jeremiah Johnson(1972)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Deadly Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Sterile Cuckoo(1969)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Thousand Plane Raid(1969)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Follow Me, Boys!(1966)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Legend of Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Shenandoah(1965)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 1955 to 2005; peak year 1976.
Film career
Peak 1976 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 1965Screen debut· Shenandoah
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 Tim McIntire's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. 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 Tim McIntire'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.
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 Tim McIntire work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tim McIntire's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Rubinstein shares the most, 3.
Actors
- James WoodsShared titles: Fast-Walking (1982), The Choirboys (1977)See all 2 shared titles with James Woods
- Susan TyrrellShared titles: Fast-Walking (1982), The Killer Inside Me (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Tyrrell
- Robert RedfordShared titles: Brubaker (1980), Jeremiah Johnson (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Redford
- Don StroudShared titles: The Choirboys (1977), The Killer Inside Me (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Don Stroud
Composers and editors
- John RubinsteinShared titles: The Killer Inside Me (1976), Kid Blue (1973), Jeremiah Johnson (1972)See all 3 shared titles with John Rubinstein
- Lalo SchifrinShared titles: Fast-Walking (1982), Brubaker (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Lalo Schifrin
- Maury WinetrobeShared titles: The Choirboys (1977), The Gumball Rally (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Maury Winetrobe
- Danford B. GreeneShared titles: The Killer Inside Me (1976), Aloha Bobby and Rose (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Danford B. Greene