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Arthur Marks

Arthur Marks

Director, producer and writer · Died November 13, 2019, aged 92 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Arthur Ronald Marks (August 2, 1927 – November 13, 2019) was an American film and television director, writer, producer and distributor best known for his work in the blaxploitation genre, directing films such as Bonnie's Kids, Detroit 9000, Friday Foster, Bucktown, The Monkey Hu$tle and J. D.'s Revenge. He also directed and produced numerous episodes of the American legal drama Perry Mason, as well as episodes of Starsky & Hutch, Mannix, I Spy, My Friend Tony, The Dukes of Hazzard, Steve Canyon, and Young Daniel Boone.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 2, 1927
Died
November 13, 2019 (aged 92)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 27 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 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Arthur Marks' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
26%
Society
24%
Power
17%
Survival
14%
Self
12%
Bonds
4%
Ideas
3%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Absurd
4
Thrilling
4
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2

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 Arthur Marks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Arthur Marks' 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

27 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Solar Crisis(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Monkey Hu$tle(1976)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • J.D.'s Revenge(1976)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Friday Foster(1975)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • A Woman for All Men(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bucktown(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Linda Lovelace for President(1975)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Centerfold Girls(1974)

    Executive In Charge Of Production · Story

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Zebra Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Executive Producer

  • The New Perry Mason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Detroit 9000(1973)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Roommates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer

  • Bonnie's Kids(1972)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Class of '74 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Togetherness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Putney Swope(1969)

    Lighting Design

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • My Friend Tony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Lust Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Assistant Camera

  • Hallucination Generation(1966)

    Editorial Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • I Spy(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Steve Canyon(1958)

    Show 34 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 271 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Jungle Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1948 to 1979.

Biggest box office

Detroit 9000 (1973)

$3.2K worldwide

Highest rated

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Midcredits 67th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 25: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting16 of 25: 8 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thWriting6 of 25: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing8 of 25: 2 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thOther crew6 of 25: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role

25 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s2 · crew1960s5 · crew1970s17 · 1 acting · 16 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 Arthur Marks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director, producer

Linda Lovelace for President (1975)

78th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Perry Mason (1957)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Arthur Marks' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles33–64 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Arthur Marks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Arthur Marks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Greer shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers