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Alan North

Alan North

Actor · Died January 19, 2000, aged 79 · The Bronx, New York, USA

Alan North was an American actor. After serving in the Navy during World War II, North became a stage manager in New York. He first acted on Broadway in "Plain and Fancy" (1955), which led to further roles in diverse productions, ranging from musical comedy to straight dramatic parts. His film career included roles in Plaza Suite (1971), Serpico (1973), The Formula (1980), Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983), Thief of Hearts (1984), Highlander (1986), Act of Vengeance (1986), Billy Galvin (1986), The Fourth Protocol (1987), Lean on Me (1989), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), Glory (1989) and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). On television, he played Captain Ed Hocken in the 1982 television series Police Squad!. He also appeared on the soap opera Another World in the recurring role of Captain Sean Delaney from 1984 to 1988.

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Born
December 23, 1920
Died
January 19, 2000 (aged 79)
From
The Bronx, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 50 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 46% in 30 days

What are Alan North's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
31%
Bonds
30%
Self
20%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Power
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

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 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · 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

Tense
8
Warm
6
Absurd
5
Hopeful
5
Melancholic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet6

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 Alan North's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan North'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

50 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • I'll Take You There(1999)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cafe Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Frank Hogan

  • I'm Not Rappaport(1996)

    as Grocery Customer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996)

    as Earl

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Jerky Boys(1995)

    as Micky Crump

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Bucks(1993)

    as Bruce Adams

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Family Album (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Sid Lerner

  • Lincoln and the War Within(1992)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Darrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Harrison Gray Otis

  • Eyes of a Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Defense Attorney Reilly · as Jimmy Scanlon · as Terry Barrick

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Crazy People(1990)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Kojak: It's Always Something (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Harvey Schoenbrun

  • Glory(1989)

    as Gov. John Albion Andrew

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Penn & Teller Get Killed(1989)

    as Old Cop

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • See No Evil, Hear No Evil(1989)

    as Braddock

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Lean on Me(1989)

    as Mayor Don Bottman

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rachel River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Beske

  • Blood Money(1988)

    as Detective Rayburn

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Everything's Relative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Uncle Jack

  • The Fourth Protocol(1987)

    as Govershin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Star(1986)

    as Captain Whittaker

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Billy Galvin(1986)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Act of Vengeance(1986)

    as Albert Pass

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Ulysses S. Grant

  • Highlander(1986)

    as Lieutenant Frank Moran

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tough Cookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Spenser: For Hire(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Skeezer

  • Thief of Hearts(1984)

    as Sweeney

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Cosby Show(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Kate & Allie(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer(1983)

    as Lieutenant Walter Belden

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Rivers

  • The Powers of Matthew Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Police Squad! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · as Captain Ed Hocken

  • Muggable Mary, Street Cop(1982)

    as Mary's Father

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Beske · as George · as Harrison Gray Otis

  • Love, Sidney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 44 episodes · as Judge Mort Harris

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Barto · as Krebs

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Formula(1980)

    as Nolan

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Fire Chief

  • And Justice for All(1979)

    as Deputy Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Deadliest Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Detective Forscher

  • Serpico(1973)

    as Brown

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bordellet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mormonpræsten

  • Plaza Suite(1971)

    as Mr. Eisler

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Unholy Matrimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Mr. M - First Swinging Husband

  • The Lawbreakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Nils Tvedt

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles from 1951 to 1999; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)

$47M worldwide

Highest rated

Lean on Me (1989)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Highlander (1986)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19511999

Peak 1989 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting50 of 50: 50 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s2 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s29 · acting1990s13 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
7186

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 Alan North's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

The Jerky Boys (1995)

79th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Serpico (1973)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. 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 Alan North's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Alan North work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan North's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arthur Hiller shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers