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Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

Actor, also writer · Died March 20, 2020, aged 81 · Houston, Texas, USA

Kenny Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American country music singer and actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 21, 1938
Died
March 20, 2020 (aged 81)
From
Houston, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 41 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 13% in 30 days

What are Kenny Rogers' films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Music3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Music movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th 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
Bonds
27%
Morality
20%
Society
19%
Self
12%
Ideas
9%
Survival
9%
Power
4%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 11 · Intense 0

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

Steady 17 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 8 · 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 21 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
15
Hopeful
11
Tense
9
Joyful
6
Melancholic
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1

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 Kenny Rogers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenny Rogers' 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

41 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 67 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Country Kings at the BBC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • We the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Christmas in Canaan(2009)

    Book

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Foxworthy's Big Night Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kenny Rogers: Going Home - Live At The House Of Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Kindly Book Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Kenny Rogers

  • Longshot(2001)

    as Pilot

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story(1997)

    as Kenny Rogers

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story(1995)

    as Kenny Rogers

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gambler V: Playing for Keeps(1994)

    as Brady Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Denny Blye

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice(1994)

    as John J. MacShayne

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • MacShayne: Winner Takes All(1994)

    as John J. 'Jack' MacShayne

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Rio Diablo(1993)

    as Quentin Leech

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Watkins

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • A Spinal Tap Reunion(1992)

    as Kenny Rogers

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hot Country Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw(1991)

    as Brady Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Tribute to Harry Chapin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Christmas in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Original Story · as Frank Morgan

  • Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues(1987)

    as Brady Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Kenny Rogers Working America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • A Different Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

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

    Show 1 episode · as Bleeding Gums

  • Wild Horses(1985)

    as Matt Cooper

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Salute to Lady Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Brady Hawkes

  • The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brady Hawkes

  • Six Pack(1982)

    as Brewster Baker

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Coward of the County(1981)

    as Matthew Spencer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler(1980)

    as Brady Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Inches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Songs

  • The Dream Makers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Earl

  • Saga of Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Balladeer

  • Rollin' On The River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 39 episodes · as Host

  • Wake Up America! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Archive footage

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1971 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Six Pack (1982)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 41: 37 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thWriting2 of 41: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 41: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 41: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew1980s12 · 11 acting · 2 crew1990s14 · acting2000s7 · 6 acting · 1 crew2010s2 · acting2020s1 · acting

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 Kenny Rogers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Longshot (2001)

89th percentile spread · 74% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Christmas in Canaan (2009)

Midcredits 73rd · 68% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 33. 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.

Who does Kenny Rogers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenny Rogers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Kragen shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers