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Leon Russom

Leon Russom

Actor · Born December 6, 1941 (84) · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Leon Russom (born December 6, 1941) is an American actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 6, 1941 (84)
From
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 84 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 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Leon Russom's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
22%
Bonds
20%
Survival
18%
Self
17%
Society
13%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 9 · Intense 9

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 4

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 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
3 of 8
Mentor
3 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
9
Dread
6
Hopeful
7
Warm
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

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 Leon Russom's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leon Russom'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

84 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Primevals(2023)

    as Rondo Montana

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Quiet Place(2018)

    as Man in the Woods

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Midnighters(2016)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bethany(2017)

    as Doctor Merman

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Binding(2016)

    as Minister Uriel · as Gabe

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Eagleheart: Paradise Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as D'Alessandro

  • Lost on Purpose(2013)

    as Gene Lee

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Chemist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Chemist

  • Wolfpack of Reseda(2012)

    Show as Waylon

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Chester

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Eagleheart(2011)

    Show as D'Alessandro

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • True Grit(2010)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Prison Break: The Final Break(2009)

    as Jonathan Krantz

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Jericho(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Archbishop Stephen Wallace

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel George Hegarty

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivan Dennison

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Owen Murphy

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Donaldson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Threat Matrix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Miller

  • Harold Buttleman: Daredevil Stuntman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Reverend Buttleman

  • John Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Lorne Barker

  • Behind Enemy Lines(2001)

    as Ed Burnett

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as James Lehman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Earl Lewis

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Retrievers(2001)

    as Farmer Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Witness Protection(1999)

    as Reedy

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Network News President

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Anthony Corliss

  • Becker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Fire Marshal

  • A Wing and a Prayer(1998)

    as Vernon Spencer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Big Lebowski(1998)

    as Malibu Police Chief

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Seven(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Childhood Sweetheart?(1997)

    as Lt. James Walker

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brian Kearns

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Reasons of the Heart(1996)

    as Drew Hadley

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Jenks

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Paul Nagel

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Phantom(1996)

    as Mayor Krebs

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as William Wheeton

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Hurley

  • Alien Nation: Body and Soul(1995)

    as Roger Benson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anthony Manzarek · as Capt. Gayle Osbourne

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Strange Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nowhere Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Seymour

  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears(1995)

    as Joshua Crane

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Double Dragon(1994)

    as Chief Delario

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges(1994)

    as Roy Stevens

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Runaround(1994)

    as Sheriff Burton

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Claude Campbell

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Detective Miles

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Huck Finn(1993)

    as Shanty Lady's Husband

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Toddman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • A Private Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Steve Morris

  • Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232(1992)

    as Bob Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country(1991)

    as Chief In Command

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Long Road Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Titus Wardlow

  • He Said, She Said(1991)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon Bryce

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Project: Tinman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Forrest

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Clayton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hard Time on Planet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • TV 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 13 episodes · as Principal Steadman

  • Fresh Horses(1988)

    as Kyle Larkin

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Hostage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Grady

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • No Way Out(1987)

    as Kevin O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Ohanion

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Hotshot(1986)

    as Coach

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Wilton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doug Levitt · as Frank DeLong

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Silver Bullet(1985)

    as Bob Coslaw

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Spenser: For Hire(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Borley · as Sergeant Worley

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lane Henderson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Buzz Caldwell

  • The Migrants(1974)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Gallen

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Trial of the Catonsville Nine(1972)

    as David Darst

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 248 episodes · Actor

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Evans

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1,547 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles from 1964 to 2023; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

A Quiet Place (2018)

$341M worldwide

Highest rated

Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

A Quiet Place (2018)

Film career

19642023

Peak 2017 · 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
Acting82 of 82: 82 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1960s3 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s35 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
859515

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 Leon Russom's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 31; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 58 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)

85th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 75, 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 Leon Russom's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Leon Russom work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leon Russom's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Larry Cedar shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers