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Onslow Stevens

Actor · Died January 5, 1977, aged 74 · Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Onslow Stevens (March 29, 1902 – January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor. Stevens became involved in performing in 1926 at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers. His Broadway debut came in Stage Door (1936). He starred over 80 films, at first as the lead actor, but mostly in character roles later in his career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Onslow Stevens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 29, 1902
Died
January 5, 1977 (aged 74)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 113 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 10% in 30 days

What are Onslow Stevens' films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
50%
Bonds
18%
Self
11%
Survival
9%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 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 14 · Serious 12 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 18 · Intense 6

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 10 · 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 15 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 5

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

A split, not a type: Casual 17 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 16
Mentor
5 of 16
Hero
2 of 16
Trickster
1 of 16
Ally
1 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Warm
9
Thrilling
9
Joyful
6
Melancholic
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet11
  • 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 Onslow Stevens' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Onslow Stevens' 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

113 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Many Faces of Dracula(2000)

    as Dr. Franz Edlemann (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dracula in the Movies(1992)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dr. Franz Edlemann (archive footage)

  • The Couch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Dr. W.L. Janz, M.D.

  • Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • All the Fine Young Cannibals(1960)

    as Joshua Davis

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Eggly

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Flint Johnson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Deputy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Deaver

  • Lonelyhearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mr. Lassiter

  • Black Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannibal Pardee

  • Tarawa Beachhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Gen. Nathan Keller

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Adler

  • The Party Crashers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Mr. Nickerson

  • The Restless Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Cass Fleming · as Col. Daniel Morgan Benedict II · as Jack Hanford

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kelly and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Walter Van Runkle

  • Heritage of Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Sidney Lennox

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Morrow

  • The Ten Commandments(1956)

    as Lugal

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Fields

  • Outside the Law(1956)

    as Chief Agent Alec Conrad

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Tribute to a Bad Man(1956)

    as Hearn

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Dana Culver

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Goddard

  • New York Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Johnny Achilles

  • They Rode West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Col. Ethan Waters

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry

  • Them!(1954)

    as Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Fangs of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Jim Summers

  • Giving Thanks Always (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Carl

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Meers · as Thompson

  • A Lion Is in the Streets(1953)

    as Guy Polli

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • City Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Charge at Feather River(1953)

    as Grover Johnson

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander D. B. McGraw

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Houston

  • This Is the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 3 episodes · as Carl

  • The San Francisco Story(1952)

    as Capt. Jim Martin

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Family Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Judge Williams

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott Varnum

  • All That I Have (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Attorney Palmer

  • The Hills of Utah(1951)

    as Jayda McQueen

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sirocco(1951)

    as Emir Hassan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lorna Doone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Counsellor Doone

  • Sealed Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Cmdr. James McLean

  • Revenue Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Sam Bellows

  • One Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Dr. Foster

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Kowland · as Richter

  • State Penitentiary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Richard Evans

  • Motor Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lt. Dearborn

  • Mark of the Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Professor Brandt

  • Red, Hot and Blue(1949)

    as Captain Allen

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Bomba: The Jungle Boy(1949)

    as George Harland

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Gallant Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Gen. de la Garance

  • Walk a Crooked Mile(1948)

    as Igor Braun

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Creeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Dr. Jim Borden

  • Night Has a Thousand Eyes(1948)

    as Dr. Walters

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Angel on My Shoulder(1946)

    as Dr. Matt Higgins

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Canyon Passage(1946)

    as Jack Lestrade

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • O.S.S.(1946)

    as Field

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • House of Dracula(1945)

    as Dr. Franz Edelmann

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hands Across the Border(1943)

    as Brock Danvers

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Appointment in Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Rudolph Von Preissing

  • Idaho(1943)

    as Bob Stevens

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sunset Serenade(1942)

    as Gregg Jackson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Go West, Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tom Hannegan

  • The Monster and the Girl(1941)

    as J. Stanley McMasters

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bob Dunbar

  • Mystery Sea Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Carl Cutler

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk(1940)

    as Frederick Keller

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Those High Grey Walls(1939)

    as Dr. Frank Norton

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • When Tomorrow Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Holden

  • There Goes the Groom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr. Joel Becker

  • Flight from Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ellis

  • You Can't Buy Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Joe Baldwin

  • Murder with Pictures(1936)

    as Nate Girard

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Straight from the Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mr. Wendi

  • Easy Money(1936)

    as Dan Adams

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • F-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mr. Shaw

  • Three on the Trail(1936)

    as Pecos Kane

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Yellow Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jack Hanway

  • The Bridge of Sighs(1936)

    as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Powell

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Forced Landing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Farraday

  • The Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Aramis

  • Grand Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as John Grayson

  • Born to Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dan 'Ace' Cartwright / Henry Mathews

  • A Notorious Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as John Barrett

  • Life Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Dr. John Kendrick

  • House of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Don Phillips

  • I Can't Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Steve Nichols, alias Steve Cummings

  • In Love with Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Prof. John Applegate

  • Affairs of a Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Lyn Durland

  • The Vanishing Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Stanley Stanfield

  • I'll Tell the World(1934)

    as Prince Michael

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Like It That Way(1934)

    as Harry Rogers

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Crosby Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Francis Scott Graham

  • This Side of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Walter

  • Bombay Mail(1934)

    as John Hawley

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Counsellor at Law(1933)

    as John P. Tedesco

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Only Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Barnard

  • Secret of the Blue Room(1933)

    as Frank Faber

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Peg o' My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sir Gerald 'Jerry' Markham

  • Nagana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Dr. Roy Stark

  • The Golden West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Calvin Brown

  • Once in a Lifetime(1932)

    as Lawrence Vail

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jack Morgan

  • Okay, America! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Heroes of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Tom Crosby

  • Radio Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Carl Hughes

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 113 titles from 1932 to 2000.

Biggest box office

Sirocco (1951)

$4.3K worldwide

Highest rated

Counsellor at Law (1933)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Them! (1954)

Film career

  • 1933Screen debut· Secret of the Blue Room

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting113 of 113: 113 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1930s39 · acting1940s19 · acting1950s48 · acting1960s4 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

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 Onslow Stevens' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Dracula in the Movies (1992)

91st percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 73, 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.

Who does Onslow Stevens work with?

People who share at least 2 of Onslow Stevens' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carl Laemmle Jr. shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers