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Don Stroud

Don Stroud

Actor · Born September 1, 1943 (83) · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Donald Lee Stroud (born 1 September 1943) is an American actor and surfer who appeared in many films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and has starred in over 100 movies and 175 television shows to date. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Stroud, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 1, 1943 (83)
From
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
71 on MovieCove · 138 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 15% in 30 days

What are Don Stroud's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th 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
30%
Survival
25%
Bonds
15%
Society
12%
Self
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
1%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 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 11 · Serious 12 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 22 · Intense 8

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 3

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 18 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 0

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 16 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 16 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 16
Ally
5 of 16
Hero
1 of 16
Threshold guardian
1 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Herald
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
28
Absurd
11
Melancholic
11
Thrilling
10
Dread
7
Other
23

How their films linger

Unsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9

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 Don Stroud's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Don Stroud'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

138 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronald

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Django Unchained(2012)

    as Sheriff Bill Sharp

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hawk Warrior of the Wheelzone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Desert Marauder

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Sin-Jin Smyth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • L.A. Heat(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Land of the Free(1998)

    as Repairman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Men in White(1998)

    as Old Bob

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Detonator(1996)

    as Whip O'Leary

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Company Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as The Mule

  • The Haunted Sea(1997)

    as Chief Foster

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Perdita Durango(1997)

    as Santos

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hacks(1997)

    as Delivery Boy

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Wild America(1997)

    as Stango

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Little Bigfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as McKenzie

  • Precious Find(1996)

    as Loo Seki

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Gordon Shaw

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Hearts(1996)

    as Thackler

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Soldier Boyz(1995)

    as Gaton

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Sawbones(1995)

    as Captain Mowbray

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Alien Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Louis

  • Dillinger and Capone(1995)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Carnosaur 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ben Kahane

  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Boggs · as Caliban

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Randy Hatchett

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Legend of the Roller Blade Seven(1992)

    as Kabuki Devil

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Tilden

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Return of the Roller Blade Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Conga Man

  • Cyber Seeker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Isaac

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Tate Rankin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • It's Showtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Banger

  • The Flesh Merchant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Delambre

  • Frogtown II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Brandy Stone

  • Renegade(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Kattrain

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Divine Enforcer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Otis

  • Prime Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Manny

  • The Roller Blade Seven(1991)

    as Desert Maurader

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The King of the Kickboxers(1990)

    as Anderson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Shades of L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Super Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis

  • Mob Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Legrand

  • Cartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Tony King

  • Twisted Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Luther Pontelli

  • The New Dragnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 52 episodes · as Captain Lussen

  • Licence to Kill(1989)

    as Heller

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All(1989)

    as Captain Pat Chambers

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Hyper Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ryan Drezak

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Two to Tango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as James Conrad

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Armed and Dangerous(1986)

    as Sergeant Rizzo

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer(1986)

    as Pat Chambers

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Hilliard · as Jerry Kluge

  • Hell Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony

  • Gidget's Summer Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as The Great Kahoona

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Carey Drayson · as Phil Shannon

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Johnson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Mike Hammer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 46 episodes · as Captain Pat Chambers

  • More Than Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Captain Pat Chambers

  • I Want to Live(1983)

    as John True

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Murder Me, Murder You(1983)

    as Captain Pat Chambers

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sweet Sixteen(1982)

    as Billy Franklin

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Deke Watkins · as Walter Tyler

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Hilly

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dirk Bronson

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Arnold

  • The Fall Guy(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia(1981)

    as Seth Ames

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rusty Daniels

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Amityville Horror(1979)

    as Father Richard Bolen

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Search and Destroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Buddy Grant

  • Mrs. Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mike Varrick

  • Express to Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Jack Fisk

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Fisk

  • Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold(1978)

    as Sullie Toulours

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Buddy Holly Story(1978)

    as Jesse Charles

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Choirboys(1977)

    as Sam Lyles

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Sudden Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dominic Dilgado

  • Hollywood Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Barney

  • The Killer Inside Me(1976)

    as Elmer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The House by the Lake(1976)

    as Lep

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • High Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Walker-T

  • Murph the Surf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Jack Murphy

  • Cop on the Beat(1975)

    as Plums

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • S.W.A.T.(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bobbo Olchin · as Vern Lightfoot

  • Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Bump

  • The Manhunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Elevator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Pete Howarth

  • Slaughter's Big Rip-Off(1973)

    as Kirk

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Scalawag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Velvet

  • Nightmare Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Rafe

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Plums

  • Barnaby Jones(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Summers

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Neulin

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Rolling Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Harold Duncan

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Chet Barrow · as Vale

  • The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Blue Wetherall

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Joe Kidd(1972)

    as Lamarr Simms

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Deadly Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Kagan

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy Nolan

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Von Richthofen and Brown(1971)

    as Roy Brown

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill(1971)

    as Thomas Bertrand

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Angel Unchained(1970)

    as Angel

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Bloody Mama(1970)

    as Herman Barker

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Tick, Tick, Tick(1970)

    as Bengy Springer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Explosion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Richie Kovacs

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Gates · as Dutch Radtke

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Milt Butcher

  • Something for a Lonely Man(1968)

    as Eben Duren

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Coogan's Bluff(1968)

    as James Ringerman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Split Second to an Epitaph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Albee

  • Adam-12(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Bert Stanley

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathan Purdy · as Nick Pierson · as Tally Green

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Lincoln Bridges

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • What's So Bad About Feeling Good?(1968)

    as Barney

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Journey to Shiloh(1968)

    as Todo McLean

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Madigan(1968)

    as Hughie

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Hatful of Rain(1968)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Ballad of Josie(1967)

    as Bratsch

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Banning(1967)

    as Man at Golf Course (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Games(1967)

    as Norman

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · as Albee · as Caine

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Bud Munsey · as Walker Oborn

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Hammack

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg Travis

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

    Show 1 episode · as Cate · as Frank Hollis · as Rafe Judson /Wally McCullough

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

    Show 1 episode · as Foss · as Pete Murphy

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 138 titles from 1955 to 2018; peak year 1978.

Biggest box office

The Amityville Horror (1979)

$86M worldwide

Highest rated

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

The Amityville Horror (1979)

Film career

19552018

Peak 1978 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting138 of 138: 138 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s22 · acting1970s45 · acting1980s27 · acting1990s38 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s4 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
677282

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 Don Stroud's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 36 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 36

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 71 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 71 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Detonator (1996)

96th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Django Unchained (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 41. 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 Don Stroud's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles51–79 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles21–63 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles37–65 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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 Don Stroud work with?

People who share at least 2 of Don Stroud's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles