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John Alderman

John Alderman

Actor, also writer · Died January 12, 1987, aged 53 · Syracuse, New York, USA

John Alderman was a talented, prolific and ubiquitous actor in numerous low-budget exploitation features who appeared in everything from 1960s softcore items to 1970s drive-in fare to 1980s hardcore porn throughout the course of his long and diverse career.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 6, 1933
Died
January 12, 1987 (aged 53)
From
Syracuse, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 74 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are John Alderman's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd 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
Survival
29%
Power
22%
Morality
22%
Society
17%
Self
5%
Bonds
5%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

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 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · 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 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
7
Absurd
4
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 John Alderman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Alderman'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

74 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Takin' It All Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Steven

  • Rated Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Merle Smith (uncredited)

  • Joanna Storm on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jeff's Dad

  • Crazy with the Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Franklin Delmar

  • Flesh and Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Screenplay

  • Malibu Express(1985)

    as Lieutenant Arledge

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Ecstasy Girls II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as J.C. Church

  • Sex Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as F.U.

  • Girls on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Tony Cardoza

  • Cherry Ettes For Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as (as Frank Hallowell)

  • Up 'n' Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Dialogue Coach

  • Summer Camp Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Louie Cortese

  • Society Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as H.K. Austin Sr.

  • Good-bye Cruel World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Butler

  • Superstition(1982)

    as Romberg

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    as Bud Stone

  • Center Spread Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Thurman Parrish (as Frank Hollowell)

  • Margin for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Amanda by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Councilman Blakely

  • New Year's Evil(1980)

    as Dr. Reed

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Stunt Man(1980)

    as Caribinerri

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Co-Ed Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as WR Jackson

  • Angel on My Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • The Baltimore Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Bookie

  • The Ecstasy Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as J.C. Church

  • Seven(1979)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Ordeal of Patty Hearst(1979)

    as Executive

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Alpha Incident(1978)

    as Dr. Rogers

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Nowhere to Hide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Vittorio

  • Joyride to Nowhere(1977)

    as Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Desires Within Young Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Harrison Price

  • C.B. Hustlers(1976)

    Screenplay · as Dancer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Drive in Massacre(1976)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

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

    as Jesus

  • Cannonball!(1976)

    as Team Manager

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Boob Tube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Ralph

  • The Swinging Barmaids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Andrews

  • Video Vixens! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Beach Ball Poet

  • Delinquent School Girls(1975)

    as Dr. Baxter

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • A Taste of Decadence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Bernhard Eastbrook

  • The Black Godfather(1974)

    as Cockroach

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Black Samson(1974)

    as Michael Briggs

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Teen-Age Jail Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Joey

  • Cleopatra Jones(1973)

    as Bruce

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Little Miss Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Rick Engels

  • This Is a Hijack(1973)

    as Latimer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Dirty Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Johnny

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

    as Dick Hannon - Loan Shark

  • Crypt of the Living Dead(1973)

    as First Fisherman

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Hard Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jimmy Devlin

  • Time to Run(1973)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • And When She Was Bad... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Ken

  • The Erotic Adventures of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Esteban

  • The Screaming Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Slater

  • Saddle Tramp Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Billy Dan Clayton

  • The Last Movie(1971)

    as Jonathan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Escape from the Planet of the Apes(1971)

    as Marine Corporal (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Pink Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Michael

  • Dandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Larry Lebot

  • Divorce Las Vegas Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Jim

  • Diamond Stud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mark Walburn

  • Trader Hornee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Max Matthews

  • Love Camp 7(1969)

    as Capt. Robert Calais

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Starlet! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Phil Latio

  • The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Steve Desmond

  • Two Roses and a Golden Rod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Billy / Father

  • Thar She Blows! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Phil Latio

  • The Pick-Up(1968)

    as Gordon

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hot Spur(1968)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

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

    as Ted Andrews

  • The Thrill of It All(1963)

    as Mr. Caputo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Andreas

  • The Chevy Mystery Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Edson · as Randolph Marshall

  • Pork Chop Hill(1959)

    as Lt. Waldorf

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 74 titles from 1959 to 1987; peak year 1970.

Highest rated

Black Samson (1974)

Midcredits 42nd

Most popular right now

Hot Spur (1968)

Film career

19591987

Peak 1970 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting72 of 74: 71 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score23rdWriting2 of 74: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 74: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s38 · 38 acting · 1 crew1980s24 · 22 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
5974

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 John Alderman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 25; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979)

81st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pork Chop Hill (1959)

Midcredits 82nd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 24. 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 John Alderman work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Alderman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John F. Goff shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles