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Robert Culp

Robert Culp

Actor, also director · Died March 24, 2010, aged 79 · Oakland, California, USA

Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor, scriptwriter, voice actor and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents. He also had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 16, 1930
Died
March 24, 2010 (aged 79)
From
Oakland, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
75 on MovieCove · 150 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Robert Culp's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 24 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

Gentle 12 · Charged 16 · Intense 9

A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 2

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 3

A split, not a type: Casual 20 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 3

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 30 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 30
Mentor
6 of 30
Hero
5 of 30
Ally
4 of 30
Herald
4 of 30
Threshold guardian
2 of 30
Trickster
1 of 30
Shapeshifter
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Thrilling
15
Warm
10
Melancholic
12
Absurd
10
Other
27

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical2

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 Robert Culp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 75 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Culp'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

150 credits, 75 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Sixties(2014)

    Show as Kelly Robinson - I Spy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • The Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Blakesley

  • Santa's Slay(2005)

    as Grandpa

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Maxwell / Sheriff of Nottingham (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • The Almost Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The Colonel

  • Blind Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Isaac

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeffrey Grissom

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Hunger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as The Chief

  • Newsbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Judge McNamara

  • Running Mates(2000)

    as Sen. Parker Gable

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Farewell, My Love(2000)

    as Michael Reilly

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Innocents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Judge Winston

  • Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator

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

    as Fr. Patrick

  • Most Wanted(1997)

    as Donald Bickhart

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Conan the Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as King Vog

  • Mercenary(1996)

    as McClean

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Everybody Loves Raymond(1996)

    Show 11 episodes · as Warren Whelan

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
  • Spy Hard(1996)

    as Businessman

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Xtro 3: Watch the Skies(1995)

    as Major Guardino

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Favorite Deadly Sins(1995)

    as Actor Playing Noble Hart

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Panther(1995)

    as Charles Garry

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Gargoyles(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Halcyon Renard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Benjamin Quinn

  • I Spy Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Kelly Robinson

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiram Waters

  • Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Bishop

  • The Nanny(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Stewart Babcock

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dane Travis

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
  • The Pelican Brief(1993)

    as The President

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Darryl

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Lyle Pike

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Elias Jackson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Timebomb(1991)

    as Mr. Phillips

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Murderous Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dr. Bordinay

  • That's Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator

  • Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Culp (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Wings(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Ace Galvin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • What Price Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Billy Bob Claiborne

  • Big Bad Mama II(1987)

    as Daryl Pearson

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Harrison Gregg

  • Combat High(1986)

    as General Edward 'Ed' Woods

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The Blue Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Lester McInally

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Irwin

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
  • The Gladiator(1986)

    as Lieutenant Frank Mason

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • The Key to Rebecca(1985)

    as Gen. Erwin Rommel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Brothers-in-Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Winston Goodhue

  • Turk 182! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mayor Tyler

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Norman Amberson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • The Cosby Show(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Scott Kelly

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronald James

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
  • Calendar Girl Murders(1984)

    as Richard Trainor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Her Life as a Man(1984)

    as Dave Fleming

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Hardcastle and McCormick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Kingsford · as Paul Fitzgerald

  • Movie Madness(1982)

    as Paul Everest ("Success Wanters")

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Thou Shalt Not Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Steve Nevins

  • Killjoy(1981)

    as Lou Corbin

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • The Greatest American Hero(1981)

    Show 43 episodes · Director · Writer · as Bill Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
  • The Night the City Screamed(1980)

    as Frank McGuire

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • The Dream Merchants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 3 episodes · as Henry Farnum

  • Goldengirl(1979)

    as Steve Esselton

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Hot Rod(1979)

    as T.L. Munn

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • A Cry for Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sgt. Price

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

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Huston

  • Roots: The Next Generations(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Lyle Pettijohn

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Women in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Anthony Broadhurst

  • Last of the Good Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Sgt. Nichols

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Ross Latham

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
  • Playboy's Playmate Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Flood(1976)

    as Steve Brannigan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Spectre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as William Sebastian

  • Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Frank Sirrianni

  • Sky Riders(1976)

    as Jonas Bracken

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Inside Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Sly Wells

  • A Cry for Help(1975)

    as Harry Freeman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Strange Homecoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jack Halsey

  • Give Me Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as John Freeborn

  • The Castaway Cowboy(1974)

    as Calvin Bryson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Houston, We've Got a Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Steve Bell

  • Outrage! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jim Kiler

  • A Name for Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as John Blake

  • See the Man Run(1971)

    as Ben Taylor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Lawrence

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

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • A Cold Night's Death(1973)

    as Robert Jones

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Hickey & Boggs(1972)

    Director · as Frank Boggs

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Hannie Caulder(1971)

    as Thomas Luther Price

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Bart Kepple · as Investigator Brimmer · as Jordan Rowe · as Paul Hanlon

  • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice(1969)

    as Bob Sanders

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Operation Breadbasket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self - Narrator

  • Turn-On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Black and White: Uptight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Host

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Paul Tyler

  • Historias para no dormir(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Trent (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
  • Get Smart(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Waiter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • I Spy(1965)

    Show 82 episodes · Director · Writer · as Kelly Robinson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
  • The Hanged Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Harry Pace

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Shark

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Rhino! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Dr. Hanlon

  • The Raiders(1963)

    as Wild Bill Hickock

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Sunday in New York(1963)

    as Russ Wilson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Furgatch

  • The Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Houston

  • Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Menlow

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Allen Leighton · as Paul Cameron · as Trent

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • PT 109(1963)

    as Ensign George 'Barney' Ross

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Sammy, the Way-Out Seal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Chester 'Chet' Loomis

  • Combat!(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. John Metcalf

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles 'Charlie' Orwell

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Target: The Corruptors! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Meeker

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Jesse Hartwood · as Matt Hendricks

  • 87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Curt Donaldson

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank Shannon · as Kurt Yoder

  • The Westerner(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Prescott

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Archie Bishop

  • Tate(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
  • The Chevy Mystery Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Abel

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Clay Horne

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Stuart Douglas

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Payson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig Kern

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Calder

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer · as Dave Foley

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Trackdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 71 episodes · Writer · as Hoby Gilman

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Baylor Crofoot

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Sam Applegate · as Hoby Gilman · as Shad Hudson

  • Playwrights '56 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarence

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

  • 1984 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Male Telescreen Voice (voice)

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Masters

  • You Are There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Fabius

  • Death Valley Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Burdue / James Stuart

  • The Jack Benny Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Culp

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Bullock

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Male Telescreen Voice

  • Now Is Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Captain David Blair

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 149 titles, 148 of them dated from 1948 to 2018; peak year 1972.

Film career

19482018

Peak 1972 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 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.

  • 1963Screen debut· PT 109
  • 1973First top-billed film· A Cold Night's Death
  • 1973Career best· A Cold Night's Death

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting148 of 149: 143 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting4 of 149: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting5 of 149: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 149: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

149 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew1960s32 · 31 acting · 2 crew1970s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew1980s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew1990s28 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 5% of 20 roles
637383

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 Robert Culp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 41; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 75 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 75 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed24

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 39. 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 Robert Culp'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 titles26–76 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles37–54 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian 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 Robert Culp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Culp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Cosby shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Mixed roles