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David Del Valle

David Del Valle

Actor · Born September 24, 1949 (77) · El Paso, Texas, USA

Since leaving San Francisco State University in 1974, David Del Valle has achieved national recognition as a journalist, columnist, film historian, radio & television commentator and is one of the leading authorities on the horror/science-fiction/cult & fantasy film genres. He has contributed to magazines internationally and has been interviewed by the BBC, A & E Network, Channel 4 (London) and The Sci-Fi Channel. He appeared prominently in American Movie Classics documentary entitled It conquered Hollywood, the history of American-International Pictures. He is also the producer and on-camera host of Vincent Price's only interview regarding his career in the horror film. This interview has already won awards in Italy's prestigious Mystery Festival and is now available for American distribution as it has never appeared on American television. David Del Valle produced and hosted a series of television interviews entitled "Sinister Image." His guests ran the gamut from Cameron Mitchell to Russ Meyer. His print articles and interviews have appeared in such publications as Cinefantastique, Scarlet Street, Cult Movies, Fangoria, Films and Filming (Del Valle was Hollywood correspondent for this British magazine from 1983-1987), Video Watchdog, The Dark Side (UK), Fantastyka and L'Ecran Fantastique of France for which he was also West Coast correspondent. Del Valle recently completed a year as a radio host in Palm Springs, California in an entertainment-oriented program on AM as well as on the Internet around the world.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 24, 1949 (77)
From
El Paso, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 12 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 26Up 35% in 30 days

What are David Del Valle's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
21%
Ideas
16%
Power
15%
Society
15%
Self
14%
Bonds
10%
Survival
10%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · 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 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Warm
3
Tense
2
Absurd
2
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5

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 David Del Valle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Del Valle'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

12 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 27 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Puppet Master: Axis Termination(2017)

    as Flamboyant Nazi #2

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Haunted Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

  • Evil Bong 420(2015)

    as David Del Valle

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • What I Did for Love(2006)

    Swing

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Wasabi Tuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Set Dresser

  • Vampire Cult Queens from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Cult People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer · as Himself / Moderator

  • Vincent Price: The Sinister Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer · Writer · as Self (archive footage)

  • From a Whisper to a Scream(1987)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Chopping Mall(1986)

    as Mall Shopper

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Frightmare(1983)

    as Mourner at Funeral (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Last Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hollywood Man

Career shape

Star power in the 58th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 1983 to 2017; peak year 2016.

Highest rated

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)

Midcredits 64th

Film career

19832017

Peak 2016 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting7 of 12: 7 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 12: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 12: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 12: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s5 · 2 acting · 3 crew1990s1 · acting2000s2 · crew2010s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do David Del Valle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Evil Bong 420 (2015)

81st percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Chopping Mall (1986)

Midcredits 27th · 32% liked

Reviewers score the acting 35/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 20. 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 David Del Valle work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Del Valle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeffrey Schwarz shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers