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Hampton Fancher

Hampton Fancher

Actor and writer, also director and producer · Born July 18, 1938 (88) · East Los Angeles, California, USA

Sundance award nominee

Hampton Fancher (born July 18, 1938) is a former actor who became a producer and screenwriter in the late 1970s. Fancher was born to a Mexican mother and an American father in East Los Angeles, California, US. At 15, he ran away to Spain to become a flamenco dancer and renamed himself Mario Montejo. He was married briefly to Sue Lyon of Lolita fame. lives in New York City.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 18, 1938 (88)
From
East Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor and writer, also director and producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 43 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Hampton Fancher's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
38%
Survival
11%
Morality
11%
Society
11%
Ideas
11%
Power
10%
Bonds
9%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
8
Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Romantic
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Hampton Fancher's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hampton Fancher'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

43 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Blade Runner 2049(2017)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • 2048: Nowhere to Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • 2036: Nexus Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Screenplay

  • The Minus Man(1999)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Mighty Quinn(1989)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Blade Runner(1982)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    as Officer George Talltree (uncredited)

  • Survival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Other Side of the Mountain(1975)

    as Lee Zadroga

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Louden

  • The Stranger Who Looks Like Me(1974)

    as Adoptive Parent #3

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

  • Get Christie Love!(1974)

    as Rod

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • How Did a Nice Girl Like You...(1970)

    as Gino

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Adam-12(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Bartell · as Ray

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Cornwall Dover

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Monroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Incredible Sex Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Harold Morton

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Noland · as Tad Arlen

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

    Show 1 episode · as Fleming

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Homer

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • General Electric True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rome Adventure(1962)

    as Albert Stillwell

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Parrish(1961)

    as Edgar Raike

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tate(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Rebel(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Bull

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Law of the Plainsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Harver

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Craig Bonner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Plunkett

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Deputy Gillis · as Lon Gillis · as Orv Tibbett

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Billy Hobson · as Jake Hammerklein

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Brain Eaters(1958)

    as Zombie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamp Fisher

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Beau Crommer

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

    Show 1 episode · as Linc

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Clem · as Dunc · as Milton

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

    Show 1 episode · as Ned Murphy

Career shape

Star power in the 40th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1952 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

$278M worldwide

Highest rated

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

  • 1958Screen debut· The Brain Eaters

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 43: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting1 of 43: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting6 of 43: 5 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s16 · acting1960s13 · acting1970s8 · acting1980s2 · crew1990s1 · crew2010s3 · crew

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.

Awards

Nominated for a Sundance award in 1999, Dramatic.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Hampton Fancher's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

How Did a Nice Girl Like You... (1970)

81st percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 36. 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 Hampton Fancher's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Hampton Fancher work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hampton Fancher's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philip K. Dick shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers