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Michael Hitchcock

Michael Hitchcock

Actor and writer · Born July 28, 1958 (68) · Defiance, Ohio, USA

Writers Guild Award nominee

Michael Hitchcock (born July 28, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and television producer. As an actor, he has appeared in several of Christopher Guest's critically acclaimed movies, including Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006). Best in Show earned a Golden Globe Awards nomination for “Best Comedy” and won “Funniest Motion Picture” by the American Comedy Awards and British Comedy Awards. Hitchcock and his co-actors from A Mighty Wind were awarded “Best Ensemble Cast” by Florida Film Critics Circle and were nominated for “Best Ensemble Acting” by the Phoenix Film Critics Society. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Hitchcock , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 28, 1958 (68)
From
Defiance, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
71 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Michael Hitchcock's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th 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
Bonds
43%
Self
19%
Morality
14%
Survival
11%
Society
10%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 5

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 11

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Absurd
9
Tense
7
Warm
9
Romantic
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Michael Hitchcock's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Hitchcock'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

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

  • I Want Your Sex(2026)

    as Bruce #1

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Lowdown(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ray

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Paper(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. K

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Long-Reigning King of Rollercastle Skateland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Stuart

  • It's Florida, Man(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Bail Bondsman Tim

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Nobody Wants This(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Henry

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Jackpot!(2024)

    as Sleazy Ron Wexler

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Reunion(2024)

    as Theodore Buckley

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Palm Royale(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Chester

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • EXmas(2023)

    as Dennis

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Puppy Love(2023)

    as Dr. Hert

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Your Place or Mine(2023)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Resort(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paul M. Riordan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar(2021)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Space Force(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerome Lalosz

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Diary of a Future President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas

  • Black Monday(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pastor Newell Swafford

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Fortune Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Badger

  • Trial & Error(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jesse Ray Beaumont

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Mascots(2016)

    as Langston Aubrey

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Teachers(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Lonny

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer · as Bert · as Bert Buttenweiser

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Addicted to Fresno(2015)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Your Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Charlie

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Lon MacDowell

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The New Normal(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Gary Snyder

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg Morehouse

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Up All Night(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Bob

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • For Christ's Sake(2010)

    as Tom

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Super 8(2011)

    as Deputy Rosko

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Bridesmaids(2011)

    as Don Cholodecki

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Pete Smalls Is Dead(2010)

    as Sly

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Operation: Endgame(2010)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Men of a Certain Age(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dave

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The League(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 33 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Consulting Producer · Supervising Producer · Writer · as Dalton Rumba

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Party Down(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bolus Lugozshe

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • United States of Tara(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Young Person's Guide to History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as General George Washington

  • The Suite Life on Deck(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Blanket

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Just Add Water(2008)

    as Mark Tuckby

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Smiley Face(2007)

    as Laundry Room Man

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Pushing Daisies(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Eduardo Dedonde

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Hogs(2007)

    as Kent

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • For Your Consideration(2006)

    as Hate It Film Critic

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Let's Go to Prison(2006)

    as Wine Taster

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Serenity(2005)

    as Dr. Mathias

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Greener Mountains(2005)

    as Randall

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Persuasion(2005)

    as Headmaster Charles Meyer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Tom Goes to the Mayor(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Durango Bolo Salesman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Doyle

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Schneider

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ira Gilligan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerhardt

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • A Mighty Wind(2003)

    as Lawrence E. Turpin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • On the Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Sol Goode(2003)

    as Job Placement Officer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Badge(2002)

    as Luna

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Bug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Craig Johnston

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Roger

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbreakers(2001)

    as Dr. Arnold Davis

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Ultimate Christmas Present(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Vance

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Best in Show(2000)

    as Hamilton Swan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Grosse Pointe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · as Richard Towers / Ted Johnson

  • Satan's School for Girls(2000)

    Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Dill Scallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Rusty Bob

  • Happy, Texas(1999)

    as Steven

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Thick as Thieves(1999)

    as Maloney

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Can't Stop Dancing(1999)

    as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for Guffman(1996)

    as Steve Stark - Councilman

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • House Arrest(1996)

    Writer · as Cop

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Mad TV(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Simeon Dyson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Problem Child 3: Junior in Love(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Unhappily Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Coach McNiff

  • The Making of '...and God Spoke'(1993)

    as Bob / A.D.

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Thief and the Cobbler(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Where the Day Takes You(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 81 titles from 1972 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Best in Show (2000)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Best in Show (2000)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Nobody Wants This (2024)

Film career

19722026

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 2 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
Acting75 of 81: 72 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting1 of 81: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting9 of 81: 6 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thProducing1 of 81: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

81 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · crew1990s11 · 9 acting · 3 crew2000s33 · 31 acting · 3 crew2010s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 26 roles
96010611

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.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2003–2005.

  1. 2005
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
  2. 2004
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
  3. 2003
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

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 Michael Hitchcock's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 71 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 71 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

Can't Stop Dancing (1999)

93rd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Serenity (2005)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 33. 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 Michael Hitchcock's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles6–85 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles32–64 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles35–79 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles29–60 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles7–60 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian 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 Michael Hitchcock work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Hitchcock's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Guest shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles