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Neil Hamilton

Neil Hamilton

Actor · Died September 24, 1984, aged 85 · Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Neil Hamilton (born James Neil Hamilton; September 9, 1899 - September 24, 1984) was an American screen, stage, and television actor. During the 1920s and 1930s he was a popular leading man in films. Today he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Commissioner Gordon on the Batman television series of the 1960s.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 8, 1899
Died
September 24, 1984 (aged 85)
From
Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 146 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 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Neil Hamilton's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th 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
Morality
38%
Bonds
28%
Self
13%
Survival
7%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 13 · Serious 8 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 11 · Intense 3

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 16
Shapeshifter
3 of 16
Mentor
2 of 16
Shadow
2 of 16
Herald
2 of 16
Ally
2 of 16
Threshold guardian
2 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Thrilling
9
Joyful
7
Absurd
7
Warm
7
Other
24

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet7

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 Neil Hamilton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Neil Hamilton'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

146 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • DC Villains - Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale(2021)

    as Commissioner Gordon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Vanished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Merrihew

  • Which Way to the Front?(1970)

    as Chief of Staff

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Debbie Reynolds Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Strategy of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Mr. Harkin

  • Batgirl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Commissioner Gordon

  • Batman: The Movie(1966)

    as Commissioner Gordon

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Madame X(1966)

    as Scott Lewis (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Batman(1966)

    Show 120 episodes · as Commissioner Gordon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Hank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Family Jewels(1965)

    as Attorney

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Profiles in Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Gov. John Winthrop

  • The Munsters(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Cara Williams Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Good Neighbor Sam(1964)

    as Larry Boling

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Patsy(1964)

    as The Barber

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Harkin

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Hilary J. Clarke · as Richard Bellero, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Devil's Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Francis 'Frank' Lamont

  • The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come(1961)

    as Gen. Dean

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mister Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Harvey Ainsworth · as Mr. Robard

  • Harrigan and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Denning

  • The Aquanauts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry La Beau

  • Hawaiian Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Jed Sutton

  • Bourbon Street Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lock-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Purcell

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Hamilton Rondave · as John Harrington · as Mr. Renaldo

  • The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Leander Rhodes

  • Zorro(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Hilario

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Real McCoys(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Rogers

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Archibald Vandergelt

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Bertrand Allred · as Frank Livesey · as Fred McCormick · as Grove Dillingham · as Henry Noble · as Jim Ames · as Victor Billings

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Gale Storm Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Herbert Pascal

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Code of the Underword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Capt. Brady

  • That Wonderful Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 17 episodes · as Franklin Westbrook

  • Brewster's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mr. Grant

  • When Strangers Marry(1944)

    as Det. Lt. Blake

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Sky's the Limit(1943)

    as Navy Officer on Train (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • All by Myself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mark Turner

  • Bombardier(1943)

    as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Harry Kermit

  • X Marks the Spot(1942)

    as John J. Underwood

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Too Many Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Richard Sutton

  • The Lady Is Willing(1942)

    as Charlie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Look Who's Laughing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Hilary Horton

  • Father Takes a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Vincent Stewart

  • King of the Texas Rangers(1941)

    as John Barton / Felix Hauptman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Duke Martindel

  • They Meet Again(1941)

    as Gov. John C. North

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Federal Fugitives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as James Madison

  • Queen of the Mob(1940)

    as First FBI Chief

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Pound Foolish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Stephen Lancaster

  • The Saint Strikes Back(1939)

    as Allan Breck

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Army Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Schuyler

  • Hollywood Stadium Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bill Devons

  • Lady Behave!(1937)

    as Stephen Dorchester Cormack

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Portia on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Earle Condon

  • Secret Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lt. Pierre de Montmalion

  • Everything in Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Geoffrey Loring

  • Southern Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Reggie

  • Parisian Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jaques

  • The Daring Young Man(1935)

    as Gerald Raeburn

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Keeper of the Bees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as James 'Jamie' Lewis McFarland

  • Honeymoon Limited(1935)

    as Dick Spencer Gordon

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mutiny Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Kent Brewster

  • Fugitive Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Donald Brooks

  • By Your Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as David McKenzie

  • Two Heads on a Pillow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as John C. Smith

  • One Exciting Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Walter Stone

  • Once to Every Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Lyle Stuart

  • Blind Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Bob Hartwell

  • Here Comes the Groom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jim

  • Tarzan and His Mate(1934)

    as Harry Holt

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Stringfellow Says No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jeremy Stringfellow

  • Ladies Must Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bill Langhorne

  • As the Devil Commands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Dr. David Graham

  • One Sunday Afternoon(1933)

    as Hugo Barnstead

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Silk Express(1933)

    as Donald Kilgore

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The World Gone Mad(1933)

    as Lionel Houston

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Terror Aboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as James Cowles

  • Fast Workers(1933)

    as Actor in Film Clip (Edited from 'Laughing Sinners') (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Animal Kingdom(1932)

    as Owen

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Two Against the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as David Norton

  • What Price Hollywood? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Lonny Borden

  • The Woman in Room 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Paul Ramsey

  • The Wet Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Roger Chilcote, Jr.

  • Tarzan the Ape Man(1932)

    as Harry Holt

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Are You Listening? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jack Clayton

  • The Sin of Madelon Claudet(1931)

    as Larry Maynard

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • This Modern Age(1931)

    as Robert 'Bob' Blake Jr.

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Great Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Carlo

  • Laughing Sinners(1931)

    as Howard 'Howdy' Palmer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Ivan Turin

  • Strangers May Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Alan Harlow

  • Command Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Peter Fedor / Prince Alexis

  • The Widow from Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Georgie 'Swifty' Dorgan

  • Ex-Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Sir Carlisle Austin

  • The Cat Creeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Charles Wilder

  • Ladies Must Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Anthony Gregg

  • The Dawn Patrol(1930)

    as Major Brand

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Anybody's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Red Reinhardt

  • The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Dr. Jack Petrie

  • The Kibitzer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Eddie Brown

  • Darkened Rooms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Emory Jago

  • The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu(1929)

    as Dr. Jack Petrie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Love Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Peter Harrington

  • The Studio Murder Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Tony White

  • A Dangerous Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Bobby Gregory

  • Why Be Good? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Winthrop Peabody Jr.

  • What a Night! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Joe Madison

  • Three Week Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as James Gordon

  • Take Me Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as David North

  • The Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Crown Prince Alexander

  • Hot News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Scoop Morgan

  • The Grip of the Yukon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Jack Elliott

  • Don't Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Henry Willoughby

  • Something Always Happens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Roderick Keswick

  • The Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Wilson Shelton

  • Mother Machree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Brian

  • The Shield of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Jack MacDowell

  • The Spotlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Norman Brooke

  • The Joy Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as John Jeffrey Fleet

  • Ten Modern Commandments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Tod Gilbert

  • The Music Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Beverley Cruger

  • The Great Gatsby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Nick Carraway

  • Diplomacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Julian Weymouth

  • Beau Geste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Digby Geste

  • Desert Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as George Thorne

  • The Splendid Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Bob Van Dyke

  • New Brooms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • The Golden Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Tennessee Hunter

  • The Street of Forgotten Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Philip Peyton

  • Men and Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Ned Seabury

  • The Little French Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Giles Bradley

  • Isn't Life Wonderful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Paul

  • The Side Show of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Charles Verity-Stewart

  • The Sixth Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Robert Fields

  • America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Nathan Holden

  • The White Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as John White

  • The Great Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • The Beloved Impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 145 titles from 1918 to 1971; peak year 1965.

Biggest box office

Batman: The Movie (1966)

$8.9K worldwide

Highest rated

The Dawn Patrol (1930)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Batman (1966)

Film career

19181971

Peak 1965 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting145 of 145: 145 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1910s2 · acting1920s36 · acting1930s51 · acting1940s17 · acting1950s15 · acting1960s22 · acting1970s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
3040

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 Neil Hamilton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

DC Villains - Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale (2021)

88th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dawn Patrol (1930)

Midcredits 87th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 46. 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 Neil Hamilton's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 2 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Neil Hamilton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Neil Hamilton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Burt Ward shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles