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Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Actor · Died January 3, 2009, aged 84 · Miami, Florida, USA

Martin Patterson "Pat" Hingle (July 19, 1924 – January 3, 2009) was an American actor. He was traditionally known for playing judges, police officers, and other authority figures. Hingle was a guest star on the early NBC legal drama Justice, based on case histories of the Legal Aid Society of New York.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 19, 1924
Died
January 3, 2009 (aged 84)
From
Miami, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
85 on MovieCove · 166 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 35% in 30 days

What are Pat Hingle's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 57 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 18 · Dark 26

Grounded 45 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

Gentle 11 · Charged 27 · Intense 19

A split, not a type: Steady 28 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 5

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 38 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 7

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 3

Casual 23 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 2

Easy watch 18 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 19

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 9 of 29 analyzed roles.

Mentor
9 of 29
Shadow
7 of 29
Threshold guardian
5 of 29
Hero
3 of 29
Ally
3 of 29
Trickster
1 of 29
Herald
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Melancholic
22
Hopeful
15
Contemplative
15
Thrilling
12
Other
49

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous6

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 Pat Hingle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 85 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Subscription and free streaming for Pat Hingle'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

166 credits, 85 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Stephen King: A Necessary Evil(2020)

    as Bubba Hendershot

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The List(2007)

    as Gus Eicholtz

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Waltzing Anna(2006)

    as Mo Kegley

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Two Tickets to Paradise(2006)

    as Mr. Hewson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • The Angel Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Noah Roudabush

  • The Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Road to Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Grandpa Nathan Tucker

  • The Runaway(2000)

    as Avery

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Shaft(2000)

    as Judge Dennis Bradford

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • The Hunter's Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Judge Tully

  • Muppets from Space(1999)

    as General Luft

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Irv the Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
  • The Horror Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • A Thousand Acres(1997)

    as Harold Clark

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Batman & Robin(1997)

    as Commissioner Gordon

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • The Shining(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete Watson

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
  • Horror Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Judge Caldwell

  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Bastard Out of Carolina(1996)

    as Mr. Waddell

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Larger Than Life(1996)

    as Vernon

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • American Gothic(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Truman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Boss Tom Pendergast

  • Batman Forever(1995)

    as Commissioner Gordon

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Quick and the Dead(1995)

    as Horace

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • One Christmas(1994)

    as Bus Driver

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Mangione

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
  • Lightning Jack(1994)

    as U.S. Marshal Dan Kurtz

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Wally Flynn

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • The Habitation of Dragons(1992)

    as Virgil Tolliver

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Citizen Cohn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as J. Edgar Hoover

  • Batman Returns(1992)

    as Commissioner Gordon

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Gunsmoke: To the Last Man(1992)

    as Col. Tucker

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Not of This World(1991)

    as Doc Avery

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Amazing Stories: The Movie II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sheriff

  • The Grifters(1990)

    as Bobo Justus

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Wings(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Hackett

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • The Kennedys of Massachusetts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as P.J. Kennedy

  • Batman(1989)

    as Commissioner Gordon

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure(1989)

    as Fire Chief James Roberts

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Land Before Time(1988)

    as Narrator / Rooter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as William F. 'Bull' Halsey

  • Blue Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • The Town Bully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Stranger on My Land(1988)

    as Judge Munson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Baby Boom(1987)

    as Hughes Larrabee

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • LBJ: The Early Years(1987)

    as Sam Rayburn

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Manhunt for Claude Dallas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as George Nielsen

  • Maximum Overdrive(1986)

    as Hendershot

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Casebusters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Sam Donahue

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom McCabe

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Horace Smyvie

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Waldo Jarrell

  • The Rape of Richard Beck(1985)

    as Chappy Beck

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Brewster's Millions(1985)

    as Edward Roundfield

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Lady from Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Jim Bartlett

  • The Falcon and the Snowman(1985)

    as Mr. Charlie Boyce

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Noon Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Homer T. Hatch

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. James Ignatius O'Malley · as Ret. Lt. Det. Barney Kale · as Zach Franklin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • In 'N Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Oscar Milstone

  • The Act(1983)

    as Frank Boda

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Sudden Impact(1983)

    as Chief Jannings

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Running Brave(1983)

    as Coach Bill Easton

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Going Berserk(1983)

    as Ed Reese

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Henry Banks

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Schaeffer

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Dr. Gerald Lyman

  • Washington Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Sen. Ross Clayton

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Homer T. Hatch

  • Of Mice and Men(1981)

    as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Col. Ralls

  • America Lost and Found (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Garwood Huddle

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Running Scared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as McClain

  • Wild Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bob Halburton

  • Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Disaster on the Coastliner(1979)

    as John Marsh

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Deputy Chief Gene Paulton

  • Norma Rae(1979)

    as Vernon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Elvis(1979)

    as Colonel Tom Parker

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Caleb Tucker

  • Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo(1977)

    as Doc Hodgins

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • The Gauntlet(1977)

    as Josephson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Sunshine Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Joe Hayden

  • Escape from Bogen County (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Judge Henry Martin

  • The Secret Life of John Chapman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Gus Reed

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

    as John Adams

  • Barbary Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Emory Van Cleve

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

    as Lou

  • Nightmare Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mr. Binghamton

  • The Last Angry Man(1974)

    as Dr. Sam Abelman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Super Cops(1974)

    as Insp. Novick

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Hill

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Running Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Quentin Hogue

  • One Little Indian(1973)

    as Capt. Stewart

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Hazel's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Eli

  • Trouble Comes to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Cecil Tabor

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as General Thoms

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • The Carey Treatment(1972)

    as Capt. Pearson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • If Tomorrow Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Sheriff

  • All the Way Home(1971)

    as Ralph Follet

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Sweet, Sweet Rachel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Arthur Piper

  • The City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Ira Groom

  • Norwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Grady Fring

  • WUSA(1970)

    as Bingamon

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Bloody Mama(1970)

    as Sam Adams Pendlebury

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • A Clear and Present Danger(1970)

    as Salem Chase

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • The Ballad of Andy Crocker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Earl Crocker

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Scott Farring

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 3 episodes · as Grant Ormsbee

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Certain Honorable Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Counsel for the Defense

  • Jigsaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Lew Haley

  • Hang 'Em High(1968)

    as Judge Adam Fenton

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Sol Madrid(1968)

    as Harry Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Finley Carr

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Brother Avery

  • CBS Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim O'Connor

  • The Glass Menagerie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as The Gentleman Caller

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as R.J. McMillan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nevada Smith(1966)

    as Big Foot

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Gustav Allen Benderson

  • The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Frederick Huffschmidt

  • Carol for Another Christmas(1964)

    as Ghost of Christmas Present

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Invitation to a Gunfighter(1964)

    as Sam Brewster

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Will Carey

  • A Texas Romance, 1909 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Narrator

  • All the Way Home(1963)

    as Ralph Follet

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Caldwell

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Decker · as Sheriff Joe Bob Sims

  • The Ugly American(1963)

    as Homer Atkins

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Splendor in the Grass(1961)

    as Ace Stamper

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Edward Swader · as Lloyd Jason

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Cortner

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Franklin Williams · as Peter Dowling

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • The Andy Griffith Show(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Gibson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Horace Maxwell Ford

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Austin

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

    Show 1 episode · as Pop Starke

  • No Down Payment(1957)

    as Herman Kreitzer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Calman

  • The Strange One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Harold Koble

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Warren Selvy

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. John Chapman

  • On the Waterfront(1954)

    as Jocko (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Avery · as Ralph Follet

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Clark · as Hank · as Maj. Bergman

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 165 titles from 1948 to 2007; peak year 1988.

Film career

19482007

Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 13 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
Acting165 of 165: 165 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s10 · acting1960s36 · acting1970s37 · acting1980s41 · acting1990s29 · acting2000s9 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 39 roles
5469798994

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 Pat Hingle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 57 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Midcredits score across 85 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 85 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed20

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 53 reviewed titles; fans 80, 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 Pat Hingle's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles20–79 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles23–54 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles21–78 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles25–60 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles32–77 · median 57 · moderateheavier 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 Pat Hingle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pat Hingle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bob Kane shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers