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Richard Lineback

Richard Lineback

Actor · Born February 4, 1952 (74) · Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany

Richard D. Lineback (born February 4, 1952) is an American actor. He has performed in character roles in the films Speed, Twister and Varsity Blues. He played Deputy Dodd in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Lineback has appeared in many roles on the stage, with leads that include Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, C.C. Showers in The Diviners, for which he won the Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Actor, and the title role in Mister Roberts. He has also made numerous guest appearances for television, including Romas in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Selin Peers in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Kessick in Star Trek: Enterprise. He also appeared as the Rev. Vernon Canty in two episodes of JAG.[3] He also appeared in two episodes of M*A*S*H, playing different characters. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Born
February 4, 1952 (74)
From
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 53 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Richard Lineback's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
37%
Self
23%
Bonds
17%
Survival
9%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · 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 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
5
Joyful
3
Warm
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Other1

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 Richard Lineback's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Lineback'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

53 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Delmer Coates

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • McBride: Dogged(2007)

    as Frank Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Winslow

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Ring(2002)

    as Innkeeper

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • King of Texas(2002)

    as Warnell

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Kessick

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Ready to Rumble(2000)

    as Mr. Boggs

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story(1999)

    as Paul Jackson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Varsity Blues(1999)

    as Joe Harbor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Baby Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Al LeFauve

  • Meet the Deedles(1998)

    as Crabbe

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hush(1998)

    as Hal Bentall

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Jackal(1997)

    as FBI Agent McMurphy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Last Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Slim

  • Tin Cup(1996)

    as Curt

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Twister(1996)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan(1995)

    as Billy Coleman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Benson

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Natural Born Killers(1994)

    as Sonny

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Speed(1994)

    as Norwood

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Stand(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Poke

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Sommersby(1993)

    as Timothy Fry

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Selin Peers

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Somebody's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Fielder

  • Woman with a Past(1992)

    as Wayne

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Blind Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Edwin 'Ed' Rentzell

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Cornett

  • China Beach(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Inherit the Wind(1988)

    as Sillers

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Romas

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Celebration Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Stewardess School(1986)

    as Sgt. Striker

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Return to Mayberry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Wally Butler

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Banning

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Phillips

  • Friday the 13th: A New Beginning(1985)

    as Deputy Dodd

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Billy · as Rudy Lassiter

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Brian

  • Johnny Belinda(1982)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Lance Barton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenny

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Hard Country(1981)

    as Larry

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Next Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Death Ray 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as U.S. Army Enlisted Man

  • Gideon's Trumpet(1980)

    as Lester Wade

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • When the Whistle Blows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Joni(1979)

    as Steve Estes

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Steward

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pvt. Scala

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Waltons(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Lester Wade

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles from 1951 to 2010; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Speed (1994)

$350M worldwide

Highest rated

Speed (1994)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19512010

Peak 1995 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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
Acting52 of 52: 52 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s21 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
8595

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 Richard Lineback's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)

83rd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Speed (1994)

Midcredits 91st · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 75, 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 Richard Lineback'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 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Richard Lineback work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Lineback's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Walker shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers