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Tom Mason

Tom Mason

Actor · Born March 1, 1949 (77) · Brooklyn - New York - USA

Tom Mason was born on March 1, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, USA as Thomas Raymond Mason. He is an american actor, known for Apocalypse Now (1979), Runaway Bride (1999) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1949 (77)
From
Brooklyn - New York - USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 55 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 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Tom Mason's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Horror 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
24%
Bonds
23%
Survival
23%
Self
20%
Power
6%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · 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

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · 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 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5
  • 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 Tom Mason's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tom Mason'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

55 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Too Big to Fail(2011)

    as Robert Willumstad

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Unforgettable(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Pat Burns

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Education of Dee Dee Ricks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Winston Bosch

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • New Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Hardwick

  • Flags of Our Fathers(2006)

    as John Tennack

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Bedford Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Thorne Sr.

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Truman Merced

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Looking for an Echo(2000)

    as Augustus 'Augie' MacAnnally III

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Lane

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Connor · as Lawrence Fuller

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Runaway Bride(1999)

    as Final Wedding Pastor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Barry Haydu

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Raymond Littlefield

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • All Lies End in Murder(1997)

    as Captain Tom Voight

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

  • Country Justice(1996)

    as Judge #2

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Maternal Instincts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Stan Patterson

  • My Very Best Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ted

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Matson

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Fisher

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Breach of Conduct(1994)

    as Dr. Matthew James

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Family Album (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bill O'Hara

  • The Puppet Masters(1994)

    as President Douglas

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Flashfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Art Cantrell

  • Party of Five(1994)

    Show 24 episodes · as Joe Mangus

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Greedy(1994)

    as Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Final Appeal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ed Biondi

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Waltos

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Amy Fisher Story(1993)

    as Eric Naiburg

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare in the Daylight(1992)

    as Peter Lambert

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted(1992)

    as Max Willis

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story(1992)

    as Det. Mike McCormick

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story(1992)

    as Frank Rutter

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • F/X2(1991)

    as Mike Brandon, NYPD

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Death Merchants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Bill Stadler

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carlton Radford · as Defense Attorney Matt Wolchesky · as Ian Maser

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Northern Exposure(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Kevin McKerry

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Men Don't Leave(1990)

    as John Macauley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Christine Cromwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabe

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Crimes of the Heart(1986)

    as Uncle Watson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Jack and Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 17 episodes · as Mike Brennan

  • Whatever it Takes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jeff Perchick

  • Our Family Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 13 episodes · as Det. Sgt. Frank McKay

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

    as Caleb

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant John Lindley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair(1983)

    as Benjamin Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Freebie and the Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tim 'Freebie' Walker

  • The Aliens Are Coming(1980)

    as Dr. Scott Dryden

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Archie Goodwin

  • Apocalypse Now(1979)

    as Supply Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Walking Through the Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Richard Lee

  • King of the Gypsies(1978)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Grandpa Goes to Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles from 1978 to 2011; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office

Crimes of the Heart (1986)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Monsters (1988)

Midcredits 62nd

Film career

19782011

Peak 1979 · 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
Acting54 of 55: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thCinematography1 of 55: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s5 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s29 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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.

How do Tom Mason's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992)

77th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 44. 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 Tom Mason's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Tom Mason work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tom Mason's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Davidson shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers