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Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Actor · Died April 22, 1999, aged 74 · Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA

Bert Remsen (February 25, 1925 – April 22, 1999) was an American actor. Born in Glen Cove, New York, on Long Island, he played character roles in numerous films directed by Robert Altman, including: Brewster McCloud (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974), California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), A Wedding (1978), "Dallas" as Harrison 'Dandy' Dandridge (1987) and Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got the Will? (1990). After suffering an injury on the set of a television show, Remsen had moved away from acting. He was hired as the casting director on Brewster McCloud when Altman talked him into taking a role in the film. He was briefly married to Little House on the Prairie actress Katherine MacGregor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Remsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
February 25, 1925
Died
April 22, 1999 (aged 74)
From
Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
100 on MovieCove · 166 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Bert Remsen's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 15 · Serious 16 · Dark 11

Grounded 31 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Gentle 11 · Charged 21 · Intense 10

Steady 18 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 4

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 6

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 2

Casual 22 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 1

Easy watch 17 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 8

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 5 of 10 analyzed roles.

Mentor
5 of 10
Threshold guardian
3 of 10
Ally
2 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
18
Warm
11
Hopeful
11
Absurd
7
Other
37

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5
  • 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 Bert Remsen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 50 of their 100 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (36).

Subscription and free streaming for Bert Remsen'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, 100 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Sky Is Falling(1999)

    as Mr. Finch

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Forces of Nature(1999)

    as Ned

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Lansky(1999)

    as Senator Tobey

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • A Walk in the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Ken Sherry

  • Hugo Pool(1997)

    as Sad Old Man

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Road Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Arliss

  • Conspiracy Theory(1997)

    as Alice's Father

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Clueless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Moore

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Crime of the Century(1996)

    as Dr. John Condon

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Humanoids from the Deep(1996)

    as Duffy the Coroner

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • White Man's Burden(1995)

    as Hot Dog Vendor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Dillinger and Capone(1995)

    as Wheezy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Open Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Walter the Guard

  • Maverick(1994)

    as Riverboat Poker Player

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Secret Sins of the Father(1994)

    as Judge Kleiser

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Man

  • There Was a Little Boy(1993)

    as Father McHenry

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Joshua Tree(1993)

    as Woody Engstrom

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Jack the Bear(1993)

    as Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Kubus

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • With Harmful Intent(1993)

    as Oliver London

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Bodyguard(1992)

    as Rotary Club President

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Ladykiller(1992)

    as Medical Examiner O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Wild Card(1992)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Judge George Markham

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
  • The Player(1992)

    as Bert Ramsen

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Maid for Each Other(1992)

    as Minister

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Evil Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as John Wilson

  • Payback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Bert

  • Only the Lonely(1991)

    as Spats

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Jezebel's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Doctor Samuel Whatley · as Dr. Samuel Whatley

  • Dick Tracy(1990)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Peacemaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Doc

  • Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Vietnam, Texas(1990)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Night Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Chauncey

  • Curfew(1989)

    as Gentleman with Cane

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Miss Firecracker(1989)

    as Mr. Morton

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Shop Owner

  • South of Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Howard Stone

  • Remote Control(1988)

    as Bill Denver

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Three for the Road(1987)

    as Stu

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • P.K. and the Kid(1987)

    as Al

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Tai-Pan(1986)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Who Is Julia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Joseph Dineen

  • Eye of the Tiger(1986)

    as Father Healey

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Wilson Douglas

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
  • TerrorVision(1986)

    as Grampa Putterman

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Stand Alone(1985)

    as Paddie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tom Breed

  • Code of Silence(1985)

    as Commander Kates

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Burning Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as J.D. Moses

  • I Married a Centerfold(1984)

    as Gramps

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Places in the Heart(1984)

    as Tee Tot Hightower

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Hobson's Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Homer Ralston

  • Memorial Day(1983)

    as Clay Gibbs

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Policewoman Centerfold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Captain David Buckman

  • Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Murrey Haliday

  • Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Sting II(1983)

    as Kid Colors

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Independence Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Red Malone

  • Lookin' to Get Out(1982)

    as Smitty

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Barney Kiernan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy Chief

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
  • Victims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Lt. McClain

  • The Luck of Roaring Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Stumpy

  • Second-Hand Hearts(1980)

    as Voyd

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Crazy Times(1981)

    as Father Burke

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Borderline(1980)

    as Carl J. Richards

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Inside Moves(1980)

    as Stinky

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • It's a Living(1980)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mario

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
  • Carny(1980)

    as Delno Baptiste

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Visions of Christmas Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackson Mobley

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
  • Love for Rent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Ben

  • Flesh & Blood(1979)

    as Joe Jorgenson

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Flesh & Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joe Jorgenson

  • 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 2 episodes · Actor

  • Joni(1979)

    as John Eareckson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Fast Break(1979)

    as Bo Winnegar

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • A Wedding(1978)

    as William Williamson

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 10 episodes · as Dandy Dandridge

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
  • The Awakening Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as Isaac Barker

  • Uncle Joe Shannon(1978)

    as Braddock

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo(1977)

    as Mayor Douglas

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jim

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
  • Gibbsville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Brewster McFarland · as Pinky Tibbs

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Harry and Walter Go to New York(1976)

    as Guard O'Meara

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Baby Blue Marine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mr. Hudkins

  • Brinks: The Great Robbery(1976)

    as Ted Flynn

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Jaffe

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
  • Sweet Hostage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Mr. Withers

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Nashville(1975)

    as Star

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • S.W.A.T.(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Casting

  • California Split(1974)

    as Helen Brown

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Thieves Like Us(1974)

    as T-Dub

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Cry Panic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Casting Coordinator

  • The Death Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Casting · as The Chief

  • The Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Casting

  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Snatched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Casting Associate

  • Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • No Place to Run(1972)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Casting Director

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Fuzz(1972)

    as Sgt. Murchison

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Casting

  • Two for the Money(1972)

    Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • If Tomorrow Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Coslow

  • A Taste of Evil(1971)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Congratulations, It's a Boy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Casting

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mark

  • Brewster McCloud(1970)

    as Douglas Breen

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • McCabe & Mrs. Miller(1971)

    as Bart Coyle

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Rabbit, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer's Assistant

  • The Strawberry Statement(1970)

    as Policeman at Gate

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Doomsday Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Police Officer

  • The Lollipop Cover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Salesman

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Control Tower Supervisor · as Spectrographic Examiner

  • Dead Ringer(1963)

    as Daniel 'Dan' Lister, Bartender

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as US Coast Guard Skipper

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Summers

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • Kid Galahad(1962)

    as Max (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Saints and Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Chester Demlow

  • Sam Benedict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Moon Pilot(1962)

    as Brennan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Tom Belmanno

  • Tess of the Storm Country(1960)

    as Mike Foley

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Andy Griffith Show(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Slater

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • The Islanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Noel Parkinson

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as First Detective

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Johnny Staccato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pork Chop Hill(1959)

    as Lt. Cummings

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Priest

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Murdock

  • Destination Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Technician (uncredited)

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

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Man with a Camera(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Barnes

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Yancy Derringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Major James Sampson

  • The Donna Reed Show(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • Peter Gunn(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Pierce

  • Leave It to Beaver(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Deputy George

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Lt. White

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Bang the Drum Slowly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Horse

  • Playwrights '56 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy - Bartender · as Police Lieutenant · as The Officer · as The Policeman

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 165 titles from 1955 to 2001; peak year 1992.

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19552001

Peak 1992 · 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
Acting152 of 165: 151 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thProducing1 of 165: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew13 of 165: 12 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1950s18 · acting1960s19 · acting1970s51 · 38 acting · 14 crew1980s39 · acting1990s37 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 32 roles
59747989

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 Bert Remsen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 74; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 100 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th31
  • Below 25th23

Shape of the crowd

44 of their 100 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed44

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 41. 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 Bert Remsen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles66–92 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles15–55 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles38–81 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian 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 Bert Remsen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bert Remsen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Altman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles