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David Lowell Rich

David Lowell Rich

Director, also producer · Died October 21, 2001, aged 81 · Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

A producer and director active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1960s he directed episodes of several TV shows. In the 1970s he produced a lot for TV, especially disaster movies.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 31, 1920
Died
October 21, 2001 (aged 81)
From
Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 97 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 30% in 30 days

What are David Lowell Rich's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
32%
Survival
22%
Bonds
19%
Power
12%
Society
9%
Self
6%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 14 · Intense 8

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

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 14 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 20 · 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 11 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
11
Warm
7
Dread
5
Hopeful
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3
  • 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 David Lowell Rich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Lowell Rich'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

97 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Airports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Infidelity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Convicted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Choices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Supervising Producer

  • The Defiant Ones(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Scandal Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • The Hearst and Davies Affair(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • His Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • The Sky's No Limit(1984)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Want to Live(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Thursday's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • The Concorde... Airport '79(1979)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Little Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • SST: Death Flight(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • A Family Upside Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Defection of Simas Kudirka(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Telethon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Ransom for Alice! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

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

    Director

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

    Director · Producer

  • State Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • The Story of David(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Story of David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Swiss Family Robinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • You Lie So Deep, My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Producer

  • Adventures of the Queen(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aloha Means Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Sex Symbol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • The Chadwick Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Northeast of Seoul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • That Man Bolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Death Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Runaway! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Producer

  • Satan's School for Girls(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Beg, Borrow ... or Steal(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Crime Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Brock's Last Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • The Horror at 37,000 Feet(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Set This Town on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Producer

  • The Judge and Jake Wyler(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • All My Darling Daughters(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Lieutenant Schuster's Wife(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Assignment: Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Assignment: Munich(1972)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Director

  • Berlin Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • The Interns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Mask of Sheba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Eye of the Cat(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Three Guns for Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • A Lovely Way to Die(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Rosie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Borgia Stick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Wings of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Producer

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Plainsman(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Madame X(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • See How They Run(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 23 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Tate(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Law of the Plainsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hey Boy! Hey Girl! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Have Rocket -- Will Travel(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Black Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 18 episodes · Director

  • Senior Prom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Natchez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • M Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • No Time to Be Young(1957)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Not One Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Highway Patrol(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 96 titles from 1948 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Madame X (1966)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing96 of 96: 88 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing8 of 96: 0 only producing, 8 with another role

96 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s19 · crew1960s20 · crew1970s41 · crew1980s14 · crew2020s1 · crew

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.

How do David Lowell Rich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · director

The Story of David (1976)

76th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Twilight Zone (1959)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does David Lowell Rich work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Lowell Rich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sharon Gless shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers