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Danny Vinson

Danny Vinson

Actor · Born May 6, 1954 (72) · USA

Danny Vinson (born May 6, 1954) is an American character actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 6, 1954 (72)
From
USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
43 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Danny Vinson's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: 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
Bonds
28%
Self
21%
Morality
16%
Society
14%
Survival
10%
Ideas
7%
Power
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
7
Melancholic
8
Tense
5
Warm
4
Contemplative
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Danny Vinson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Danny Vinson'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, 43 with a MovieCove page.

  • Trap House(2025)

    as El Viejo

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • No Good Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mr. Adler

  • Harold and the Purple Crayon(2024)

    as Old Man with Cane

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Torn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Ned Bowers

  • County Line: No Fear(2022)

    as Skooter

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hellbilly Hollow(2026)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Estate(2022)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Third Saturday in October(2022)

    as Eugene

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Scraggly Man

  • Damaged Goods(2021)

    as Hank

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Howard's Mill(2021)

    as Detective Dan Thompson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Blue Ridge(2020)

    as Harvey Harrison

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Black Dispatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Engineer

  • Finding Josephine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Old Soldier

  • The Legend of 5 Mile Cave(2019)

    as Sheriff Bean

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Movement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as James Blake

  • The Nobodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Novitiate(2017)

    as Rob, Church Usher

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul(2017)

    as Hog Man

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Sellers

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Heaven Bound(2017)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mountain Top(2017)

    as Braxton Hodges

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Savannah Sunrise(2016)

    as Little Doug

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Preacher(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Missouri Cowboy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • NASCAR: The Rise of American Speed(2016)

    Show as Older Bill France

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Badge of Faith(2015)

    as Johan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Christmas in the Smokies(2015)

    as DJ Baley

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Woodlawn(2015)

    as Banks Assistant Coach

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Walk in the Woods(2015)

    as Georgia Cab Driver

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Longest Ride(2015)

    as Larry Till

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Song(2014)

    as Shep Jordan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Online(2013)

    as Stark

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy(2013)

    as Alfred Walker

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Space Warriors(2013)

    as NASA Exec #1

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • 42(2013)

    as Eddie Dyer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Campaign(2012)

    as Elder Dan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hell and Mr. Fudge(2012)

    as Matt Harper

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as David Chambler

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Lifted(2010)

    as Mr. Shelton

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Get Low(2009)

    as Grier

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Vampire Diaries(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)

    as Priest Giving Last Rites

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Leatherheads(2008)

    as Duluth Reporter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Dance for Bethany(2007)

    as Matthew Carrothers

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Honeydripper(2007)

    as Judge Gatlin

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Army Wives(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Agent Chapman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby(2006)

    as Texas Ticket Seller

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • False Prophets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ministry Man #2

  • When I Find the Ocean(2006)

    as Dean's Father

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Walk the Line(2005)

    as Texarkana MC

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Our Very Own(2005)

    as Clay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Two Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Pap Grier

  • A Good Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Cal

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 51 titles from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

The Song (2014)

$1M worldwide

Highest rated

Mountain Top (2017)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

The Estate (2022)

Film career

20002025

Peak 2016 · 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
Acting51 of 51: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

2000s13 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
071217

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 Danny Vinson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 37; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 43 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

A Dance for Bethany (2007)

99th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Walk the Line (2005)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 34. 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.

Who does Danny Vinson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Danny Vinson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gary Wheeler shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles