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Paul Gambaccini

Paul Gambaccini

Actor · Born April 2, 1949 (77) · New York City, New York, USA

Paul Gambaccini is an American-British radio and television host.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 2, 1949 (77)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 15 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 26% in 30 days

What are Paul Gambaccini's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
53%
Self
15%
Ideas
11%
Survival
10%
Bonds
8%
Power
2%
Fame12 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 2 · 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 12 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
8
Hopeful
8
Contemplative
6
Melancholic
5
Bittersweet
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous2
  • 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 Paul Gambaccini's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Gambaccini'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

15 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 49 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Freddie: I Want it All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Freddie(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths of All Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • George Michael: Easy to Pretend(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Freddie Mercury: The Ultimate Showman(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Beatles: Made on Merseyside(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • I'm Not in Love - The Story of 10cc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Contributing Guest

  • Madonna: The Lady Is a Vamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Thanks

  • Buddy Holly: The Definitive Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • The 60s: The Beatles Decade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sing It Back: Lyric Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Music of Buddy Holly and The Crickets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Leon Russell: A Song For You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • The Cook Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1987 to 2025.

Highest rated

Queen: Days of Our Lives (2011)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 14: 13 only acting, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 14: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Paul Gambaccini's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 4; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

George Michael: Easy to Pretend (2019)

52nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Freddie (2023)

Midcredits 71st · 60% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 15. 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 Paul Gambaccini work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Gambaccini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jordan Hill shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers