Acting
DeForest Covan
- Titles
- 23movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1942 to 1974, with a break from 1943 to 1973, busiest in 1942 and 1974 with 1 main title each.
- Leading roles
- 1top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
That's My Mama70/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Contemporary Realism6.7average 5.2
- Situational Comedy4.1average 2.7
- Pop Culture3.6average 2.2
- Physical Comedy3.7average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.0average 2.3
- Coming of Age3.5average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Wonder2.0, average 3.4
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Mystery3.1, average 4.1
- Melancholy3.7, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
261990s
3 titles · average score 67
75
Martin (1992)
TV show · as Man in Audience #2
58
One Good Cop (1991)
as Older Man
69
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Fred Jenkins
1980s
4 titles · average score 54
61
The Night Before (1988)
as Concierge
43
Body and Soul (1981)
as Cut Man
Midnight Lace (1981)
as Fred
59
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
as Pinochle Player
1970s
10 titles · average score 63
62
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
as Officer #1
65
New York, New York (1977)
as Porter
44
The Incredible Melting Man (1977)
as Janitor
79
Rocky (1976)
as Apollo's Corner
66
The Day of the Locust (1975)
as Shoe Shine Boy
70
That's My Mama (1974)
TV show · as Josh
55
Black Samson (1974)
as Samson's Street People
70
Kojak (1973)
TV show · as Cabbie
A Dream for Christmas (1973)
as Charlie Pritchard (uncredited)
1960s
2 titles
The Claw Monsters (1966)
as Koango (archive footage) (uncredited)
Living Between Two Worlds (1963)
as Orderly
1940s
5 titles · average score 67
Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)
as Headless Man
Take My Life (1942)
as 'Shadow', Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Member
67
New Moon (1940)
as Dancer
Chasing Trouble (1940)
as Jackson
Drums of the Desert (1940)
as Tribesman
1930s
2 titles · average score 55
61
Going Places (1938)
as Shoe-Shine
50
The Singing Kid (1936)
as Dancer (uncredited)