Portrait of DeForest Covan

Acting

DeForest Covan

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
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for That's My Mama
That's My Mama
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
DeForest Covan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0

Main genres

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    Recurring tags

      Works often with

      People in at least two of their main titles.

        Movies and TV shows

        28
        Type
        Role
        Score
        Decade
        Genre
        Group by

        1990s

        3 titles ยท average score 57
        Martin
        Martin (1992)
        GoodWatch score 58

        TV show ยท as Man in Audience #2

        One Good Cop
        One Good Cop (1991)
        GoodWatch score 32

        as Older Man

        To Sleep with Anger
        To Sleep with Anger (1990)
        GoodWatch score 82

        as Fred Jenkins

        1980s

        4 titles ยท average score 51
        The Night Before
        The Night Before (1988)
        GoodWatch score 44

        as Concierge

        Body and Soul
        Body and Soul (1981)
        GoodWatch score 45

        as Cut Man

        Midnight Lace
        Midnight Lace (1981)

        as Fred

        Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
        Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
        GoodWatch score 65

        as Pinochle Player

        1970s

        11 titles ยท average score 58
        When a Stranger Calls
        When a Stranger Calls (1979)
        GoodWatch score 53

        as Officer #1

        Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
        Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979)
        GoodWatch score 52

        as Zebulon

        New York, New York
        New York, New York (1977)
        GoodWatch score 62

        as Porter

        The Incredible Melting Man
        The Incredible Melting Man (1977)
        GoodWatch score 22

        as Janitor

        Rocky
        Rocky (1976)
        GoodWatch score 80

        as Apollo's Corner

        The Day of the Locust
        The Day of the Locust (1975)
        GoodWatch score 57

        as Shoe Shine Boy

        Medical Story
        Medical Story (1975)

        TV show ยท as Patient in Robe

        That's My Mama
        That's My Mama (1974)
        GoodWatch score 72

        TV show ยท as Josh

        Black Samson
        Black Samson (1974)
        GoodWatch score 54

        as Samson's Street People

        Kojak
        Kojak (1973)
        GoodWatch score 72

        TV show ยท as Cabbie

        A Dream for Christmas
        A Dream for Christmas (1973)

        as Charlie Pritchard (uncredited)

        1960s

        2 titles
        The Claw Monsters
        The Claw Monsters (1966)

        as Koango (archive footage) (uncredited)

        Living Between Two Worlds
        Living Between Two Worlds (1963)

        as Orderly

        1940s

        5 titles ยท average score 63
        Take My Life
        Take My Life (1942)

        as 'Shadow', Harlem Tuff-Kid Gang Member

        Mr. Washington Goes to Town
        Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)

        as Headless Man

        New Moon
        New Moon (1940)
        GoodWatch score 63

        as Dancer

        Drums of the Desert
        Drums of the Desert (1940)

        as Tribesman

        Chasing Trouble
        Chasing Trouble (1940)

        as Jackson

        1930s

        3 titles ยท average score 61
        Too Hot to Handle
        Too Hot to Handle (1938)
        GoodWatch score 60

        as South American Fire Dancer (uncredited)

        Going Places
        Going Places (1938)
        GoodWatch score 62

        as Shoe-Shine

        The Singing Kid
        The Singing Kid (1936)
        GoodWatch score 60

        as Dancer (uncredited)