Portrait of David S. Cass Sr.

Directing

David S. Cass Sr.

Career

Active from 1972 to 2017, with a break from 1985 to 1997, busiest in 2005 and 2011 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Class
Class
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David S. Cass Sr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Amateur Sleuth 4
  • Cozy Mystery 4
  • Western 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Outlaw Gang 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Redemption Story 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Gentle Pacing 2
  • Small Town Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 60
Hometown Hero
Hometown Hero (2017)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Happily Never After
Happily Never After (2017)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Love by the Book
Love by the Book (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

This Magic Moment
This Magic Moment (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Shadow on the Mesa
Shadow on the Mesa (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Matchmaker Santa
Matchmaker Santa (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Love Begins
Love Begins (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Love's Christmas Journey
Love's Christmas Journey (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Oliver's Ghost
Oliver's Ghost (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Keeping Up with the Randalls
Keeping Up with the Randalls (2011)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Christmas Pageant
The Christmas Pageant (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Class
Class (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

2000s

32 titles ยท average score 56
Love Finds A Home
Love Finds A Home (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Three Gifts
The Three Gifts (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Prairie Fever
Prairie Fever (2008)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Back to You & Me
Back to You & Me (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Family Plan
Family Plan (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Arthur Hailey's Detective
Arthur Hailey's Detective (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Mystery Woman: Game Time
Mystery Woman: Game Time (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 49
Hard Time: The Premonition
Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer, Second Unit Director

Hard Time
Hard Time (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer, Writer

Everything That Rises
Everything That Rises (1998)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gunfighter

Tidal Wave: No Escape
Tidal Wave: No Escape (1997)
GoodWatch score 35

Stunt Coordinator

Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

Stunt Coordinator

My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
GoodWatch score 32

Stunt Coordinator

Rio Diablo
Rio Diablo (1993)
GoodWatch score 45

as Winslow

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

Stunt Coordinator

Miracle Landing
Miracle Landing (1990)
GoodWatch score 60

as Man

1980s

34 titles ยท average score 59
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

Stunt Coordinator

My Demon Lover
My Demon Lover (1987)
GoodWatch score 24

as Grady's Partner

Assassin
Assassin (1986)
GoodWatch score 52

Stunt Coordinator

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
GoodWatch score 17

as Local Tough Guy

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Alex Webster

The Sword and the Sorcerer
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
GoodWatch score 53

Stunts

Tron
Tron (1982)
GoodWatch score 62

as Factory Guard

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Jacobs

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Ashley / P.I. Elmore

Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

as Moustached Mercenary

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Benny

The Gambler
The Gambler (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

as Winters

1970s

24 titles ยท average score 57
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Major Jason Samos / Pangor

The Lady in Red
The Lady in Red (1979)
GoodWatch score 59

Stunts

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Fitz

The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bearman

The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Drunk

Trackdown
Trackdown (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

Stunts

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Shockley

Earthquake
Earthquake (1974)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sherriff Merle (uncredited)

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Casey

Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Jimmy Hickok

Enter the Devil
Enter the Devil (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jason Brooks

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Wells

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 63
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tuber (uncredited)

Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Beck's Man (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Pinari

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Olin

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Jesse Olten / Patrolman

McLintock!
McLintock! (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

Stunts

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 73
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Deputy Sheriff

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Brawler (uncredited)