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Jamaica Inn (1939) -- In Cornwall, around 1800, a young woman discovers that she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit.
Moby Dick (1956) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)
Moby Dick (1956) -- Sinematurk - Trailer (Flash)
Scrooge (1951) -- Virgin.net Movies - Trailer (WMP)

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Date of Birth:
18 February 1899, Pembroke, Wales, UK more
Date of Death:
6 September 1992, Norwood, England, UK more
Trivia:
Father of actress Glynis Johns, who appeared with him in The Halfway House (1944). more
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Shoestring" (1979)   Rev James Appleby (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 7.1 (59)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Kilvert's Diary" (1977)   (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - -
- 3. "The New Avengers" (1976)   Elderly Man (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.3 (245)
AKAs:
  • Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (France: dubbed version)
  • The New Avengers in Canada (Canada: English title: last season title)
1 TV episode:
- 4. House of Mortal Sin (1976)   Father Duggan 1976 - 6.0 (182)
AKAs:
  • The Confessional (USA)
  • The Confessional Murders (UK: reissue title)
- 5. "Beryl's Lot" (1973)   Scrubby (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
- 6. "QB VII" (1974) Mr. Evans (unknown episodes) 1974 - 7.9 (254)
- 7. "Crown Court" (1972)   Arthur Charles Parfitt (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 6.9 (45)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "The Adventures of Black Beauty" (1972)   Silas Surtees (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 6.6 (63)
- 9. The National Health (1973)   Rees 1973 - 5.5 (42)
AKAs:
  • The National Health, or Nurse Norton's Affair
- 10. Thinking Man As Hero (1973) (TV) 1973 - -
- 11. "Dixon of Dock Green" (1955)   Mr. Farmer (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 6.3 (43)
- 12. "The Adventurer" (1972)   Franz Kolmar (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 5.8 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "The Saint" (1962)   Dr. Davis (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.8 (606)
- 14. Who Killed the Cat? (1966) Henry Fawcett 1966 - -
- 15. "The Avengers" (1961)   Brandon Storey (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.6 (1,165)
- 16. The Heroes of Telemark (1965)   Col. Wilkinson 1965 - 6.3 (1,902)
AKAs:
  • Anthony Mann's The Heroes of Telemark (UK: complete title)
- 17. "Knock on Any Door" (1965)   Mr. Prubright (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
1 TV episode:
- 18. "Pardon the Expression" (1965)   Jacob Elijah Burgess (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
1 TV episode:
- 19. "Danger Man" (1964)   Armstrong (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.5 (210)
AKAs:
  • Secret Agent (USA)
  • Secret Agent aka Danger Man (USA: video box title)
- 20. "No Hiding Place" (1959)   Alf Turnball (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 7.2 (15)
- 21. "Detective" (1964)   Father Brown (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
- 22. A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964)   Willie Pugh-Smith 1964 - 6.5 (25)
AKAs:
  • They All Died Laughing (USA)
- 23. The Victors (1963) Dennis 1963 - 7.3 (472)
- 24. The Old Dark House (1963) Petiphar Femm 1963 - 5.3 (242)
- 25. 80,000 Suspects (1963) Buckridge 1963 - 5.9 (83)
- 26. 55 Days at Peking (1963) Clergyman 1963 - 6.8 (1,905)
- 27. "The Third Man" (1959)   Geoffrey Ormsby (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.4 (30)
1 TV episode:
- 28. "Maigret" (1960)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.9 (38)
- 29. The Day of the Triffids (1962)   Mr. Coker 1962 - 5.8 (2,624)
AKAs:
  • Invasion of the Triffids (International: English title)
  • Revolt of the Triffids (International: English title)
- 30. "ITV Television Playhouse" (1955)   Walter Turnbull / Wickers (3 episodes, 1955-1961) 1961 - 4.5 (7)
- 31. Francis of Assisi (1961) Brother Juniper 1961 - 6.3 (197)
- 32. The Rebel (1961)   Manager of Art Gallery, London 1961 - 6.8 (297)
AKAs:
  • Call Me Genius (USA)
- 33. No Love for Johnnie (1961) Charlie Young 1961 - 6.5 (72)
- 34. Echo of Barbara (1961) Sam Roscoe 1961 - -
- 35. The Sundowners (1960)   Jack Patchogue, mayor of Cawndilla 1960 - 7.5 (1,116)
AKAs:
  • Fred Zinnemann's The Sundowners (UK: complete title)
- 36. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1960)   Dr. Andrew Mortimer (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.7 (5)
- 37. Never Let Go (1960) Alfie Barnes 1960 - 7.1 (251)
- 38. Once More, with Feeling! (1960) Mr. Wilbur Jr. 1960 - 6.1 (198)
- 39. The Devil's Disciple (1959) Rev. Maindeck Parshotter 1959 - 6.9 (474)
- 40. Danger List (1959) Mr. Ellis 1959 - 4.7 (10)
- 41. "Armchair Theatre" (1956)   (2 episodes, 1958) 1958 - 7.4 (22)
- 42. "Leave It to Todhunter" (1958)   Lawrence Todhunter (6 episodes, 1958) 1958 - -
- 43. "White Hunter" (1958)   Mr. Doak (2 episodes, 1958) 1958 - 5.3 (5)
- 44. The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958) Brook 1958 - 5.4 (116)
- 45. The Surgeon's Knife (1957) Mr. Waring 1957 - -
- 46. The Vicious Circle (1957)   Dr. George Kimber 1957 - 6.3 (136)
AKAs:
  • The Circle (USA)
- 47. "A Tale of Two Cities" (1957)   Mr. Jarvis Lorry (7 episodes, 1957) 1957 - -
- 48. Doctor at Large (1957) Smith 1957 - 6.0 (245)
- 49. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)   Harold Simpson / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1950-1957) 1957 - 7.7 (17)
- 50. The Counterfeit Plan (1957) Louie Bernard 1957 - 4.8 (5)
- 51. Find the Lady (1956) Hurst 1956 - 5.1 (19)
- 52. The Shield of Faith (1956) 1956 - -
- 53. The Intimate Stranger (1956)   Ernest Chaple 1956 - 6.2 (72)
AKAs:
  • Finger of Guilt (USA)
- 54. Moby Dick (1956)   Peleg 1956 - 7.4 (5,356)
AKAs:
  • Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
- 55. "ITV Play of the Week" (1955)   Rev. Arthur Mottram (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.0 (15)
AKAs:
  • Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- 56. 1984 (1956) Jones 1956 - 7.1 (743)
- 57. The Blue Peter (1955)   Captain Snow 1955 - 5.5 (14)
AKAs:
  • Navy Heroes (USA)
- 58. Romeo and Juliet (1954)   Friar Laurence 1954 - 6.7 (202)
AKAs:
  • Giulietta e Romeo (Italy)
- 59. The Master of Ballantrae (1953) MacKellar 1953 - 6.5 (347)
- 60. Valley of Song (1953)   Minister Griffiths 1953 - 7.8 (10)
AKAs:
  • Men Are Children Twice
- 61. The Oracle (1953)   Tom Mitchum 1953 - 4.4 (15)
AKAs:
  • The Horse's Mouth (USA)
- 62. The Tall Headlines (1952)   Uncle Ted 1952 - 4.1 (13)
AKAs:
  • The Frightened Bride (USA)
- 63. The Magic Box (1952) Goitz 1952 - 7.5 (355)
- 64. Scrooge (1951)   Bob Cratchit 1951 - 8.0 (7,321)
AKAs:
  • A Christmas Carol (USA)
- 65. Tony Draws a Horse (1950) Alfred Parsons 1950 - 4.9 (12)
- 66. Diamond City (1949) Hart 1949 - 5.5 (30)
- 67. Helter Skelter (1949) Ernest Bennett 1949 - 4.7 (30)
- 68. Edward, My Son (1949) Harry Sempkin 1949 - 6.6 (412)
- 69. Quartet (1948) Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite") 1948 - 7.8 (266)
- 70. Easy Money (1948) Herbert Atkins 1948 - 5.6 (42)
- 71. Counterblast (1948)   Dr. Bruckner the Beast of Ravensbruck 1948 - 6.1 (59)
AKAs:
  • Devil's Plot (USA)
- 72. Captain Boycott (1947) Watty Connell 1947 - 6.6 (129)
- 73. The Captive Heart (1946) Pte. Evans 1946 - 7.3 (246)
- 74. They Knew Mr. Knight (1946) Tom Blake 1946 - 5.9 (5)
- 75. Pink String and Sealing Wax (1946) Edward Sutton 1946 - 6.4 (77)
- 76. Dead of Night (1945) Walter Craig 1945 - 7.8 (3,080)
- 77. Twilight Hour (1945) Major John Roberts 1945 - -
- 78. The Halfway House (1944)   Rhys 1944 - 6.5 (101)
AKAs:
  • Halfway House
- 79. San Demetrio London (1943) Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio 1943 - 6.9 (105)
- 80. My Learned Friend (1943) Grimshaw 1943 - 7.9 (127)
- 81. The Bells Go Down (1943) Sam 1943 - 6.4 (63)
- 82. Went the Day Well? (1942)   Charles Sims, the church warder 1942 - 7.8 (742)
AKAs:
  • 48 Hours (USA)
- 83. The Foreman Went to France (1942)   Official, Passport Office 1942 - 6.8 (142)
AKAs:
  • Somewhere in France
- 84. The Next of Kin (1942) No 23: Mr Davis 1942 - 7.8 (37)
- 85. Saloon Bar (1940) Wickers 1940 - 6.6 (17)
- 86. Convoy (1940) Minesweeper's mate 1940 - 6.5 (39)
- 87. Girl in the News (1940) James Fetherwood 1940 - 7.0 (51)
- 88. The Midas Touch (1940) (uncredited) 1940 - -
- 89. Jamaica Inn (1939) Thomas - Sir Humphrey's Gang 1939 - 6.2 (2,987)
- 90. Almost a Gentleman (1938) Percival Clicker 1938 - -
- 91. Pride and Prejudice (1938) (TV) Sir William Lucas 1938 - 7.8 (9)
- 92. Storm in a Teacup (1937) (uncredited) Court Bailiff 1937 - 6.6 (126)
- 93. Song of the Forge (1937) (uncredited) 1937 - -
- 94. Dishonour Bright (1936) (uncredited) Undetermined Role 1936 - -
- 95. Everything Is Thunder (1936) (uncredited) Waiter 1936 - 5.8 (19)
- 96. Pot Luck (1936) (uncredited) Night Watchman 1936 - 5.3 (11)
- 97. In the Soup (1936) Meakin 1936 - -
- 98. The Guv'nor (1935)   (uncredited) Bank Director 1935 - 6.9 (52)
AKAs:
  • Mister Hobo (USA)
- 99. Foreign Affaires (1935) Courtroom interpreter 1935 - 5.2 (16)
- 100. Lady in Danger (1935) Reporter 1935 - 4.7 (7)

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1937) He acted in J.B. Priestley's play, "Time and the Conways," at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Jean Forbes-Robertson, Raymond Huntley, Barbara Everest, Helen Horsey, Alexander Archdale, Eileen Erskine, Wilfred Babbage, Molly Rankin, Rosemary Scott, and Irene Hentschel in the cast. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Pictorial more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Crime | Thriller more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Based On Play | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title more

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