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Alan Badel

Alan Badel

Actor · Died March 19, 1982, aged 58 · Rusholme, Manchester, England

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alan Fernand Badel (11 September 1923 – 19 March 1982) was a distinguished English stage actor who also appeared frequently in the cinema, radio and television and was noted for his richly textured voice which was once described as "the sound of tears". Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Badel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 11, 1923
Died
March 19, 1982 (aged 58)
From
Rusholme, Manchester, England
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 50 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 37 days to Oct 26

What are Alan Badel's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
46%
Power
18%
Survival
13%
Self
11%
Bonds
8%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Duty4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
5
Thrilling
4
Dread
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Alan Badel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Badel'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

50 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Agatha Christie Hour(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Alington West

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Sir Fretful Plaigary

  • The Woman in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 5 episodes · as Count Fosco

  • Shogun(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · as Father Dell'Aqua

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Nijinsky(1980)

    as Baron de Gunzburg

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Shogun(1980)

    as Father Dell'Aqua

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Riddle of the Sands(1979)

    as Dollmann

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Agatha(1979)

    as Lord Brackenbury

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Force 10 from Navarone(1978)

    as Petrovitch

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Medusa Touch(1978)

    as Barrister

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Telefon(1977)

    as Colonel Malchenko

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Exiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Michael Arlen

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Arlen

  • The Sunday Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Buster Barnes

  • The Winslow Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sir Robert Morton

  • Bill Brand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 6 episodes · as David Last

  • Where Adam Stood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Philip Gosse

  • Luther(1974)

    as Cardinal Cajetan de Vio

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Jackal(1973)

    as the Minister

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Biography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles I

  • The Creeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Edward Kimberley

  • The Adventurers(1970)

    as President Rojo

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Where's Jack? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Lord Chancellor

  • Otley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Alec Hadrian

  • The Siegfried Idyll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Richard Wagner

  • The Fanatics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Capitoul

  • The Parachute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Father

  • Toggle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Rory Farquhar

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Kimberley

  • Arabesque(1966)

    as Nejim Beshraavi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Father · as General Charles 'Chinese' Gordon · as Sir Fretful Plagiary · as Sir Robert Morton · as Svengali

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 12 episodes · as Edmond Dantès

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Rory Farquhar

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as David De Beaudrigue, Capitoul · as Henry IV

  • Children of the Damned(1964)

    as David Neville

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Richard

  • Bitter Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Karl

  • This Sporting Life(1963)

    as Gerald Weaver

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Don Juan in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Don Juan

  • Theatre '70 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Webb

  • Pride and Prejudice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 6 episodes · as Fitzwilliam Darcy

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Juan

  • Magic Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Richard Wagner

  • Three Cases of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Owen (segment "Lord Mountdrago") / Mr. X (segment "In the Picture") / Harry (segment "You Killed Elizabeth")

  • King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Fool

  • Will Any Gentleman...? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as The Great Mendoza

  • Leonardo Da Vinci The Tragic Pursuit of Perfection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Narrator

  • Salome(1953)

    as John the Baptist

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Fool

  • The Stranger Left No Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as John Smith

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1952 to 1982; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

Agatha (1979)

$7.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Shogun (1980)

Film career

19521982

Peak 1963 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1953Screen debut· Salome
  • 1973Career best· The Day of the Jackal
  • 1980Career best· Shōgun

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting49 of 49: 49 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1950s10 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s16 · acting1980s5 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
5373

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Alan Badel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

The Adventurers (1970)

60th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 49. 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.

Is Alan Badel's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Alan Badel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Badel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Challis shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers