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Peter Bull

Actor · Died May 20, 1984, aged 72 · London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Cecil Bull, DSC (21 March 1912 – 20 May 1984) was a British character actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Bull, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 21, 1912
Died
May 20, 1984 (aged 72)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 65 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 39 days to Oct 28

What are Peter Bull's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
Bonds
29%
Morality
21%
Self
16%
Power
15%
Society
9%
Ideas
8%
Survival
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 1

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 5
Ally
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Absurd
5
Warm
4
Joyful
3
Contemplative
5
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic3
  • Cyclical1

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 Peter Bull's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Bull'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

65 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Embracing Chaos: Making the African Queen(2010)

    as Captain of Louisa

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove(2004)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Yellowbeard(1983)

    as Queen Anne

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Tempest(1979)

    as Alonso, the King of Naples

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Light Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Fat Frog (voice)

  • Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as August Visitor

  • The Brute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Housemaster

  • Joseph Andrews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sir Thomas Booby

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Wemmick

  • Lady Caroline Lamb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Minister

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland(1972)

    as Duchess

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Up the Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as General von Kobler

  • Girl Stroke Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Peter Hovendon

  • The Executioner(1970)

    as Butterfield

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lock Up Your Daughters!(1969)

    as Bull

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Dolittle(1967)

    as General Bellowes

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • You Must Be Joking!(1965)

    as Ferocious Man in Library

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Licensed to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Masterman

  • Six Shades of Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mokhtar

  • The Intelligence Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Philippe

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(1964)

    as Botschafter De Sadesky

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Old Dark House(1963)

    as Caspar Femm / Jasper Femm

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Tom Jones(1963)

    as Thwackum

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Again(1961)

    as Client

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Rebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Manager of Art Gallery, Paris

  • Follow That Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Gustav

  • The 3 Worlds of Gulliver(1960)

    as Lord Bermogg

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • An Arabian Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Kutayt

  • The Scapegoat(1959)

    as Aristide

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tom Thumb(1958)

    as Town Crier

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Horse's Mouth(1958)

    as Man in Taxi (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Green Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as General Niva

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Creakle

  • Who Done It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Scientist

  • Lilli Palmer Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Jasper

  • Footsteps in the Fog(1955)

    as Brasher

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dixon of Dock Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Coburn

  • Beau Brummell(1954)

    as Mr. Fox

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Captain's Paradise(1953)

    as Kalikan firing-squad officer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Malta Story(1953)

    as Flying Officer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Strange Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Captain Breen ('Strange Journey')

  • Salute the Toff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Lorne

  • The African Queen(1951)

    as Captain of Louisa

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(1951)

    as First Businessman / Narrator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Six Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as The Chief

  • Smart Alec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Prosecuting Attorney

  • I'll Get You for This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Hans

  • Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Circus Director · as Edward Tappercoom · as George Ware · as Joseph Sedley · as Sid Rolands · as Smith · as Tommy

  • Alice in Wonderland(1949)

    as Puppet Character (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Cardboard Cavalier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mosspot

  • Woman Hater(1948)

    as Mr. Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Saraband(1948)

    as Prince George Louis

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Oliver Twist(1948)

    as Landlord of 'Three Cripples'

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • I Became a Criminal(1947)

    as Fidgity Phil

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Turners of Prospect Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as J.G. Clarkson

  • Quiet Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tenor

  • Blackout(1940)

    as Third Brother Grimm

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Defense Counsel

  • Young Man's Fancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as French Soldier (uncredited)

  • The Ware Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Eustace Ede

  • Marie Antoinette(1938)

    as Gamin (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Non-Stop New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Spurgeon

  • Sabotage(1936)

    as Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • As You Like It(1936)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Beloved Vagabond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Artist in bar

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles from 1936 to 1983; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

$9.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19361983

Peak 1963 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 1936Screen debut· Sabotage
  • 1964Career best· Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 63: 63 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1930s7 · acting1940s10 · acting1950s20 · acting1960s14 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
365661

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 Peter Bull's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 32; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)

75th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. 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 Peter Bull's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Profanity3 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 36

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

Who does Peter Bull work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Bull's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Morley shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers