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Donald Calthrop

Donald Calthrop

Actor · Died July 15, 1940, aged 52 · London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor. Calthrop made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age. His first film was The Gay Lord Quex released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical The Boy in the same year. He then appeared in 63 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He died in Eton, Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming Major Barbara (1941).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 11, 1888
Died
July 15, 1940 (aged 52)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 53 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Donald Calthrop's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
58%
Power
11%
Self
11%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Bonds
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · 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 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Romantic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Donald Calthrop's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Donald Calthrop'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

53 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Major Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Peter Shirley

  • Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Guide

  • Let George Do It! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Frederick Strickland

  • Band Waggon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Hobday

  • Thunder in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr. Plumet

  • A Night of Terror(1937)

    as Hobson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Fire Over England(1937)

    as Don Escobal

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Café Colette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Nick

  • The Man Who Lived Again(1936)

    as Clayton

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Man Behind the Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dr. Harold E. Walpole

  • Broken Blossoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Old Chinaman

  • Scrooge(1935)

    as Bob Cratchit

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Man of the Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Godfrey

  • The Phantom Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as David Owen

  • Me and Marlborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Drunken Yokel

  • The Clairvoyant(1935)

    as Derelict (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Divine Spark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Judge Fumaroli

  • Red Ensign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Macleod

  • Sorrell and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Dr. Richard Orange

  • It's a Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Charles Murray

  • This Acting Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Milton Stafford

  • Friday the Thirteenth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Hugh Nicholls

  • I Was a Spy(1933)

    as Cnockhaert

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Early to Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Potsdam Guide

  • F.P.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sunshine, the Photographer

  • Rome Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Poole

  • Fires of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sir William Royden

  • Number Seventeen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Nora's Escort Brant

  • Money for Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Hotel Manager

  • Many Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Compton Hardcastle

  • The Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mathias

  • The Ghost Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Saul Hodgkin

  • Potiphar's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Counsel for Defense

  • Uneasy Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Burglar

  • Cape Forlorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Parson

  • We Take Off Our Hats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as 'erb

  • Star Impersonations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as George Arliss

  • Almost a Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Charles, the butler

  • Spanish Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Mascoso

  • Murder!(1930)

    as Ion Stewart

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Two Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Mendel

  • Loose Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Winton Penner

  • The Night Porter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as George, the Night Porter

  • Song of Soho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Nobby

  • All Riot on the Western Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • Atlantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Pointer

  • Blackmail(1929)

    as Tracy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Up the Poll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as The Candidate

  • The Clue of the New Pin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Yeh Ling

  • Shooting Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Andy Wilkes

  • Nelson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Horatio Nelson

  • Nelson; The Story of England's Immortal Naval Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Horatio Nelson

  • Masks and Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Lovell

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles from 1917 to 1941.

Biggest box office

Blackmail (1929)

$1.3K worldwide

Highest rated

Blackmail (1929)

Midcredits 77th

Film career

  • 1929Screen debut· Blackmail

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1910s3 · acting1920s5 · acting1930s41 · acting1940s4 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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.

How do Donald Calthrop's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th7

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8

Most loved · actor

Blackmail (1929)

Midcredits 77th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. 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.

Who does Donald Calthrop work with?

People who share at least 2 of Donald Calthrop's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack E. Cox shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers