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Roy Castle

Roy Castle

Actor · Died September 2, 1994, aged 62 · Scholes, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Roy Castle OBE was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. In addition to being an accomplished jazz trumpet player, he could play many other instruments.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 31, 1932
Died
September 2, 1994 (aged 62)
From
Scholes, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on Motif · 25 credits in all

What are Roy Castle's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Ally
2 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
3
Absurd
1
Dread
1
Thrilling
1
Other
2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Roy Castle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Roy Castle's titles on Motif; 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

25 credits, 7 with a Motif page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • On Location: The Carry Ons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    as Captain Keene (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • What's a Carry On?(1998)

    as Captain Keene (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Dalekmania (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ian

  • You Bet! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Daytime Live (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • ChuckleVision (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Marti Caine Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Feeling Great (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 27 episodes · Actor

  • That's Carry On!(1977)

    as Captain Keene (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Val Doonican Music Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Entertainer

  • Legend of the Werewolf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    as Photographer

  • Seaside Special (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Seven of One (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Sydney Jefferson

  • The Record Breakers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 14 episodes · Actor

  • Pickwick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    as Sam Weller

  • Carry on Up the Khyber(1968)

    as Captain Keene

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Omnibus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • The Plank (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    as Delivery Man with boxes

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(1966)

    as Lester the Jester

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • A Good Reason for Getting Married? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    as Charlie

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie

  • Dr. Who and the Daleks(1965)

    as Ian Chesterton

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors(1965)

    as Biff Bailey

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Sink the Bismarck!(1960)

    as Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Bruce Forsyth Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1959 to 2001; peak year 1965.

Film career

19592001

Peak 1965 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 Motif 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s10 · acting1970s8 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 6 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Roy Castle's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 57. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Roy Castle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roy Castle's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bernard Bresslaw shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers