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Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Actor, also writer · Died January 8, 1992, aged 75 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960), as well as playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No (1962). He also appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 18, 1916
Died
January 8, 1992 (aged 75)
From
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 69 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 33% in 30 days

What are Anthony Dawson's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd 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
Morality
32%
Bonds
19%
Self
18%
Power
10%
Survival
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
2%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 7 · Serious 7 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 10

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 6
Herald
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Thrilling
6
Dread
6
Melancholic
6
Cold
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3

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 Anthony Dawson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anthony Dawson'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

69 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Everything or Nothing(2012)

    as Professor Dent

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Selling Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Marquis of Bath

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Colonnello Moorcroft

  • Ghoulies II(1987)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Where Is Parsifal?(1984)

    as Ripple

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Jigsaw Man(1983)

    as Vicar

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years(1983)

    as Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Inchon(1981)

    as General Collins

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Closed Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Samuel Pratt (archive footage)

  • The Count of Monte-Cristo(1975)

    as Noirtier De Villefort

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Massacre in Rome(1973)

    as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster · as Lt. Col. Harster

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Cool Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Prefect

  • The Valachi Papers(1972)

    as Federal Investigator

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Red Sun(1971)

    as Hyatt

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Deadlock(1970)

    as Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Operation Snafu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Italian General

  • The Battle of Neretva(1969)

    as General Morelli

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof(1968)

    as Samuel Pratt

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hell Is Empty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Paul Grant

  • The Rover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Captain Vincent

  • Dirty Heroes(1967)

    as American Colonel

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Death Rides a Horse(1967)

    as Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Operation Kid Brother(1967)

    as Alpha

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Troppo per vivere... poco per morire(1967)

    as Dr. Evans

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

  • Triple Cross(1966)

    as Major Stillman

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Thunderball(1965)

    as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Change Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Ben Arkwright

  • The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders(1965)

    as Officer of Dragoons

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Rolls-Royce(1964)

    as Mickey (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • From Russia with Love(1963)

    as Ernst Stavros Blofeld

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Nathan

  • Seven Seas to Calais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Lord Burleigh

  • Dr. No(1962)

    as Professor R. J. Dent

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Floyd Vosper

  • The Curse of the Werewolf(1961)

    as The Marques Siniestro

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Offbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as James Dawson

  • Midnight Lace(1960)

    as Roy Ash

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin · as Security Officer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • International Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Gilles Porret

  • Libel(1959)

    as Gerald Loddon

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Interpol Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Clouston

  • Tiger Bay(1959)

    as Barclay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Grundy

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Snorkel(1958)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Grip of the Strangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Supt. Burk

  • Ivanhoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Maurice

  • Action of the Tiger(1957)

    as Security Officer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hour of Decision(1957)

    as Gary Bax

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Buccaneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Flask

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 3 episodes · as Count Victor Mattoni

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • That Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Don Inigo

  • Dial M for Murder(1954)

    as Charles Swann

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Lesgate · as Lord Chamberlain

  • Valley of the Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Sven Nystrom

  • The Long Dark Hall(1951)

    as The Man

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Wooden Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Pomfret

  • Five Angles on Murder(1950)

    as Inspector Wilson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • They Were Not Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Michael

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Archduke Johann Salvator

  • The Queen of Spades(1949)

    as Fyodor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Peter Redlands

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • School for Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Flt. Lt. Norton

  • Beware of Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Lt. Blannik

  • Johnny in the Clouds(1945)

    as Bertie Steen

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • They Met in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as 2nd Code Expert

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

    as Student

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 68 titles from 1940 to 1993; peak year 1962.

Biggest box office

Dr. No (1962)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Dr. No (1962)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19401993

Peak 1962 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting67 of 68: 67 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting1 of 68: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s8 · acting1950s23 · 22 acting · 1 crew1960s22 · acting1970s8 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 26 roles
45606570

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 Anthony Dawson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 35; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)

86th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 50. 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 Anthony Dawson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles41–58 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles17–51 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Anthony Dawson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anthony Dawson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ennio Morricone shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers