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Jerry Desmonde

Jerry Desmonde

Actor · Died February 11, 1967, aged 58 · Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, England

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jerry Desmonde (20 July 1908 - 11 February 1967) was an English stage musical, film, and television actor principally in comedies and drama. He is probably best known as a straight man to Norman Wisdom. Jerry is sometimes credited as Jerry Desmond. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Desmonde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 20, 1908
Died
February 11, 1967 (aged 58)
From
Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, England
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 25 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 34% in 30 days

What are Jerry Desmonde's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
26%
Society
16%
Survival
15%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Morality
4%
Self-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
1
Absurd
1
Romantic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2

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 Jerry Desmonde's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jerry Desmonde'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

25 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Talent for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Production Manager

  • The Early Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mr. Walter Hunter

  • The Mask of Janus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Robert Stacey

  • Gonks Go Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Great Galaxian

  • The Beauty Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Swimming Pool MC

  • A Stitch in Time(1963)

    as Sir Hector

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Stolen Hours(1963)

    as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

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

    as Customs Chief

  • A Kind of Loving(1962)

    as TV Compère (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Regardless(1961)

    as Martin Paul

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Follow a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mr. Vernon Carew

  • Just My Luck(1957)

    as Racegoer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A King in New York(1957)

    as Prime Minister Voudel

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Up in the World(1956)

    as Major Willoughby

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ramsbottom Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Blue Eagle

  • Man of the Moment(1955)

    as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Parker

  • Trouble in Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as August Freeman

  • The Fabulous Oliver Chantry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Oilver Chantry

  • Malta Story(1953)

    as General

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Alf's Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Alf Donklin

  • Before Your Very Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 31 episodes · Actor

  • The Perfect Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dress Shop Owner

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

    as Col. Lovelace

  • London Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as George

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1946 to 1983; peak year 1964.

Biggest box office

A King in New York (1957)

$910 worldwide

Highest rated

A King in New York (1957)

Midcredits 79th

Film career

19461983

Peak 1964 · at the high point of their film career. 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· Trouble in Store

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting24 of 25: 24 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew1 of 25: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s12 · acting1960s9 · acting1980s1 · crew

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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jerry Desmonde's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2

Most loved · actor

A Kind of Loving (1962)

Midcredits 88th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 58. 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 Jerry Desmonde work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jerry Desmonde's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Norman Wisdom shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors