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Frank Pettingell

Frank Pettingell

Actor · Died February 17, 1966, aged 75 · Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor. Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University. During the First World War he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He appeared in such films as the original 1940 Gaslight (as the former detective who solves the case), Kipps (1941 - as Old Kipps), and Becket (1964 - as the Duke of York). His collection of printed and manuscript playscripts - mostly acquired from the son of the comedian Arthur Williams (1844–1915) - is held at the Templeman Library, University of Kent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Pettingell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1891
Died
February 17, 1966 (aged 75)
From
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 59 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 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Frank Pettingell's films like?

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

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama 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
28%
Self
21%
Power
20%
Survival
20%
Society
12%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

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

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

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · 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
3
Dread
2
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Cathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Frank Pettingell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Pettingell'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

59 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Becket(1964)

    as Bishop of York

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Spread of the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · as Junius Brutus

  • The Dock Brief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Tuppy Morgan

  • Term of Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Ferguson

  • The Ship That Couldn't Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Commodore Grant

  • An Age of Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sir John Falstaff

  • The Thought of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mr. Burrage

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Corridors of Blood(1958)

    as Mr. Blount

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Up the Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Stationmaster

  • When We Are Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Henry Ormonroyd

  • The Film That Never Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Commodore Grant · as Ewart Hamilton

  • Value for Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mayor Higgins

  • Meet Mr. Lucifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mr. Roberts

  • The Great Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Sir Julius

  • The Crimson Pirate(1952)

    as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Meet Me Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Mr. Edwards (segment "Red Peppers")

  • The Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Police Superintendent

  • The Magic Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Bridegroom's Father in Wedding Group

  • When We Are Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Henry Ormonroyd

  • No Room at the Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Burrells

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Constable Beames

  • Gaiety George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Grindley

  • Get Cracking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Alf Pemberton

  • The Young Mr. Pitt(1942)

    as Coachman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Goose Steps Out(1942)

    as Professor Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Survivor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Thomas Pettifer

  • Ships with Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Fields

  • This England(1941)

    as Gage

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Angel Street(1940)

    as B.G. Rough

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Busman's Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Puffett

  • Return to Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Prendergast

  • Queer Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dan

  • Sailing Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Steve's Father

  • Spring Handicap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Scullion

  • Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Sir Charles Rimmer

  • It's a Grand Old World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Take My Tip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Willis

  • The Amateur Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as John Barty

  • The Right Age to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Lomas

  • The Last Journey(1935)

    as Goddard

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Where’s George? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • The Big Splash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Bodkin

  • My Old Dutch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Uncle Alf

  • Sing As We Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Uncle Murgatroyd

  • Red Wagon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as McGinty

  • A Cuckoo in the Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Landlord

  • This Week of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Milroy

  • Excess Baggage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Major-General Booster S.O.S.

  • The Good Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sam Oglethorpe

  • The Medicine Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Amos Wells

  • A Tight Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Oswald Blenkinsop

  • The Crooked Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Hugh Weldon

  • In a Monastery Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bertholdi

  • Once bitten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sir Timothy Blott

  • Frail Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as McWhirter

  • Hobson's Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Will Mossup

  • Jealousy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Prof. Macguire

Career shape

Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles from 1931 to 1964.

Highest rated

Angel Street (1940)

Midcredits 90th

Film career

  • 1940Screen debut· Gaslight

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 59: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1930s26 · acting1940s12 · acting1950s15 · acting1960s6 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 5 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 Frank Pettingell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 8; 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

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Becket (1964)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 45. 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 Frank Pettingell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Pettingell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; A.R. Rawlinson shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers