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Malcolm Tierney

Malcolm Tierney

Actor · Died February 18, 2014, aged 75 · Manchester, England, UK

Malcolm Tierney (25 February 1938 – 18 February 2014) was an English actor who appeared in many film and television roles.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1938
Died
February 18, 2014 (aged 75)
From
Manchester, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 58 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Malcolm Tierney's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
22%
Survival
20%
Society
17%
Morality
16%
Self
15%
Power
10%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · 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

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Tense
2
Absurd
2
Warm
1
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1

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 Malcolm Tierney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Malcolm Tierney'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

58 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • New Chilling Tales: The Anthology(2019)

    as Mr. White ("The Monkey's Paw")

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations(2012)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Beware of What You Wish For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mr White

  • Who Sank the Titanic? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Captain Smith

  • Wallander(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Wetterstedt

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Unsinkable Titanic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Captain Edward Smith

  • The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dr. Hugo Eckener

  • McLibel(2005)

    as Ed Oakley

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Fever(2004)

    as The Bitter Man

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Final Curtain(2002)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister(2000)

    as Van Stolk

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby(2001)

    as Vincent Crummles

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vincent Crummles

  • The Red Peppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Bert Bentley

  • Shiner(2000)

    as Fleming

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Without a Map(1998)

    as Joy's Dad

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Life for a Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as D.I. Holland

  • The Saint(1997)

    as Russian Doctor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Per Hansen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Apocalypse Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Clive Murrow

  • The Apocalypse Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Clive Murrow

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as CC Victor Raymond · as DCC Victor Raymond

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Braveheart(1995)

    as Magistrate

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • In the Name of the Father(1993)

    as Home Office Official

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as D.C.S. Bill Smith

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • House of Cards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · as Patrick Woolton

  • A Bit of a Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivan Zoffany

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Doland

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 27 episodes · as Charlie Gimbert

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph Moles

  • Pope John Paul II(1984)

    as Church Affairs Minister Skarzynski

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Spyship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Home Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · as Garfield Place

  • The Barretts of Wimpole Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Henry Bevan

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis Dudley

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • McVicar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Frank

  • The Gentle Touch(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Thorne

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Spoils of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 14 episodes · as Richard Warrington

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Spencer · as Orlando Lacey

  • The Medusa Touch(1978)

    as Deacon

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope(1977)

    as Lt. Shann Childsen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Poldark(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Monk Adderley

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Love School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Ford Madox Brown

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Miller

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Little Bunch(1973)

    as Mr. Michael

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Right to Work March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Rinus Nagel

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Late Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Vicary

  • Stocker's Copper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Rev. Booth Coventry

  • Family Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Tim

  • The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Simon Willows

  • The Main Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Maj. Michael Gardiner

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as John Hilarian Salt

  • Out of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Willows

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 4 episodes · as Doland

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1963 to 2018; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

McLibel (2005)

$7.2K worldwide

Highest rated

McLibel (2005)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

L.A. Without a Map (1998)

Film career

19632018

Peak 1996 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1963Screen debut· Doctor Who
  • 1971First film· Family Life

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1960s4 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s13 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s3 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Malcolm Tierney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Fever (2004)

91st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 46. 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.