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Jack Watling

Jack Watling

Actor · Died May 22, 2001, aged 78 · Chingford, Essex, England, UK

Jack Watling is an English actor, who transitioned from a successful film career in the forties to an equally successful television career from the 1960s onwards. He is the father of the actress Deborah Watling.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 13, 1923
Died
May 22, 2001 (aged 78)
From
Chingford, Essex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 84 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 28Up 23% in 30 days

What are Jack Watling's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
39%
Bonds
18%
Self
14%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Deception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Absurd
3
Hopeful
4
Warm
2
Melancholic
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Jack Watling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Watling'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

84 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Professor Travers (voice)

  • Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Professor Travers (voice)

  • Downtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Professor Travers

  • Wallpaper Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Michael Foot M.P.

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as The Colonel

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Mixer(1992)

    Show as Charles

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The House of Eliott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as General Treves

  • Jeeves and Wooster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Wickhammersley

  • Fortunes of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Desmond Hooper

  • Life Without George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as William

  • Andy Robson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 20 episodes · as Matthew Dennison

  • Andy Robson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 14 episodes · as Matthew Dennison

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Blakemore · as Frank Blakemore

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Cedar Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 13 episodes · as Arthur Bourne (2) · as Julian Palmer

  • Rumpole of the Bailey(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. X

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Ten from the Twenties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Runnymede Clarke

  • 11 Harrowhouse(1974)

    as Fitzmaurice

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Father Dear Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Bill Mossman

  • The Adventures of Barry McKenzie(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Pathfinders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Franklin's Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Philip

  • Third Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tony

  • Jason King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Misfit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Tim Pritchard

  • Paul Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nearest and Dearest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Cartwright

  • Never A Cross Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Doctor Who: The Web of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Professor Travers

  • Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Professor Travers

  • Mickey Dunne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Leicester

  • Softly, Softly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Power Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 35 episodes · as Don Henderson

  • The Nanny(1965)

    as Dr. Medman

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Who Was Maddox? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Jack Heath

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 6 episodes · as Professor Travers

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Flat Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Frank Leamington

  • Anna Karenina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Stiva Prince Oblonsky

  • Stryker of the Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nothing Barred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Peter Brewster

  • Mary Had a Little...(1961)

    as Scott Raymond

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Three on a Spree(1961)

    as Mike Brewster

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Nearly a Nasty Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Flight Lt. Grogan

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Rollo Waters

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Sink the Bismarck!(1960)

    as RNVR Signals Officer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

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

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Solitary Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Cyril

  • Links of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Edgar Mills

  • Chain of Events (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Freddie

  • The Adventures of William Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ferdinand

  • A Night to Remember(1958)

    as Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gideon of Scotland Yard(1958)

    as Rev. Julian Small

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Birthday Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Bill Thompson

  • Paradise Lagoon(1957)

    as Treherne

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • That Woman Opposite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Toby Lawes

  • Hancock's Half Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Reach for the Sky(1956)

    as Peel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Time to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Dennis Willows

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Leon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Windfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as John Lee

  • Confidential Report(1955)

    as Marquis of Rutleigh

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dixon of Dock Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Dick Hunt

  • The Golden Link (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Bill Howard

  • Trouble in the Glen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Sammy Weller

  • The Sea Shall Not Have Them(1954)

    as Flying Officer Harding

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Tom Matthews

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

    as Jim Norton

  • Flannelfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Frank Mitchell

  • Number Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Bill Hollies

  • Father's Doing Fine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Clifford Magill

  • Private Information (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Hugh Carson

  • White Corridors(1951)

    as Dick Groom

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Naked Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Robert Gagnon

  • Once a Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as John Ross

  • Under Capricorn(1949)

    as Winter

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

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

    as Nicky Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

  • The Winslow Boy(1948)

    as Dickie Winslow

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Easy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Dennis Stafford

  • The Courtneys of Curzon Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Teddy Courtney

  • Journey Together(1945)

    as John Aynesworth

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Way Ahead(1944)

    as Sgt. Buster

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Demi-Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Tom

  • We Dive at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.

  • The Young Mr. Pitt(1942)

    as Atkinson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Sixty Glorious Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Minor Role

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles from 1938 to 2022; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

Confidential Report (1955)

$4.5K worldwide

Highest rated

The Winslow Boy (1948)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Under Capricorn (1949)

Film career

19382022

Peak 1960 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 1943Screen debut· We Dive at Dawn
  • 1963Career best· Doctor Who

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 83: 83 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1930s1 · acting1940s10 · acting1950s29 · acting1960s20 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s5 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
4358

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 Jack Watling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 11 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 11

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

A Night to Remember (1958)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 76, 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.

Who does Jack Watling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Watling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lewis Gilbert shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers