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Naunton Wayne

Naunton Wayne

Actor · Died November 17, 1970, aged 69 · Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Naunton Wayne (22 June 1901 - 17 November 1970), was a British character actor, born in Llanwonno, South Wales. He was educated at Clifton College. He became best known for his role as a supporting character, Caldicott, in the 1938 film version of The Lady Vanishes, a role he repeated in three further films, alongside Basil Radford as his equally cricket-obsessed friend, Charters. The two would go on to appear in other films together, often playing similar characters. Their other joint credits include Crook's Tour (1941), Millions Like Us (1943), Dead of Night (1945), It's Not Cricket (1948), Quartet (1948), Passport to Pimlico (1949), and Night Train to Munich (1940), a semi-sequel to The Lady Vanishes. Wayne also appeared alone in other films including the Ealing comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) and Obsession (1949). Description above from the Wikipedia article Naunton Wayne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1901
Died
November 17, 1970 (aged 69)
From
Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 32 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 30% in 30 days

What are Naunton Wayne's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Power
20%
Society
20%
Morality
18%
Bonds
12%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · 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 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Thrilling
2
Absurd
1
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Naunton Wayne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Naunton Wayne'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

32 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

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

    as Lord Whitebait

  • The Rose Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Shane

  • Double Bunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as 1st Thames Conservancy Officer

  • Operation Bullshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Major Pym

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir William Benedick-Barlow

  • You Know What Sailors Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Titfield Thunderbolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as George Blakeworth

  • Treasure Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Eustace Mills

  • Tall Headlines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Police Inspector Saunders

  • The Happy Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Mr. Filch

  • Circle of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Reggie Sinclair

  • Highly Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mr. Hedgerley

  • Trio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mr. Ramsey

  • Double Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Inspector Tenby

  • Passport to Pimlico(1949)

    as Straker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Helter Skelter(1949)

    as Capt. Early (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Supt. Finsbury

  • Stop Press Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as The Mechanical Type

  • It's Not Cricket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Capt. Early

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

    as Leslie (segment "The Facts of Life")

  • A Girl in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Fotheringham

  • Dead of Night(1945)

    as Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Millions Like Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Caldicott

  • The Next of Kin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Careless Talker on Train

  • Crook's Tour(1940)

    as Sinclair Caldicott

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Night Train to Munich(1940)

    as Caldicott

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Girl Must Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Hugo Smythe

  • The Lady Vanishes(1938)

    as Caldicott

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Something Always Happens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Man Refusing to Help Peter

  • For Love of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jim

  • Going Gay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jim

  • The First Mrs Fraser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 1932 to 1961.

Biggest box office

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

$128K worldwide

Highest rated

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 32: 32 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

By decade

1930s6 · acting1940s12 · acting1950s11 · acting1960s3 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · 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 Naunton Wayne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. 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 Naunton Wayne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Naunton Wayne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Launder shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers