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Jerome Willis

Jerome Willis

Actor · Died January 11, 2014, aged 85 · London, England, UK

Jerome Barry Willis was a prominent British stage and screen actor with more than 100 screen credits to his name. Willis had a leading role in the ITV drama series The Sandbaggers as Matthew Peele.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 23, 1928
Died
January 11, 2014 (aged 85)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 98 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 28

What are Jerome Willis' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Self
24%
Bonds
16%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

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 0 · Dark 1

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 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · 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 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · 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

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Joyful
1
Cold
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jerome Willis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jerome Willis' 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

98 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Space Precinct: Deathwatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Captain Rexton Podly

  • Space Precinct: The Fire Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Captain Rexton Podly

  • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer(2006)

    as Councillor 1

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Our Hidden Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Old Man

  • Global Conspiracy? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jocelyn Stevens

  • The Long Bank Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mr. Parish

  • Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Stan Shaps

  • Loving You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Magistrate

  • The Last Detective(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Judge

  • A Certain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Kynaston

  • The Sea Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Older Board Member

  • March in Windy City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sir Henry Bryant

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as John Smith

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Hans Troupman

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

    as Dr. Hans Troupman

  • Tales of Mystery and Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Duke de Mornay

  • A Mind to Murder(1995)

    as Dr. Kynaston

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Space Precinct(1994)

    Show 24 episodes · as Captain Rexton Podly

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • A Business Affair(1994)

    as Moderator

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor

  • Unnatural Causes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Dr. Kynaston

  • Orlando(1992)

    as Translator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Frost(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Walker

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Clough

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls(1992)

    as Mycroft Holmes

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady(1991)

    as Mycroft Holmes

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dear Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Inspector Still

  • Sitting Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Beecham

  • Death of a Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as First DPP Official

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Pengelley

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Gentleman's Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Cotswold

  • The New Statesman(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Wallis Austin QC

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • A Killing on the Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Marshall

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Chorus

  • God's Outlaw(1986)

    as Bishop Stokesley

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • John Lennon: A Journey in the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Registrar

  • Tender Is the Night(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as T.F. Golding

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Lifeforce(1985)

    as Pathologist

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as First DPP Official

  • Kessler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hugo Van Eyck

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Rupert Imison

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Potsdam Quartet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as John Healy

  • Yes Minister(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Henry Intervening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Hnery Procope

  • The Sandbaggers(1978)

    Show 18 episodes · as Matthew Peele

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Return of the Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Thornton

  • Wilde Alliance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Ladbroke

  • Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Procope

  • A Bunch of Fives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alan Jenner · as Max Jenner

  • Winstanley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as General Lord Fairfax

  • Robinson Crusoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as The Sea Captain

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as John Healey

  • Within These Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 60 episodes · as Charles Radley

  • Yellow Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Hawk Curtis

  • Doctor Who: The Green Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Stevens

  • Woodstock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 5 episodes · as Oliver Cromwell

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

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

    as Lt. Com. Tavener

  • Brett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Savage Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Narrator

  • Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Schneider

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • W. Somerset Maugham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Ned Preston

  • The Magus(1968)

    as 'False' German Officer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Caesars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · as Macro

  • The Jazz Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Maj. Norman

  • Callan(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Khartoum(1966)

    as Frank Power

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Portsmouth Defence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Detective Sergeant Latcham

  • Time in Advance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Ryman

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Le Bret · as The Sea Captain · as Zaryezov

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Haimendorf

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

    Show 1 episode · as Ryman

  • The Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Newman

  • The Man in Room 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy Leduc

  • Londoners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Cromer

  • Redcap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Lovelock

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 12 episodes · as Beauchamp

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Sickingen

  • They All Died Laughing(1964)

    as Detective Inspector Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • It's Dark Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Bascombe

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 6 episodes · as Stevens

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Siege of the Saxons(1963)

    as The Limping Man

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · as Decius Brutus · as Tullus Aufidius

  • The Cruel Necessity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as The Lord General Fairfax

  • Out of This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as John Irvine

  • Studio 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Gladman · as Dr Blundell

  • Z-Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as George · as Joshua Rudge · as Lobb

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Maturin · as Second Pursuer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Carrier · as Duke of Orléans · as Morton · as Sir Henry Green · as The Dauphin

  • Foxhole in Cairo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as British Signals Sergeant

  • Bleak House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 11 episodes · as Allan Woodcourt

  • The Silent Enemy(1958)

    as Sailor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Sir Lancelot(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Prince of Limerick

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Alister Parkes

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles from 1956 to 2025; peak year 1992.

Highest rated

The Sandbaggers (1978)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Space Precinct (1994)

Film career

19562025

Peak 1992 · 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 98: 98 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s32 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s8 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 18th · 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 Jerome Willis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 13; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

They All Died Laughing (1964)

65th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Sandbaggers (1978)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 44. 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 Jerome Willis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jerome Willis' MovieCove titles; Jud Kinberg shares the most, 2.