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John Yule

Actor · Born February 21, 1946 (80) · Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

John Yule was born on February 21, 1946 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He is an actor, known for Scotch on the Rocks (1973), Ae Fond Kiss... (2004) and Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 21, 1946 (80)
From
Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are John Yule's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Survival
22%
Power
14%
Morality
12%
Self
8%
Society
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Romantic
1
Melancholic
1
Cold
1
Other
1

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 John Yule's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for John Yule'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

15 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Driving Lessons(2006)

    as Hotel Manager

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • On a Clear Day(2005)

    as Driving Instructor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Man to Man(2005)

    as Mortuary Official

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • A Fond Kiss(2004)

    as Headmaster

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Young Adam(2003)

    as Clerk of the Court

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • 16 Years of Alcohol(2003)

    as Referee

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself(2002)

    as Alan’s Father

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Saved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Monarch of the Glen(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Dougal

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Postmortem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Maddie

  • Butterfly Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as John

  • The Confessional(1976)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Frightmare(1974)

    as Robin

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Vital Spark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · as PC Fraser

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1965 to 2006.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 15: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s3 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s9 · acting

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 11 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 John Yule's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • Below 25th1

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 38. 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.

Is John Yule's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does John Yule work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Yule's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pete Walker shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers