Portrait of John Carson

Acting

John Carson

Titles
48movies73TV shows
Career

Active from 1959 to 2015, with a break from 1998 to 2014, busiest in 1964 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Carson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 2.9
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Suspenseful 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Victorian Era 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Study 2
  • Gothic Horror 2
  • Classic British Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
TypeAllTV shows25Movies13
RoleAnyActing25
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s91960s271970s251980s71990s3
GenreAnyDrama19Crime5Action & Adventure4Mystery3Family2War & Politics1Comedy1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

25 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch73
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TV show · as Mr Weston

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TV show · as Brian Forrest

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Poster for The Children of the New Forest

TV show · as Colonel Heatherstone

Poster for Jubilee 1977

TV show · as Terry Iverson

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Poster for The New Avengers

TV show · as Freddy

Poster for Victorian Scandals

TV show · as Sir Hardinge Giffard

Poster for Playhouse

TV show · as Neilson

Poster for Affairs of the Heart

TV show · as Charles Faversham

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Poster for Thriller

TV show · as Arthur Lewis / Ray Burns

Poster for Centre Play

TV show · as Bill

Poster for Armchair 30

TV show · as Alan

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TV show · as Mr Knightley

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TV show · as Arnold Griffiths

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Poster for The Adventures of Black Beauty

TV show · as Joshua Eglinton

Poster for No Exit

TV show · as Alex Foster

Poster for Wicked Women

TV show · as James Maybrick

Poster for The Sinners

TV show · as Maj. Frank Keene

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