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Portrait of John Carson

Acting

John Carson

Titles
52movies75TV shows
Career

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

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Carson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

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

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

14
TypeAllTV shows14
RoleAnyActing14
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s81970s51980s1
GenreAnyDrama12Crime5Action & Adventure3Mystery2Sci-Fi & Fantasy1Comedy1
Trait🧠 Strong Wit & Wordplay (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1980s

1 title · average score 83
GoodWatch83
Poster for Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV show · as Richard Abernethie / Sir George Carrington

1970s

5 titles · average score 75
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Poster for The New Avengers

TV show · as Freddy

Poster for Affairs of the Heart

TV show · as Charles Faversham

Poster for Centre Play

TV show · as Bill

1960s

8 titles · average score 70
Poster for The Informer

TV show · as Peter Pallister QC.

GoodWatch61
Poster for BBC Play of the Month

TV show · as Charles Winsor

Poster for The Wednesday Play

TV show · as Col. Claus Schenk Count von Stauffenberg

Poster for It's Dark Outside

TV show · as Anthony Brand

GoodWatch76
Poster for Doctor Who

TV show · as Ambril

Poster for Festival

TV show · as Knight - Tempter

GoodWatch74
Poster for The Saint

TV show · as Ramon Venino / Godfrey Quillen