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Acting

John Sutton

Career: Active from 1939 to 1963, busiest in 1940 and 1952 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles: 17
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: Jane Eyre
71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Sutton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
0.8, average 5.4
Social Commentary
3.6, average 4.9
Absurdist Humor
1.1, average 2.0
Cringe Humor
1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Period Drama 4
Historical Setting 3
Historical Drama 3
Character-Driven 3
Complex Relationships 3
Classic Hollywood 3
Psychological Thriller 2
Intrigue 2
Social Commentary 2
Patriotism 2
Gothic Romance 2
Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

4 titles · average score 57

The Last Safari

53

as Harry

Shadow of Fear

as Peter Halliday

The Canadians

62

as Superintendent Walker

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

TV show · as Herbert Guiles

1950s

20 titles · average score 57

Return of the Fly

40

as Insp. Beecham

The Bat

36

as Warner, the Chauffeur

Beloved Infidel

57

as Lord Donegall

Sangaree

64

as Harvey Bristol

East of Sumatra

55

as Daniel Catlin

Captain Pirate

46

as Hilary Evans

Thief of Damascus

60

as Khalid

My Cousin Rachel

65

as Ambrose Ashley

The Golden Hawk

54

as Captain Luis del Toro

David and Bathsheba

57

as Ira

Payment on Demand

62

as Anthony Tunliffe

The Second Woman

55

as Keith Ferris

1940s

25 titles · average score 62

Captain from Castile

67

as Diego De Silva

Claudia and David

69

as Phil Dexter

The Hour Before the Dawn

60

as Roger Hetherton

Tonight We Raid Calais

60

as Geoffrey Carter

Jane Eyre

71

as Dr. Rivers

Thunder Birds

53

as Peter Stackhouse

My Gal Sal

54

as Fred Haviland

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

62

as Howard Shelton

A Yank in the R.A.F.

50

as Wing Commander Morley

A Very Young Lady

as Dr. Franklin Meredith

Hudson's Bay

61

as Lord Edward Crewe

The Invisible Man Returns

57

as Dr. Frank Griffin

1930s

17 titles · average score 58

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

as Bill Banning

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

73

as Capt. Armand of the Queen's Guard (uncredited)

Tower of London

72

as John Wyatt

Susannah of the Mounties

63

as Corporal Piggott

Blond Cheat

65

as Fred Percy

The Dawn Patrol

71

as Adjutant

Four Men and a Prayer

51

as Drake

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

48

as Doctor

The Affairs of Annabel

50

as Man at Newsstand (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

49

as Nielson's Secretary

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

47

as Sanger

The Princess Comes Across

63

as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)