Portrait of Laurence Payne

Acting

Laurence Payne

Career

Active from 1955 to 2017, with a break from 1986 to 2016, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Vampire Circus
Vampire Circus
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Laurence Payne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Suspenseful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 72
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Duncan (voice)

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 78
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors (1985)

as Dastari

Psy-Warriors
Psy-Warriors (1981)

as Weaver

Cribb
Cribb (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Raymond Cromer

Lady Killers
Lady Killers (1980)

TV show ยท as Victor Mishcon

Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive
Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive (1980)

as Morix

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 74
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Collingwood

The Sandbaggers
The Sandbaggers (1978)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Sir Donald Hawkins

Plain Jane
Plain Jane (1977)

as Geoffrey

Jubilee 1977
Jubilee 1977 (1977)

TV show ยท as Geoffrey

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1976)

as Capulet

The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man (1975)

TV show ยท as James Prendergast

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as John Jacey

Vampire Circus
Vampire Circus (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as Prof. Albert Mueller

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Prescott

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Weaver

1960s

16 titles ยท average score 69
The Main Chance
The Main Chance (1969)

TV show ยท as James Galbraith

Sexton Blake
Sexton Blake (1967)

TV show ยท as Sexton Blake

Girl in the Headlines
Girl in the Headlines (1963)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Morix / Johnny Ringo

Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine (1963)

as Lt. Seaton

Crosstrap
Crosstrap (1962)

as Duke

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Noel Bastion

The Third Alibi
The Third Alibi (1961)
GoodWatch score 68

as Norman Martell

The Court Martial of Major Keller
The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961)

as Major Keller

Barabbas
Barabbas (1961)
GoodWatch score 78

as Disciple

The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Edgar Marsh

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 66
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur (1959)
GoodWatch score 86

as Joseph (uncredited)

Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling (1959)

TV show ยท as Porton

The Crawling Eye
The Crawling Eye (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

as Philip Truscott

Ill Met by Moonlight
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as Manoli

Dangerous Exile
Dangerous Exile (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lautrec

Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Delius

The Trollenberg Terror
The Trollenberg Terror (1956)

TV show ยท as Philip Truscott

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1955)

as Mercutio

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 77
Train of Events
Train of Events (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

as Richard

A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
GoodWatch score 90

as Prosecuting Counsel (uncredited)