Portrait of Wilfrid Lawson

Acting

Wilfrid Lawson

Career

Active from 1933 to 1967, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wilfrid Lawson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Period Drama 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser (2021)

as Dormouse (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

14 titles Β· average score 63
The Viking Queen
The Viking Queen (1967)
GoodWatch score 38

as King Priam

The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box (1966)
GoodWatch score 77

as Peacock

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dormouse

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show Β· as Mr Bourne

The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show Β· as Grandad

Becket
Becket (1964)
GoodWatch score 74

as Old Soldier (uncredited)

Tom Jones
Tom Jones (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Black George

Postman's Knock
Postman's Knock (1962)
GoodWatch score 51

as Postman

Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes (1962)
GoodWatch score 60

as Scrap Dealer

The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Pom

Nothing Barred
Nothing Barred (1961)

as Albert

Over the Odds
Over the Odds (1961)

as Willie Summers

1950s

15 titles Β· average score 63
Expresso Bongo
Expresso Bongo (1959)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mr Rudge

Room at the Top
Room at the Top (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

as Uncle Nat (uncredited)

Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Holroyd

Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as Ed, Hawlett Mechanic

The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

as Walter - Contestant in T.V. Show (uncredited)

Doctor at Large
Doctor at Large (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dustman with Cyst (uncredited)

War and Peace
War and Peace (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Prince Bolkonsky (as Wilfred Lawson)

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Satan

The Prisoner
The Prisoner (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Jailer

ITV Play of the Week
ITV Play of the Week (1955)

TV show Β· as Old Man

Make Me an Offer!
Make Me an Offer! (1954)

as Charlie's Father

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show Β· as Flambeau

1940s

15 titles Β· average score 65
The Turners of Prospect Road
The Turners of Prospect Road (1947)

as Will Turner

Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
GoodWatch score 54

as Chunks

Thursday's Child
Thursday's Child (1943)

as Frank Wilson

The Night Has Eyes
The Night Has Eyes (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jim Sturrock

The Great Mr Handel
The Great Mr Handel (1942)

as George Frideric Handel

Tower of Terror
Tower of Terror (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Wolfe Kristan

Jeannie
Jeannie (1941)

as James McLean

The Farmer's Wife
The Farmer's Wife (1941)

as Churdles Ash

Danny Boy
Danny Boy (1941)

as Newton

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Captain

Pastor Hall
Pastor Hall (1940)
GoodWatch score 76

as Pastor Frederick Hall

It Happened to One Man
It Happened to One Man (1940)

as Felton Quair

1930s

12 titles Β· average score 62
Allegheny Uprising
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

as MacDougall

Stolen Life
Stolen Life (1939)

as Thomas E. Lawrence

Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)
GoodWatch score 73

as Alfred Doolittle

Yellow Sands
Yellow Sands (1938)

as Richard Varwell

The Terror
The Terror (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Goodman

The Gaunt Stranger
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)

as Maurice Meister

Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Police Sergeant

The Man Who Made Diamonds
The Man Who Made Diamonds (1937)

as Gallanie

White Hunter
White Hunter (1936)

as Michael Varek

Turn of the Tide
Turn of the Tide (1935)

as Luke Fosdyck

Strike It Rich
Strike It Rich (1933)

as Raikes

East Lynne on the Western Front
East Lynne on the Western Front (1931)

as Dick Webb / Carlyle