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Acting

John Slater

Career

Active from 1941 to 1966, busiest in 1953 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Slater Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Classic British Comedy 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Context 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

12 titles · average score 70
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967)

TV show · as Billy Parker

The Yellow Hat
The Yellow Hat (1966)

as Slack

King of the River
King of the River (1966)

TV show · as Jack Elliot

Blackmail
Blackmail (1965)

TV show · as Lucien

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Inspector Karl Topfer

A Place to Go
A Place to Go (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jack Ellerman

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as DS Tom Stone

Three on a Spree
Three on a Spree (1961)

as Sid Johnson

Nothing Barred
Nothing Barred (1961)

as Warder Lockitt

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

The Night We Got the Bird
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)

as Wolfie Green

On Trial
On Trial (1960)

TV show · as Claimant

1950s

21 titles · average score 60
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Violent Playground
Violent Playground (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sgt. Walker

The Devil's Pass
The Devil's Pass (1957)

as Bill Buckle

Johnny, You're Wanted
Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)

as Johnny

Star of India
Star of India (1954)
GoodWatch score 49

as Emile

The Million Pound Note
The Million Pound Note (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

as Parsons

The Flanagan Boy
The Flanagan Boy (1953)
GoodWatch score 45

as Charlie Sullivan

Strange Stories
Strange Stories (1953)

as Storyteller

Dollars for Sale
Dollars for Sale (1953)

as Loudmouth Willetts

The Faithful City
The Faithful City (1952)

as Ezra

The Promise
The Promise (1952)

as Bates

The Third Visitor
The Third Visitor (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

as James C. Oliver

1940s

25 titles · average score 68
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
GoodWatch score 83

as Frank Huggins

Noose
Noose (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Pudd'n Bason

It Always Rains on Sunday
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lou Hyams, Morrie's Brother

Murder in Reverse
Murder in Reverse (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Fred Smith

For Those in Peril
For Those in Peril (1944)

as Wilkie

A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sergt. Len

Deadlock
Deadlock (1943)

as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber

Undercover
Undercover (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Our Film
Our Film (1942)

as Jim Owen

Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well? (1942)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sergeant

Shunter Black's Night Off
Shunter Black's Night Off (1941)

as Narrator (voice)

"Pimpernel" Smith
"Pimpernel" Smith (1941)
GoodWatch score 73

as Reporter