Portrait of David Calder

Acting

David Calder

Titles
51movies62TV shows
movies and TV shows
Career
1970: 1 title1971: 0 titles1972: 0 titles1973: 0 titles1974: 0 titles1975: 0 titles1976: 0 titles1977: 0 titles1978: 0 titles1979: 0 titles1980: 1 title1981: 1 title1982: 1 title1983: 1 title1984: 1 title1985: 2 titles1986: 1 title1987: 1 title1988: 2 titles1989: 1 title1990: 2 titles1991: 5 titles1992: 3 titles1993: 0 titles1994: 0 titles1995: 2 titles1996: 0 titles1997: 1 title1998: 0 titles1999: 0 titles2000: 2 titles2001: 3 titles2002: 0 titles2003: 2 titles2004: 2 titles2005: 1 title2006: 1 title2007: 0 titles2008: 0 titles2009: 1 title2010: 1 title2011: 1 title2012: 1 title2013: 2 titles2014: 0 titles2015: 1 title2016: 0 titles2017: 1 title2018: 3 titles2019: 1 title2020: 2 titles2021: 1 title2022: 0 titles2023: 0 titles2024: 1 title
19702024
Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sleepers
Sleepers
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
David Calder Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 2.9
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Moral Dilemmas 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • True Crime 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Cold War Espionage 3
  • Investigative Documentary 2
  • Institutional Corruption 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
TypeAllTV shows62Movies51
RoleAnyActing62
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s61980s131990s152000s142010s122020s2
GenreAnyDrama53Crime21Comedy14Mystery12Action & Adventure6Sci-Fi & Fantasy6Family1War & Politics1Documentary1Soap1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

2 titles · average score 79
GoodWatch79
Poster for Time

TV show · as John Cobden

Poster for Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

TV show · as Archbishop George Carey

2010s

12 titles · average score 75
GoodWatch64
Poster for Jerk

TV show · as Great Uncle Thomas

GoodWatch82
Poster for Inside No. 9

TV show · as Percy

GoodWatch71
Poster for Houdini

TV show · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

GoodWatch77
Poster for Father Brown

TV show · as Sir Aaron Armstrong

GoodWatch81
Poster for Utopia

TV show · as Dobri Gorski

Poster for Plebs

TV show · as Senator Varus

Poster for Titanic

TV show · as Captain Smith

GoodWatch80
Poster for Call the Midwife

TV show · as Donald

GoodWatch69
Poster for Cuckoo

TV show · as Charles

GoodWatch78
Poster for Vera

TV show · as Frank McAffee

2000s

14 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch78
Poster for Lewis

TV show · as Andrew Lipton

GoodWatch71
Poster for Cold Blood

TV show · as Professor Robert Kerr

Poster for Lawless

TV show · as DCI Pete Chambers

GoodWatch77
Poster for New Tricks

TV show · as Sid Lestade

GoodWatch79
Poster for Hustle

TV show · as Victor Maher

Poster for Family

TV show · as Ted Cutler

GoodWatch80
Poster for Spooks

TV show · as Sergei Lermov

GoodWatch75
Poster for Waking the Dead

TV show · as Commander Bill Drake

GoodWatch68
Poster for The Mists of Avalon

TV show · as Uriens

All 14 titles from the 2000s

1990s

15 titles · average score 71
Poster for Drovers' Gold

TV show · as Vaughan

GoodWatch77
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as George Hamilton

GoodWatch74
Poster for Cracker

TV show · as Michael Harvey / Father Michael Harvey

Poster for Friday on My Mind

TV show · as Donahue

GoodWatch70
Poster for Heartbeat

TV show · as Saul Arkwright / DI Ludlow

GoodWatch77
Poster for A Touch of Frost

TV show · as Kenneth Shaw

GoodWatch62
Poster for Chimera

TV show · as Dr. Jenner

GoodWatch78
Poster for Sleepers

TV show · as Viktor Chekhov

Poster for Shoot to Kill

TV show · as DCS John Thorburn

All 15 titles from the 1990s

1980s

13 titles · average score 72
Poster for Nice Work

TV show · as Stuart Baxter

Poster for The Play on One

TV show · as Douglas

GoodWatch65
Poster for Star Cops

TV show · as Nathan Spring / Box

GoodWatch76
Poster for The New Statesman

TV show · as Le Cul

Poster for Casualty

TV show · as Phillip Perry / Roy Parks

Poster for Wynne and Penkovsky

TV show · as Greville Wynne

Poster for Mitch

TV show · as Ben Hall

Poster for Love and Marriage

TV show · as Ralph Blenchard

GoodWatch75
Poster for Widows

TV show · as D.I. George Resnick

Poster for Get Lost!

TV show · as Det Sgt Tomlin

Poster for Bergerac

TV show · as Sir Clive Hamer

Poster for Fox

TV show · as Detective Inspector Davin

All 13 titles from the 1980s

1970s

6 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch73
Poster for Minder

TV show · as Micky 'The Fish' Metcalfe

GoodWatch78
Poster for Enemy at the Door

TV show · as Hoffman

GoodWatch77
Poster for The Professionals

TV show · as Insp. Shannon

GoodWatch64
Poster for Crown Court

TV show · as Donald Dowd

Poster for Sentimental Education

TV show · as Deslauriers

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