Portrait of Henry Daniell

Acting

Henry Daniell

Career

Active from 1929 to 1961, busiest in 1937 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 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: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Henry Daniell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Swashbuckler 2
  • Historical Romance 2
  • Golden Age of Hollywood 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Emotional Intensity 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Historical Adventure 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Garbitsch (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 64
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

as Ambassador (uncredited)

Combat!
Combat! (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Minister

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Court-martial Judge (uncredited)

Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sheik Ageiba

The Notorious Landlady
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

as Stranger

The Chapman Report
The Chapman Report (1962)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dr. Jonas

Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue (1961)
GoodWatch score 62

as Stipe

The Comancheros
The Comancheros (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gireaux

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Zucco

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Vicar John Weatherford / Count Alexander Cagliostro

The Islanders
The Islanders (1960)

TV show ยท as Jarden

1950s

30 titles ยท average score 63
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dr. Emil Zurich

From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
GoodWatch score 45

as Morgana

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mayhew

Les Girls
Les Girls (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as Judge

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Morton W. Snipple

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Mister Cory
Mister Cory (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mr. Earnshaw

Telephone Time
Telephone Time (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

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

as (uncredited)

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

1940s

32 titles ยท average score 66
The Secret Of St. Ives
The Secret Of St. Ives (1949)

as Maj. Edward Chevenish

Song of Love
Song of Love (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

as Franz Liszt

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
GoodWatch score 37

as The Regent - William of Pembroke

The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane

The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

as Professor James Moriarty

The Suspect
The Suspect (1945)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Simmons

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Henry Brocklehurst

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as William Easter

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sir Anthony Lloyd

Nightmare
Nightmare (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Capt. Edgar Stafford

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Garbitsch

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk (1940)
GoodWatch score 85

as Lord Wolfingham

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 71
We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sir Ronald Dawson

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sir Robert Cecil

Holiday
Holiday (1938)
GoodWatch score 89

as Seton Cram

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as La Motte

Madame X
Madame X (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lerocle

The 13th Chair
The 13th Chair (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

as John Wales

Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night (1937)

as Professor Marvin Griswald

The Firefly
The Firefly (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as General Savary

Camille
Camille (1936)
GoodWatch score 85

as Baron de Varville

The Unguarded Hour
The Unguarded Hour (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hugh Lewis

The Path of Glory
The Path of Glory (1934)

as King Maximillian

The Last of the Lone Wolf
The Last of the Lone Wolf (1930)

as Count von Rimpau (as Henry Daniel)

1920s

2 titles
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth (1929)

as Norman Warriner

Jealousy
Jealousy (1929)

as Clement