Portrait of Gibb McLaughlin

Acting

Gibb McLaughlin

Career

Active from 1921 to 1955, with a break from 1941 to 1954, busiest in 1932 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gibb McLaughlin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • 1930s Cinema 2
  • British Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

17 titles · average score 67
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

as Old Man in T.V. Show Audience (uncredited)

Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Porter

The Brain Machine
The Brain Machine (1955)

as Spencer Simon

Doctor at Sea
Doctor at Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 50

as Undertaker (uncredited)

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

as Sir William Collinge

Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

as Tudsbury

The Card
The Card (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Emery

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
GoodWatch score 47

as Julius de Koster Snr.

The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

as Godwin

Night and the City
Night and the City (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

as Googin (uncredited)

The Black Rose
The Black Rose (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Wilderkin

1940s

17 titles · average score 64
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1949)
GoodWatch score 82

as Bird Seller

Once Upon a Dream
Once Upon a Dream (1949)

as Mr. Pontefact

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1948)
GoodWatch score 89

as Mr. Sowerberry

No Orchids for Miss Blandish
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
GoodWatch score 50

as uncredited

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as High Priest (uncredited)

Champagne Charlie
Champagne Charlie (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Doctor at Duel (uncredited)

Give Us the Moon
Give Us the Moon (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marcel

Tomorrow We Live
Tomorrow We Live (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dupont

My Learned Friend
My Learned Friend (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Butler

The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as George Selwyn

Freedom Radio
Freedom Radio (1941)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Weiner

That’s The Ticket
That’s The Ticket (1940)

as The Count

1930s

52 titles · average score 63
Mr. Reeder in Room 13
Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938)

as Mr. J.G. Reeder

Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms (1936)

as Evil Eye

Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Martin, The Butler

Irish for Luck
Irish for Luck (1936)

as Thady

Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park Corner (1935)

as Sir Arthur Gannett

Bulldog Jack
Bulldog Jack (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

as Denny

The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)

as Sampson Brass

Little Friend
Little Friend (1934)

as Thompson

No Funny Business
No Funny Business (1933)

as Florey

The Mistress of Atlantis
The Mistress of Atlantis (1932)

as Count Velovsky

Sally in Our Alley
Sally in Our Alley (1931)

as Jim Sears

The Woman from China
The Woman from China (1930)

as Chung-Li

1920s

11 titles · average score 59
The Silent House
The Silent House (1929)

as Chang Fu

Kitty
Kitty (1929)

as The Electrician

The Farmer's Wife
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
GoodWatch score 53

as Henry Coaker

The White Sheik
The White Sheik (1928)

as Jock

Poppies of Flanders
Poppies of Flanders (1927)

as Shorty Bill

Madame Pompadour
Madame Pompadour (1927)

as Comte Maurepas

The Arcadians
The Arcadians (1927)

as Peter Doody

London
London (1927)

as Ah Kwang

Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn (1926)
GoodWatch score 65

as Duke of York

The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl (1922)

as Captain Florenstein

The Road to London
The Road to London (1921)

as The Count