Portrait of Sydney Tafler

Acting

Sydney Tafler

Career

Active from 1947 to 1980, busiest in 1951 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for It Always Rains on Sunday
It Always Rains on Sunday
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sydney Tafler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.7, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • 1950s Setting 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

106
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles
The Enigma Files
The Enigma Files (1980)

TV show ยท as Solly King

Pews
Pews (1980)

as Kugelmann

1970s

21 titles ยท average score 70
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

as Liparus Captain

Nightmare for a Nightingale
Nightmare for a Nightingale (1975)

as Sam Meadows

The Sweeney
The Sweeney (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Manny Bellow

Survivors
Survivors (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Manny

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show ยท as Kugelmann

Vienna 1900
Vienna 1900 (1973)

TV show

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Sam Meadows

Baby Blues
Baby Blues (1973)

as Mr. Crowley

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Van der Valk
Van der Valk (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Hoofd-commissaris Halsbeek

Alexander the Greatest
Alexander the Greatest (1971)

TV show

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mr. Leo Crowley

1960s

32 titles ยท average score 62
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nat Goldberg

Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Runaway Railway
Runaway Railway (1965)

as Mr. Jones

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Prime Minister

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show ยท as Hans / Alexander Rosticoff

The 7th Dawn
The 7th Dawn (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tom, Chief Petty Officer

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Blaustein / Arthur Bradshaw

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

TV show

Citizen James
Citizen James (1960)

TV show ยท as Charlie Davenport

Light Up the Sky!
Light Up the Sky! (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ted Green

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Radek

Bottoms Up!
Bottoms Up! (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sid Biggs

1950s

44 titles ยท average score 61
The Bank Raiders
The Bank Raiders (1958)

as Bernie Shelton

Booby Trap
Booby Trap (1957)

as Mr Hunter

Fire Maidens of Outer Space
Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)
GoodWatch score 19

as Dr. Higgins

The Woman for Joe
The Woman for Joe (1955)

as Butch

The Floating Dutchman
The Floating Dutchman (1954)

as Victor Skinner

The Saint's Return
The Saint's Return (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

as Max Lennar

There Was a Young Lady
There Was a Young Lady (1953)

as Johnny

Wide Boy
Wide Boy (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

as Benny

Mystery Junction
Mystery Junction (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Larry Gordon

Scarlet Thread
Scarlet Thread (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as Marcon

Assassin for Hire
Assassin for Hire (1951)

as Antonio Riccardi

Hotel Sahara
Hotel Sahara (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pullar

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 65
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
GoodWatch score 83

as Fred Cowan

London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

as Night Club Receptionist

The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Freeman, the Dealer

Uneasy Terms
Uneasy Terms (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Maysin

No Room at the Inn
No Room at the Inn (1948)

as Stranger

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

as Morry Hyams

Cottage to Let
Cottage to Let (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as RAF Officer (uncredited)