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Acting

William Abney

Career

Active from 1962 to 1968, busiest in 1968 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Journey to the Unknown
Journey to the Unknown
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Abney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      24
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1980s

      5 titles · average score 69
      The Return of Sherlock Holmes
      The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
      GoodWatch score 83

      TV show · as Rivers

      Sherlock Holmes
      Sherlock Holmes (1984)
      GoodWatch score 84

      TV show · as Rivers

      Curse of the Pink Panther
      Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
      GoodWatch score 34

      as Hugo the Houseman

      Macbeth
      Macbeth (1983)
      GoodWatch score 66

      as Old Siward

      Cribb
      Cribb (1980)
      GoodWatch score 78

      TV show · as Joseph Tussaud / Vicar

      1970s

      6 titles · average score 55
      All Creatures Great and Small
      All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
      GoodWatch score 54

      TV show · as Sidlow

      The Legacy
      The Legacy (1978)
      GoodWatch score 36

      as Butler

      One Day at a Time
      One Day at a Time (1977)

      as Elizabeth's Husband

      Hitler: The Last Ten Days
      Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
      GoodWatch score 48

      as Voss

      The Adventurer
      The Adventurer (1972)

      TV show · as Le co-pilote

      The Six Wives of Henry VIII
      The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
      GoodWatch score 82

      TV show · as Sir Frances Bryan

      1960s

      10 titles · average score 68
      Two Faces
      Two Faces (1968)

      as Voice

      We Shall See
      We Shall See (1964)

      as Shaw

      Detective
      Detective (1964)

      TV show · as Marcus Windle-Scott

      On the Run
      On the Run (1963)

      as Jock MacKay

      Flight from Singapore
      Flight from Singapore (1962)

      as Flight Lt. Bob Elliott

      Sir Francis Drake
      Sir Francis Drake (1961)

      TV show · as Don Pedro

      The City of the Dead
      The City of the Dead (1960)
      GoodWatch score 70

      as Policeman

      Two-Way Stretch
      Two-Way Stretch (1960)
      GoodWatch score 69

      as Visiting Room Warder

      Cone of Silence
      Cone of Silence (1960)
      GoodWatch score 66

      as First Officer

      The Man Who Was Nobody
      The Man Who Was Nobody (1960)

      as James Tynewood

      1950s

      3 titles · average score 64
      The Steel Bayonet
      The Steel Bayonet (1958)
      GoodWatch score 59

      as German Artillery Officer

      Armchair Theatre
      Armchair Theatre (1956)
      GoodWatch score 68

      TV show · as Det Insp Sheffield

      The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
      The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)

      TV show · as John Adams