Acting

John Standing

Titles: 74movies47TV shows

Career: Active from 1964 to 2024, busiest in 1997 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 17
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Standing Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.8, average 5.2
Coming of Age
2.0, average 2.9
Adrenaline
4.3, average 5.1
Violence
3.7, average 4.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 4
Melancholy 3
Psychological Thriller 3
Intrigue 2
Psychological Drama 2
Slow Burn 2
Lighthearted 2
Family-Friendly 2
Gentle Humor 2
British Cinema 2
Psychological Tension 2
Literary Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47

TypeAll Movies74 TV shows47

RoleAny Acting47

ScoreAny 60+70+80+

DecadeAny 1950s1 1960s5 1970s8 1980s11 1990s10 2000s7 2010s5

GenreAny Drama38 Crime10 Action & Adventure9 Comedy8 Mystery8 Sci-Fi & Fantasy6 War & Politics2 Animation1 Soap1

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Newest first Oldest first

2010s

5 titles · average score 76

Poster for Patrick Melrose

TV show · as George Watford

Poster for The Crown

TV show · as Imbert-Terry

Poster for Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other Wife

TV show · as Lord George Meriot

Poster for Game of Thrones

TV show · as Jon Arryn

Poster for Borgia

TV show

2000s

7 titles · average score 71

Poster for Fallen Angel

TV show · as Voice of Francis Youlgreave

Poster for The Line of Beauty

TV show · as Lord Kessler

Poster for King Solomon's Mines

TV show · as Dr. Sam Maitland

Poster for Keen Eddie

TV show

Poster for Love in a Cold Climate

TV show · as Lord Montdore

Poster for In Deep

TV show · as Ritchie

Poster for Longitude

TV show · as Captain Proctor

1990s

10 titles · average score 70

Poster for Joan of Arc

TV show · as Archbishop

Poster for The Vice

TV show

Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Will Tunstall / Charles Rust

Poster for Lexx

TV show · as Count Dracul

Poster for A Dance to the Music of Time

TV show · as Nicholas Jenkins (older)

Poster for The Woman In White

TV show · as Mr. Gilmore

Poster for Gulliver's Travels

TV show · as Admiral Bolgolam

Poster for The Choir

TV show · as Bishop Robert Young

Poster for Old Boy Network

TV show

Poster for Eerie, Indiana

TV show · as Professor Nigel Zirchon

1980s

11 titles · average score 73

Poster for Paddington Bear

TV show · as Mr. Brown

Poster for Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV show · as Colonnel Toby Luttrell

Poster for The Endless Game

TV show · as Belfrage

Poster for Murphy's Law

TV show

Poster for L.A. Law

TV show · as Nigel Morris

Poster for Lime Street

TV show · as Edward Wingate

Poster for Murder, She Wrote

TV show · as Arthur Constable / Chief Daniel Trent

Poster for Hunter

TV show · as George Franklin

Poster for Hotel

TV show

Poster for Shillingbury Tales

TV show

Poster for The Other 'Arf

TV show

1970s

8 titles · average score 71

Poster for Hart to Hart

TV show

Poster for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

TV show

Poster for BBC2 Play of the Week

TV show · as Captain Winsloe

Poster for Beryl Reid

TV show

Poster for Space: 1999

TV show · as Pasc

Poster for Van der Valk

TV show · as Ehrlich

Poster for The Frighteners

TV show · as Tony Wardle

Poster for The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

TV show · as Lord Amberley

1960s

5 titles · average score 71

Poster for The First Churchills

TV show · as Sidney Godolphin

Poster for The Main Chance

TV show · as Lord Radchester

Poster for BBC Play of the Month

TV show · as Jack Chesney / Cléante

Poster for The Saint

TV show · as Gendarme

Poster for The Avengers

TV show

1950s

1 title · average score 67

Poster for Armchair Theatre

TV show · as Sutcliffe

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