Portrait of Gordon Harker

Acting

Gordon Harker

Career

Active from 1927 to 1957, busiest in 1931 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gordon Harker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Cinema 3
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Amateur Detective 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Classic Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

9 titles · average score 63
Left Right and Centre
Left Right and Centre (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hardy

Small Hotel
Small Hotel (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as Albert

A Touch of the Sun
A Touch of the Sun (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sid

Out of the Clouds
Out of the Clouds (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Joe Harvey, the Taxi Driver

Bang! You're Dead
Bang! You're Dead (1954)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Hare

Derby Day
Derby Day (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joe Jenkins

Her Favourite Husband
Her Favourite Husband (1950)

as Godfrey Dotherington

The Second Mate
The Second Mate (1950)

as Bill Tomkins

The Poltergeist
The Poltergeist (1950)

as Joe Harris

1940s

8 titles · average score 60
Things Happen at Night
Things Happen at Night (1948)
GoodWatch score 46

as Joe Harris

Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1948)

as Alfred Doolittle

29 Acacia Avenue
29 Acacia Avenue (1945)

as Charles Robinson

Warn That Man
Warn That Man (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Geoge Hawkins

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Inspector Hornleigh

Once a Crook
Once a Crook (1941)

as Charlie Hopkins

Saloon Bar
Saloon Bar (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

as Joe Harris

Channel Incident
Channel Incident (1940)

as Ferris

1930s

38 titles · average score 61
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Inspector Hornleigh

Inspector Hornleigh
Inspector Hornleigh (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Inspector Hornleigh

Beauty and the Barge
Beauty and the Barge (1937)

as Capt. Barley

The Frog
The Frog (1937)

as Sgt. Elk

The Amateur Gentleman
The Amateur Gentleman (1936)

as Natty Bell

Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park Corner (1935)

as Constable Cheatle

The Lad
The Lad (1935)

as Bill Shane (The Lad)

Boys Will Be Boys
Boys Will Be Boys (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

as Faker Brown

The Phantom Light
The Phantom Light (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sam Higgins

The Lucky Number
The Lucky Number (1933)

as Bert, the pub bartender

The Stronger Sex
The Stronger Sex (1931)

as Parker

The Squeaker
The Squeaker (1930)

as Bill Annerley

1920s

5 titles · average score 52
The Wrecker
The Wrecker (1929)

as William

Taxi for Two
Taxi for Two (1929)

as Albert

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

as Churdles 'Ash' Ash

Champagne
Champagne (1928)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mark

The Ring
The Ring (1927)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jack's Trainer