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Portrait of John Alderson

Acting

John Alderson

Career

Active from 1956 to 1975, busiest in 1966 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Alderson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      83
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1980s

      5 titles · average score 72
      The Beiderbecke Tapes
      The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show · as Tracy

      Evil Under the Sun
      Evil Under the Sun (1982)
      GoodWatch score 72

      as Police Sergeant

      Ragtime
      Ragtime (1981)
      GoodWatch score 70

      as Waldo's Aide No. 1

      The Memory of Eva Ryker
      The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980)

      as Sheriff

      Haywire
      Haywire (1980)

      as Andrew (uncredited)

      1970s

      16 titles · average score 64
      The Cat from Outer Space
      The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
      GoodWatch score 62

      as Mr. Smith

      Valentino
      Valentino (1977)
      GoodWatch score 51

      as Cop

      Candleshoe
      Candleshoe (1977)
      GoodWatch score 70

      as Jenkins

      The Log of the Black Pearl
      The Log of the Black Pearl (1975)

      as Eric Kort

      Blazing Saddles
      Blazing Saddles (1974)
      GoodWatch score 79

      as Gum Chewer (uncredited)

      Fear Is the Key
      Fear Is the Key (1972)
      GoodWatch score 62

      as Tanner (uncredited)

      The Persuaders!
      The Persuaders! (1971)
      GoodWatch score 78

      TV show · as Kyle Sandor

      The Onedin Line
      The Onedin Line (1971)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show · as Bosun

      Night Gallery
      Night Gallery (1970)
      GoodWatch score 85

      TV show · as Granger

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

      TV show · as Audrey's Husband

      The Molly Maguires
      The Molly Maguires (1970)
      GoodWatch score 64

      as Jenkins

      You Can't Win 'Em All
      You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
      GoodWatch score 50

      as U.S. Army Major

      1960s

      26 titles · average score 66
      Mission: Impossible
      Mission: Impossible (1966)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show · as Follet

      Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
      Doctor Who: The Gunfighters (1966)
      GoodWatch score 63

      as Marshal Wyatt Earp

      The Wild Wild West
      The Wild Wild West (1965)
      GoodWatch score 64

      TV show · as Clive Marchmount

      Green Acres
      Green Acres (1965)
      GoodWatch score 72

      TV show · as Corporal

      Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
      Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
      GoodWatch score 49

      TV show · as Round-Face

      My Fair Lady
      My Fair Lady (1964)
      GoodWatch score 86

      as Jamie - Doolittle's crony (uncredited)

      The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
      The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
      GoodWatch score 87

      TV show · as Jenkins

      12 O'Clock High
      12 O'Clock High (1964)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show · as Sgt. Dunbar

      Doctor Who
      Doctor Who (1963)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show · as Wyatt Earp

      Cleopatra
      Cleopatra (1963)
      GoodWatch score 64

      as Roman Officer (uncredited)

      The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
      The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
      GoodWatch score 54

      TV show · as Guard #3

      Combat!
      Combat! (1962)
      GoodWatch score 82

      TV show · as Sgt. Rawlings

      1950s

      36 titles · average score 68
      Bonanza
      Bonanza (1959)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show · as Hugh Gwylnedd / Montague

      The Untouchables
      The Untouchables (1959)
      GoodWatch score 53

      TV show · as Grote

      Adventures in Paradise
      Adventures in Paradise (1959)
      GoodWatch score 71

      TV show · as Darcy

      Wolf Larsen
      Wolf Larsen (1958)

      as Johnson

      Have Gun, Will Travel
      Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
      GoodWatch score 78

      TV show · as Max Clay

      Maverick
      Maverick (1957)
      GoodWatch score 75

      TV show · as Ben Chapman / Zindler

      Gunsmoke
      Gunsmoke (1955)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show · as Ab Laster / Canby

      Cheyenne
      Cheyenne (1955)
      GoodWatch score 71

      TV show · as Beef Simpkins

      To Catch a Thief
      To Catch a Thief (1955)
      GoodWatch score 81

      as Detective at the Costume Ball (uncredited)

      The Wonderful World of Disney
      The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
      GoodWatch score 81

      TV show · as Sgt. Duncan MacGregor / Sergeant McDonald

      Studio 57
      Studio 57 (1954)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show · as Barker

      Julius Caesar
      Julius Caesar (1953)
      GoodWatch score 85

      as Citizen of Rome (uncredited)