Portrait of John Bailey

Acting

John Bailey

Career

Active from 1948 to 2021, with a break from 1974 to 2020, busiest in 1949 and 1952 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Bailey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.4, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (2021)

as Edward Waterfield (voice)

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 67
Personal Services
Personal Services (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Gardner

Worlds Beyond
Worlds Beyond (1986)

TV show ยท as Shopkeeper

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Lord Lesley

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale (1981)

as Lord to Leontes

Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens (1981)

as Sempronius

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon
Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon (1980)

as Sezom

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 69
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Winterluck

Henry VIII
Henry VIII (1979)

as Griffith / Gentleman Usher

Holocaust
Holocaust (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Hans Frank

Return of the Saint
Return of the Saint (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as di Vallesi

Will Shakespeare
Will Shakespeare (1978)

TV show ยท as Sir Francis Walsingham

Kill Two Birds
Kill Two Birds (1975)

as Kemp

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Kemp

The 14
The 14 (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Sanders

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Donald Bennington

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

TV show ยท as Huisman

Codename
Codename (1970)

TV show ยท as Bailey

1960s

30 titles ยท average score 70
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as Stan Hindle

The Champions
The Champions (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Umberto

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
GoodWatch score 80

as Edward Waterfield

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Ashby

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE for Nigel Barton (1965)

as Jack Hay

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

TV show ยท as Dr. Colley

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Humphrey Wiles, Counsel for Defence / Inspector Cardles

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Commander / Sezom

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Jean Bougrenet / Detective (uncredited)

Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son (1962)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as DeVere

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Fernand / Ralph Bleech

Coronation Street
Coronation Street (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Doctor Grant

1950s

18 titles ยท average score 65
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show ยท as Arthur Woodhouse

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Sir Maurice / Sir Clive

Five on a Treasure Island
Five on a Treasure Island (1957)

TV show ยท as Dick

The Hostage
The Hostage (1956)

as Dr. Main

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sir John

Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Pavlo

Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lieutenant Longo

The Night Won't Talk
The Night Won't Talk (1952)

as Hawkes

So Little Time
So Little Time (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

as Philipe de Malvines

The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

as Detective Inspector Grant

Cairo Road
Cairo Road (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mental Hospital Doctor

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Peter Krek

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 67
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora (1949)

as Lester Martin

Man on the Run
Man on the Run (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dan Underwood, Burglar

Meet Simon Cherry
Meet Simon Cherry (1949)

as Henry Dantry

It Happened in Soho
It Happened in Soho (1948)

as Paul Sayers