Portrait of Paul Eddington

Acting

Paul Eddington

Career

Active from 1956 to 2022, with a break from 1997 to 2021, busiest in 1986 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Yes Minister
Yes Minister
GoodWatch score88/100

Characters

2

The characters Paul Eddington played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Eddington Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Pathos
    3.6, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Political Satire 2
  • Bureaucratic Absurdity 2
  • Classic British Comedy 2
  • Intellectual Humor 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
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals (2022)

as (archive footage)

2010s

1 title
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army (2013)

as (archive footage)

2000s

2 titles
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)

as Jim Hacker, MP / Jerry Leadbetter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Great Comedy Moments
Great Comedy Moments (2001)

as Jim Hacker PM / Jerry Leadbetter (archive footage)

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 65
The Garden Party
The Garden Party (1998)

TV show

The Adventures of Toad
The Adventures of Toad (1996)

as Badger

The Adventures of Mole
The Adventures of Mole (1995)

as Badger

The Camomile Lawn
The Camomile Lawn (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Richard

Performance
Performance (1991)

TV show ยท as Robert Shallow

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 79
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as Richard Eaton (archive footage)

Yes, Prime Minister
Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Jim Hacker

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rev Leonard Clement

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)

TV show

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1985)

TV show ยท as White Rabbit

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1985)

as White Rabbit (voice)

Hay Fever
Hay Fever (1984)

as David Bliss

Let There Be Love
Let There Be Love (1982)

TV show

Outside Edge
Outside Edge (1982)

as Roger

Sin with Our Permission
Sin with Our Permission (1981)

as Harry Dudley

Yes Minister
Yes Minister (1980)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Jim Hacker

1970s

20 titles ยท average score 72
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Guy Wheeler

The Good Life
The Good Life (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Jerry Leadbetter

Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles (1974)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Plekhanov

Baxter!
Baxter! (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mr Rawling

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

TV show ยท as Wolf Gebhardt

The Adventurer
The Adventurer (1972)

TV show ยท as Charlesworth

Villains
Villains (1972)

TV show ยท as Harvey Percival

The Amazing Mr. Blunden
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

as Vicar

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Hamer

Justice
Justice (1971)

TV show ยท as Cooper / Kendall Blumenthal

Catweazle
Catweazle (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Vandanti

Doomwatch
Doomwatch (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Reynolds

1960s

18 titles ยท average score 73
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as Paul Bordone

The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Richard Eaton

The Champions
The Champions (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Klein

The Prisoner
The Prisoner (1967)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Cobb

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Richard / Harry Dudley

Half Hour Story
Half Hour Story (1967)

TV show ยท as Tim Phipps-Arnold

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Out of This World
Out of This World (1962)

TV show ยท as Joe Manx

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Beaumont

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

as Franz Reuter

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Captain Schulman

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Harry Brown

1950s

13 titles ยท average score 62
Jet Storm
Jet Storm (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

as Victor Tracer

Desert Mice
Desert Mice (1959)

as Army Officer (uncredited)

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Robber Chief

The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys (1958)

TV show ยท as William Coventry / Sir William Coventry

Kenilworth
Kenilworth (1957)

TV show ยท as Edmund Tressilian

The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Capt. La Forte

The Secret of the Forest
The Secret of the Forest (1956)

as Museum Tour Leader

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Steve Leeds / Vandenburgh

Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bearded Sailor (Uncredited)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Sad Simon / Wilfrid

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

TV show ยท as Mr. Birch

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

TV show ยท as The Hon. Willoughby Speake