Portrait of Edward Petherbridge

Acting

Edward Petherbridge

Career

Active from 1971 to 2009, with a break from 1990 to 2003, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
GoodWatch score89/100

Characters

1

The characters Edward Petherbridge played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Petherbridge Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Classic Television 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 58
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

as PT First

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

as Gentleman Fish (voice)

The Borgias
The Borgias (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Friar Raphael

2000s

5 titles · average score 58
Pope Joan
Pope Joan (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Aesculapius

Land Girls
Land Girls (2009)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Everard Proctor

Clash of the Santas
Clash of the Santas (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

as Village Elder

The Brief
The Brief (2004)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Gillespie

The Statement
The Statement (2003)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dom Vladimir

1990s

8 titles · average score 70
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

as Foster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bilideau

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Lord Holm

Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
GoodWatch score 50

as St.Ives

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Major Bilideau

Maigret
Maigret (1992)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Performance
Performance (1991)

TV show · as Liberal MP

1980s

13 titles · average score 76
No Strings
No Strings (1989)

TV show · as Sam Jessop

Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude (1988)

TV show · as Charles Marsden

Journey's End
Journey's End (1988)

as Lt. Osborne

Noble House
Noble House (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Jason Plumm

A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Peter Wimsey

A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Lord Peter Wimsey

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)

as Gower

King Lear
King Lear (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

as France

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Charles Marsden

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show

The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters (1981)

as Vershinin

1970s

18 titles · average score 71
Casting the Runes
Casting the Runes (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

as Henry Harrington

The Shining Pyramid
The Shining Pyramid (1979)

as Lord Vaughan

Europe After the Rain: Dada and Surrealism
Europe After the Rain: Dada and Surrealism (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

as Poetry Reciter

BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)

TV show · as Walter Huppenkothen

The New Avengers
The New Avengers (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mullins

The Ash Tree
The Ash Tree (1975)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sir Richard/Sir Matthew

Knots
Knots (1975)

Writer

The Exorcism
The Exorcism (1972)
GoodWatch score 87

as Edmund

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Dead of Night
Dead of Night (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Edmund

The Guardians
The Guardians (1971)

TV show · as Christopher Hobson

A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Sir Richard / Sir Matthew

1960s

8 titles · average score 63
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Rev. Robert Hanley

Softly Softly: Task Force
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Johnny Hicks

W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham (1969)

TV show · as Theo Cartwright

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Dane / Henry Harrington

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (1967)

as Conrade

The Informer
The Informer (1966)

TV show · as Ed

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

TV show · as Lorenzo

Sunday-Night Play
Sunday-Night Play (1960)

TV show · as Peter Appleyard

1950s

1 title · average score 68
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Roy