Portrait of Harry Secombe

Acting

Harry Secombe

Career

Active from 1951 to 1983, with a break from 1971 to 1982, busiest in 1970 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Oliver!
Oliver!
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harry Secombe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.8, average 6.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Quirky Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Harry Secombe Show
The Harry Secombe Show

TV show

1980s

2 titles
Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music
Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music (1986)

TV show

Highway
Highway (1983)

TV show

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 45
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)

TV show

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
GoodWatch score 34

as Stanley (segment "Envy")

Doctor in Trouble
Doctor in Trouble (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

as Llewellyn Wendover

Rhubarb
Rhubarb (1970)

as Rev. Rhubarb

Song of Norway
Song of Norway (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

as Bioernstjerne Bjoernson

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 70
Pickwick
Pickwick (1969)

as Mr Pickwick

The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Shelter Man

Oliver!
Oliver! (1968)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mr. Bumble

The Telegoons
The Telegoons (1963)

TV show

Alice Through the Looking Box
Alice Through the Looking Box (1960)

as Humpty Dumpty

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 53
Jet Storm
Jet Storm (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

as Binky Meadows

Whicker's World
Whicker's World (1959)

TV show

The Bruce Forsyth Show
The Bruce Forsyth Show (1959)

TV show

Davy
Davy (1958)

as Davy Morgan

The Harry Secombe Show
The Harry Secombe Show (1955)

TV show

Svengali
Svengali (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Barizel

Forces' Sweetheart
Forces' Sweetheart (1953)

as Harry Llewelyn

Down Among the Z Men
Down Among the Z Men (1952)
GoodWatch score 43

as Harry Jones

Penny Points to Paradise
Penny Points to Paradise (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

as Harry Flakers

1940s

1 title ยท average score 58
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alf (uncredited)