Portrait of Bernard Bresslaw

Acting

Bernard Bresslaw

Career

Active from 1957 to 2010, with a break from 1986 to 2000, busiest in 1960 and 1969 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Carry On Abroad
Carry On Abroad
GoodWatch score68/100

Characters

12

The characters Bernard Bresslaw played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bernard Bresslaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.6, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    2.5, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    2.1, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Humor 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Classic British Sitcom 3
  • Classic British Comedy 3
  • Character-Driven Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • British Farce 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Humor 2
  • British Comedy 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

2010s

1 title
Warriors of Mars
Warriors of Mars (2010)

as (archive audio recording)

2000s

1 title
On Location: The Carry Ons
On Location: The Carry Ons (2001)

as Bernie Hulke / Bernie Lugg / Bungdit Din (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

3 titles · average score 62
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On? (1998)

as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leon the Pig Farmer
Leon the Pig Farmer (1993)
GoodWatch score 62

as Rabbi Hartmann

Virtual Murder
Virtual Murder (1992)

TV show · as Lithgow

1980s

5 titles · average score 48
A Question of Entertainment
A Question of Entertainment (1988)

TV show

Mann's Best Friends
Mann's Best Friends (1985)

TV show · as Duncan

Androcles and the Lion
Androcles and the Lion (1984)

as Ferrovius

Krull
Krull (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

as Cyclops

Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
GoodWatch score 46

as Gort, the Giant

1970s

25 titles · average score 58
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On! (1977)
GoodWatch score 51

as Various Characters (archive footage)

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Fan Choy

Carry On Behind
Carry On Behind (1975)
GoodWatch score 54

as Arthur Upmore

Carry On Dick
Carry On Dick (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sir Roger Daley

Vampira
Vampira (1974)
GoodWatch score 37

as Pottinger

Carry On Girls
Carry On Girls (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Peter Potter

Carry On Matron
Carry On Matron (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ernie Bragg

Carry On Abroad
Carry On Abroad (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Brother Bernard

Carry On at Your Convenience
Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bernie Hulke

Carry On Up the Jungle
Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
GoodWatch score 55

as Upsidasi

The Goodies
The Goodies (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Zookeeper in Charge of the Monster House

Carry On Again Christmas
Carry On Again Christmas (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rollicky Bill / Long John Silver

1960s

23 titles · average score 61
Carry On Christmas Specials
Carry On Christmas Specials (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show

Moon Zero Two
Moon Zero Two (1969)
GoodWatch score 33

as Harry

Carry On Christmas
Carry On Christmas (1969)
GoodWatch score 61

as Various Characters

Carry On Up the Khyber
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bungdit Din

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
GoodWatch score 64

as Policeman

Carry On Screaming!
Carry On Screaming! (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sockett

Carry On Cowboy
Carry On Cowboy (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

as Little Heap

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Stoker

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Varga, The Ice Warrior

Espionage
Espionage (1963)

TV show · as Chief Madkeeper

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

TV show

Our House
Our House (1960)

TV show

1950s

15 titles · average score 57
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

as Henry Jekyll / Teddy Hyde

Too Many Crooks
Too Many Crooks (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as Snowdrop

Carry On Nurse
Carry On Nurse (1959)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ted York's Feet (uncredited)

I Only Arsked
I Only Arsked (1958)

as Excused Boots Bisley

Blood of the Vampire
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
GoodWatch score 48

as Tall Sneak Thief

The Army Game
The Army Game (1957)

TV show · as Private 'Popeye' Popplewell

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Jackie Paganuzzi

Satellite in the Sky
Satellite in the Sky (1956)
GoodWatch score 37

as Technician (uncredited)

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

TV show · as Sir Dunstan's Captain

The Glass Cage
The Glass Cage (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ivan The Terrible

Doctor in the House
Doctor in the House (1954)
GoodWatch score 72

as Student at Parrish's Lecture (uncredited)

The Men of Sherwood Forest
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Garth