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Acting

Michael McStay

Career

Active from 1959 to 2009, with a break from 1991 to 2004, busiest in 1971 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blunt
Blunt
GoodWatch score55/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael McStay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Pathos
    3.6, average 5.3
  • Romance
    2.3, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      36
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2020s

      1 title ยท average score 43
      The Flood
      The Flood (2020)
      GoodWatch score 43

      as Constable Neale

      2000s

      2 titles
      Centenary: The BP Story
      Centenary: The BP Story (2009)

      as Sir John Cadman (voice)

      The Grotlyn
      The Grotlyn (2005)

      as Narrator (voice)

      1990s

      3 titles ยท average score 55
      Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
      Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)
      GoodWatch score 55

      as Inspector Schmidt

      Thatcher: The Final Days
      Thatcher: The Final Days (1991)

      as Michael Mates

      Le Mari de l'ambassadeur
      Le Mari de l'ambassadeur (1990)

      TV show ยท as Jimmy Harper

      1980s

      8 titles ยท average score 62
      French Fields
      French Fields (1989)
      GoodWatch score 66

      TV show ยท as The Auctioneer

      The Zero Option
      The Zero Option (1988)

      as Quentin Collins

      Starlings
      Starlings (1988)

      as Mr de Ville

      Blunt
      Blunt (1987)
      GoodWatch score 55

      as Donald Maclean

      Dispatches
      Dispatches (1987)
      GoodWatch score 65

      TV show

      Love Me Gangster
      Love Me Gangster (1987)

      as Caesar

      Love After Lunch
      Love After Lunch (1987)

      as Middle Aged Man

      Super Gran
      Super Gran (1985)
      GoodWatch score 64

      TV show ยท as Vincent Eleven

      1970s

      13 titles ยท average score 73
      Park Ranger
      Park Ranger (1979)

      TV show ยท as Colin

      The Stick Up
      The Stick Up (1977)

      as Mechanic

      Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom
      Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom (1976)
      GoodWatch score 87

      as Derek Moberley

      The Sweeney
      The Sweeney (1975)
      GoodWatch score 80

      TV show ยท as Eric - Nightclub Manager

      Churchill's People
      Churchill's People (1974)

      TV show ยท as Ralf

      Mission: Monte Carlo
      Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)

      as Vernier (archive footage)

      The Lotus Eaters
      The Lotus Eaters (1972)

      TV show ยท as David Clive

      The Black Arrow
      The Black Arrow (1972)

      TV show ยท as Knoles

      The Passenger
      The Passenger (1971)

      TV show ยท as Andy Mason

      The Persuaders!
      The Persuaders! (1971)
      GoodWatch score 78

      TV show ยท as Vernier

      Bread
      Bread (1971)
      GoodWatch score 48

      as Rafe Bates

      Sound an Alarm
      Sound an Alarm (1971)

      as French Liaison Officer

      1960s

      8 titles ยท average score 68
      Robbery
      Robbery (1967)
      GoodWatch score 74

      as Don

      Battle Beneath the Earth
      Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
      GoodWatch score 31

      as Bomb Train Commander

      Out of the Unknown
      Out of the Unknown (1965)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show ยท as David

      The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
      The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
      GoodWatch score 46

      as Ra-Antef (uncredited)

      Doctor Who
      Doctor Who (1963)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show ยท as Derek Moberley

      Jigsaw
      Jigsaw (1962)
      GoodWatch score 79

      as Police Operator (uncredited)

      The Avengers
      The Avengers (1961)
      GoodWatch score 83

      TV show ยท as Trancer

      The Day the Earth Caught Fire
      The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
      GoodWatch score 79

      as Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)

      1950s

      1 title
      No Hiding Place
      No Hiding Place (1959)

      TV show ยท as Det. Sgt. Perryman