Portrait of John Bentley

Acting

John Bentley

Career

Active from 1947 to 1963, busiest in 1954 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Bentley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.7, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Black and White 3
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Intriguing Whodunit 2
  • Mid-Century Cinema 2
  • Suspenseful Plot 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • British Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 55
Still of the Night
Still of the Night (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Night Watchman

1970s

1 title · average score 69
The Front
The Front (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bartender

1960s

10 titles · average score 56
Crossroads
Crossroads (1964)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Hugh Mortimer

Thursday Theatre
Thursday Theatre (1964)

TV show · as Malcolm Turnbull

Shadow of Treason
Shadow of Treason (1963)

as Steve

The Fur Collar
The Fur Collar (1962)

as Mike Andrews

The Sinister Man
The Sinister Man (1961)

as Superintendent Wills

The Singer Not the Song
The Singer Not the Song (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Police Captain

Mary Had a Little...
Mary Had a Little... (1961)

as Dr. Malcolm Nettel

Armchair Mystery Theatre
Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960)

TV show · as Turner

Sacred Waters
Sacred Waters (1960)

as Lemmy, ein Engländer

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

as Inspector Paul Derek

1950s

32 titles · average score 59
Submarine Seahawk
Submarine Seahawk (1958)
GoodWatch score 40

as Lt. Cmdr. Paul Turner

Istanbul
Istanbul (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

as Insp. R.P. Nural

Confession
Confession (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Inspector Kessler

Dial 999
Dial 999 (1955)

as Det. Sgt. Seagrave

Final Appointment
Final Appointment (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mike Billings

The Scarlet Spear
The Scarlet Spear (1954)

as District Officer Jim T. Barneson

River Beat
River Beat (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Det. Insp. Dan Barker

Salute the Toff
Salute the Toff (1952)

as The Honourable Richard Rollison

Paul Temple Returns
Paul Temple Returns (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Paul Temple

Torment
Torment (1950)

as Jim Brandon

Bait
Bait (1950)

as DuCane

Paul Temple's Triumph
Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)

as Paul Temple

1940s

3 titles · average score 63
Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians (1949)

as Philip Lombard

Calling Paul Temple
Calling Paul Temple (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Paul Temple

The Hills of Donegal
The Hills of Donegal (1947)

as Terry O'Keefe