Acting
John Thaw
- Titles
- 35movies40TV shows
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2012, with a break from 2002 to 2011, busiest in 1974 and 1987 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 40top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Regan80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Crime5.7average 3.7
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Wholesome3.9average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
- Mystery4.7average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor0.9, average 2.0
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Character Study 3
- British TV Drama 2
- Character-Focused 2
- Gritty Crime Drama 2
- Moral Dilemmas 2
- Contemporary Realism 2
- 80s Television Drama 2
- Character-Driven Journalism 2
- Ethical Dilemmas 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRoger MarshallCreatorThe Sweeney, Mitch, Where Is Betty Buchus?, Five to One, Whatever Became of Me?, +1 more
Dennis WatermanActorThe Sweeney, Sweeney!, Sweeney 2, Regan
Jack GoldDirectorKavanagh Q.C., Goodnight, Mister Tom, Into the Blue, The Bofors Gun- IIan Kennedy MartinWriterThe Sweeney, The Capone Investment, Regan
Tom CleggDirectorThe Sweeney, Sweeney 2, Regan- CCharles WoodWriterInspector Morse, Kavanagh Q.C., Monsignor Renard
Edina RonayActorPraise Marx and Pass the Ammunition, Five to One
Lee MontagueActorRegan, Five to One
Maureen LipmanActorDinner at the Sporting Club, Regan
Garfield MorganActorThe Sweeney, Regan
Sorcha CusackActorPlastic Man, Plastic Man
Michael GoodliffeActorInheritance, Macbeth
Movies and TV shows
712010s
1 title
TV show · as Narrateur
2000s
3 titles · average score 66
TV show · as Jim Proctor
61
as Harry Jenkins
72
TV show · as Monsignor Augustine Renard
1990s
11 titles · average score 69
TV show · as Joe McConnell
as Joshua Mantle
as Joe McConnell
73
as Tom Oakley
60
as Harry Barnett
as The Man
TV show · as James Kavanagh Q.C.
as George Jones
68
TV show · as Peter Mayle
74
as Fred Karno
TV show · as Stanley Duke
1980s
15 titles · average score 68
68
as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
TV show · as Chief Inspector Morse
72
as Kruger
as Kieran Flynn
76
as Jonathan Small
65
TV show · as Henry Willows
as Geoff Hollins
84
TV show · as Jonathan Small
TV show · as Mitch
as Jack Buchus
46
as Dick Turner
as Francis Drake
1970s
26 titles · average score 66
65
as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
67
as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
79
TV show · as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
TV show · as Stan
80
as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
62
as Shavers
as Tony
72
TV show · as Mr, Carby
as Banquo
70
TV show
1960s
13 titles · average score 67
73
TV show · as Inspector Jenner
TV show · as Frank Wilshaw
62
as Gunner Featherstone
TV show · as Will Oldroyd
TV show · as Mark Paxton
TV show · as Wally
60
TV show · as George J. Bundavin / Banquo
as David Jones
TV show · as Sergeant John Mann
as Alan Roper
73
as Bosworth (uncredited)
TV show · as Max / Denny
1950s
2 titles · average score 70
67
TV show · as Tony