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Acting

John Thaw

Career: Active from 1961 to 2012, with a break from 2002 to 2011, busiest in 1974 and 1987 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 40
top three billing

Average score: 69/100

Highest rated: Regan
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Thaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Fantasy
0.4, average 1.7
Absurdist Humor
0.8, average 2.0
Scare
1.6, average 2.6
Wonder
2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character Study 5
Political Intrigue 4
Character-Driven 3
Witty Dialogue 3
Historical Drama 2
Classic British Sitcom 2
Nostalgic Appeal 2
Character-Driven Narrative 2
Moral Dilemmas 2
Tragic Romance 2
Character-Focused 2
Dialogue-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

1 title

Britain At War In Colour

TV show · as Narrateur

2000s

3 titles · average score 70

The Glass

TV show · as Jim Proctor

Buried Treasure

67

as Harry Jenkins

Monsignor Renard

73

TV show · as Monsignor Augustine Renard

1990s

11 titles · average score 70

Plastic Man

TV show · as Joe McConnell

The Waiting Time

as Joshua Mantle

as Joe McConnell

Goodnight, Mister Tom

78

as Tom Oakley

Into the Blue

63

as Harry Barnett

Masculine Mescaline

as The Man

Kavanagh Q.C.

75

TV show · as James Kavanagh Q.C.

The Absence of War

as George Jones

A Year in Provence

68

TV show · as Peter Mayle

Chaplin

65

as Fred Karno

Stanley and the Women

TV show · as Stanley Duke

1980s

16 titles · average score 70

Bomber Harris

73

as Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

Inspector Morse

80

TV show · as Chief Inspector Morse

Cry Freedom

70

as Kruger

The Sign of Four

65

as Jonathan Small

Business as Usual

as Kieran Flynn

Home to Roost

66

TV show · as Henry Willows

We'll Support You Evermore

as Geoff Hollins

Mitch

TV show · as Mitch

as Peter Hastings

Sherlock Holmes

88

TV show · as Jonathan Small

The Grass Is Singing

49

as Dick Turner

Drake's Venture

as Francis Drake

1970s

26 titles · average score 66

Sweeney 2

63

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Dinner at the Sporting Club

as Dinny Mathews

Sweeney!

60

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

The Sweeney

80

TV show · as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Thick as Thieves

TV show · as Stan

The Capone Investment

TV show · as Tom

Regan

83

as Det. Insp. Jack Regan

The Capone Investment

as Tom

Competition

as Tony

Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition

as Dom

Play for Today

72

TV show

as Banquo

1960s

16 titles · average score 70

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV show · as Rolf / Larry Gains

Strange Report

78

TV show · as Inspector Jenner

The Bofors Gun

65

as Gunner Featherstone

Inheritance

TV show · as Will Oldroyd

ITV Playhouse

TV show · as Williams

Bat Out of Hell

TV show · as Mark Paxton

Dead Man's Chest

as David Jones

BBC Play of the Month

61

TV show · as Banquo / George J. Bundavin

Redcap

TV show · as Sergeant John Mann

Five to One

as Alan Roper

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

75

as Bosworth (uncredited)

Drama 61-67

TV show · as Harry Fox

1950s

2 titles · average score 72

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

76

TV show · as Alan Roper / David Jones

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show · as Tony / Peter