Portrait of Donald Wolfit

Acting

Donald Wolfit

Career

Active from 1934 to 1968, with a break from 1940 to 1951, busiest in 1935 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Room at the Top
Room at the Top
GoodWatch score84/100

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: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Donald Wolfit Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Mystery 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

13 titles Β· average score 63
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher (1968)

as Dr. Augustus Fagan

The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as 'Macbeth'

The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

as Car Salesman

Life at the Top
Life at the Top (1965)
GoodWatch score 44

as Abe Brown

90Β° in the Shade
90Β° in the Shade (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

as BaΕΎant (Auditor #1)

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Pastor Manders

Becket
Becket (1964)
GoodWatch score 74

as Bishop Folliot

Dr. Crippen
Dr. Crippen (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as R.D. Muir (as Sir Donald Wolfit)

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

as General Archibald Murray

Ghost Squad
Ghost Squad (1961)

TV show

The Mark
The Mark (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

as Clive

The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac (1960)
GoodWatch score 46

as Professor Volchett

1950s

20 titles Β· average score 59
The House of the Seven Hawks
The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)
GoodWatch score 47

as Inspector Van Der Stoor

Blood of the Vampire
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

as Doctor Callistratus

Room at the Top
Room at the Top (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mr. Brown

I Accuse!
I Accuse! (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gen. Mercier

The Traitor
The Traitor (1957)
GoodWatch score 66

as Colonel Price

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

as Prof. Merrity

The Man in the Road
The Man in the Road (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Prof. Cattrell

A Man on the Beach
A Man on the Beach (1955)

as Carter

A Prize of Gold
A Prize of Gold (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alfie Stratton

Svengali
Svengali (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Svengali

The Ringer
The Ringer (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dr. Lomond

The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sergeant Buzfuz

1930s

10 titles Β· average score 59
England's Shakespeare
England's Shakespeare (1939)

as Hamlet

The Claydon Treasure Mystery
The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938)

as Executive

Calling the Tune
Calling the Tune (1936)

as Dick Finlay

The Silent Passenger
The Silent Passenger (1935)

as Henry Camberley

Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park Corner (1935)

as George Francis Howard

Late Extra
Late Extra (1935)

as Inspector Greville

Checkmate
Checkmate (1935)

as Jack Barton

Drake of England
Drake of England (1935)

as Thomas Doughty

Death at Broadcasting House
Death at Broadcasting House (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sydney Parsons

Inasmuch...
Inasmuch... (1934)

as St. Francis