Portrait of Jack Melford

Acting

Jack Melford

Career

Active from 1931 to 1961, busiest in 1937 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The End of the Line
The End of the Line
GoodWatch score57/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Melford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Pathos
    3.6, average 5.3
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 42
Lust for a Vampire
Lust for a Vampire (1971)
GoodWatch score 42

as Bishop

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 73
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as The Psycho-Analyst

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Platina

A Home of Your Own
A Home of Your Own (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as Telephone engineer

The Sentimental Agent
The Sentimental Agent (1963)

TV show ยท as Colonel Dewer

Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart (1962)

TV show ยท as Monk

Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake (1961)

TV show ยท as Sir Owen Tudor

The Gentle Terror
The Gentle Terror (1961)

as Inspector Miles

The Fourth Square
The Fourth Square (1961)

as Stewart

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Caldwell

Compelled
Compelled (1960)

as Grimes

Feet of Clay
Feet of Clay (1960)

as Soames

Man from Interpol
Man from Interpol (1960)

TV show ยท as Thomas

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 64
Fair Game
Fair Game (1958)

TV show ยท as Auctioneer

The End of the Line
The End of the Line (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as Inspector Gates

Just My Luck
Just My Luck (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Surgeon (uncredited)

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Norrin

Guilty?
Guilty? (1956)

as Court Official

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Lord Beaumont / Lord Northeave

The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

as Detective (uncredited)

ITV Play of the Week
ITV Play of the Week (1955)

TV show ยท as Thomas Bevill

Background
Background (1953)

as Mackay

Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School (1952)

TV show ยท as Mr Quelch

1940s

9 titles ยท average score 61
Warning to Wantons
Warning to Wantons (1949)

as Maurice Lugard

When You Come Home
When You Come Home (1948)

as Dr. Dormer Franklyn

My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dr. Martock

The October Man
The October Man (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Wilcox

The Laughing Lady
The Laughing Lady (1946)

as Lord Barrymore

They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Defence Lawyer at Court Martial (uncredited)

Crook's Tour
Crook's Tour (1940)
GoodWatch score 41

as Desert Bus Tour Guide (uncredited)

Spare a Copper
Spare a Copper (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dame

The Briggs Family
The Briggs Family (1940)

as Jerry Tulse

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 61
Hold My Hand
Hold My Hand (1938)

as Pop Currie

It's in the Air
It's in the Air (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lt. Terry, pilot

Jump for Glory
Jump for Glory (1937)

as Thompson

Let's Make a Night of It
Let's Make a Night of It (1937)

as Count Castelli

Command Performance
Command Performance (1937)

as The Journalist

Radio Lover
Radio Lover (1936)

as Reggie Clifford

Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather (1936)

as Rudolph

Honeymoon for Three
Honeymoon for Three (1935)

as Raymond Dirk

Look Up and Laugh
Look Up and Laugh (1935)

as Journalist

Department Store
Department Store (1935)

as Bob Burge Goodman

Night of the Garter
Night of the Garter (1933)

as Kenneth Warwick

The Sport of Kings
The Sport of Kings (1931)

as Sir Reginald Toothill