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Acting

Michael Crawford

Career

Active from 1958 to 2026, with a break from 2003 to 2015, busiest in 1970 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Crawford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Swinging Sixties 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 81
ABC Minors Song
ABC Minors Song (2026)

TV show · as Actor

Reacher
Reacher (2022)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Terry

2010s

3 titles · average score 80
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special (2016)

as Frank Spencer

Private Eyes
Private Eyes (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Attendant

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)
GoodWatch score 86

as The Phantom - Original Cast: Finale

2000s

3 titles
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)

as Frank Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dance of the Vampires
Dance of the Vampires (2002)

as Count Giovanni Von Krolock

Great Comedy Moments
Great Comedy Moments (2001)

as Frank Spencer (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles · average score 39
The Heaven and Earth Show
The Heaven and Earth Show (1998)

TV show

Once Upon a Forest
Once Upon a Forest (1993)
GoodWatch score 39

as Cornelius (voice)

1980s

3 titles · average score 54
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1988)

as The Phantom

Barnum
Barnum (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

as Phineas Taylor Barnum

Condorman
Condorman (1981)
GoodWatch score 40

as Woody

1970s

8 titles · average score 63
Sorry...
Sorry... (1978)

as Ferdinand Vanek

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Frank Spencer

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

as White Rabbit

The Games
The Games (1970)
GoodWatch score 67

as Harry Hayes

The Policeman and the Cook
The Policeman and the Cook (1970)

as Constable Gough

Hello-Goodbye
Hello-Goodbye (1970)
GoodWatch score 47

as Harry England

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

1960s

13 titles · average score 62
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cornelius Hackl

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Constable Gough

How I Won the War
How I Won the War (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

as Goodbody

The Jokers
The Jokers (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

as Michael Tremayne

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hero

The Knack... and How to Get It
The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
GoodWatch score 67

as Colin

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1964)

TV show

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Danny

Two Left Feet
Two Left Feet (1963)

as Alan Crabbe

The War Lover
The War Lover (1962)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sgt. Junior Sailen

Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake (1961)

TV show · as John Drake

A French Mistress
A French Mistress (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kent

1950s

6 titles · average score 66
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Tony Hudson

Blow Your Own Trumpet
Blow Your Own Trumpet (1958)

as Jim Fenn

Soapbox Derby
Soapbox Derby (1958)

as Peter Toms

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Edward / Dermot Drage

Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Howard Garland

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

TV show · as Tony