Portrait of Basil Henson

Acting

Basil Henson

Career

Active from 1963 to 1977, busiest in 1965 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for An Echo of Theresa
An Echo of Theresa
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Basil Henson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles · average score 45
Bulman
Bulman (1985)

TV show · as Lord Breconbury

Shadey
Shadey (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as The Bishop

Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage (1984)

TV show · as Michael Feverstein

1970s

21 titles · average score 68
Silver Blaze
Silver Blaze (1977)

as Colonel Ross

When the Boat Comes In
When the Boat Comes In (1976)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Sir Horatio Manners

Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers (1975)
GoodWatch score 93

TV show · as Dr. Abbott

Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles (1974)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Von Moltke

An Echo of Theresa
An Echo of Theresa (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

as Charles Merrow

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Charles Merrow

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dr. Chisolm / The Hon. Mr. Justice Yearsley

New Scotland Yard
New Scotland Yard (1972)

TV show · as Major Lofthouse

War & Peace
War & Peace (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Vasili Kuragin

Jason King
Jason King (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Justice
Justice (1971)

TV show · as Basil Stewart

Cromwell
Cromwell (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Hacker

1960s

27 titles · average score 61
The Main Chance
The Main Chance (1969)

TV show · as Brigadier

The Champions
The Champions (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Wolf Eisen

The Expert
The Expert (1968)

TV show · as Frank Houghton

The Frozen Dead
The Frozen Dead (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dr. Tirpitz

Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination (1966)

TV show · as Dr Ramsey

Darling
Darling (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

as Alec Prosser-Jones

Change Partners
Change Partners (1965)

as Cedric Gallen

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show · as Captain

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as Marshal / Major Andrew Carlyle

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Colonel Gillum

Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man (1963)

as Salesman

The Double
The Double (1963)

as Derreck Alwyn

1950s

3 titles · average score 68
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend (1958)

TV show · as Mortimer Lightwood

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Hunter / Maurice