Portrait of Noel Johnson

Acting

Noel Johnson

Career

Active from 1951 to 2023, with a break from 1984 to 2017, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Snow Goose
The Snow Goose
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Noel Johnson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Sci-Fi 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • British Television 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace (2023)

as King Thous (voice)

2010s

1 title
Influenced
Influenced (2018)

as Kidnapper

1990s

2 titles · average score 51
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995)

as Patient 1

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Father Clark

1980s

13 titles · average score 74
Wyatt's Watchdogs
Wyatt's Watchdogs (1988)

TV show · as Hadley

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Butler

Withnail & I
Withnail & I (1987)
GoodWatch score 81

as General

Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

as Club Member

The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

as First Merchant

Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sir Edward Grey

Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Major Hunt

Death of an Expert Witness
Death of an Expert Witness (1983)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Major Hunt

Harry's Game
Harry's Game (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as General Sir Jocelyn Fairbairn

For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

as Vice Admiral

Lady Killers
Lady Killers (1980)

TV show · as Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C.

Buccaneer
Buccaneer (1980)

TV show · as Admiral Harkness

1970s

23 titles · average score 74
Licensed to Love and Kill
Licensed to Love and Kill (1979)

as Lord Dangerfield

The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Connaught

Enemy at the Door
Enemy at the Door (1978)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Committee President

Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Judge Sam Parkin

Poldark
Poldark (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Captain Gower

The Swordsman
The Swordsman (1974)

as Christian Duval

Frenzy
Frenzy (1972)
GoodWatch score 82

as Doctor in Pub

Colditz
Colditz (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Devenish

The Snow Goose
The Snow Goose (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

as Naval Captain

Justice
Justice (1971)

TV show · as Lord Chancellor

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

TV show

Doomwatch
Doomwatch (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Priestland

1960s

31 titles · average score 70
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

as King Thous

Concorde
Concorde (1966)

as Commentator

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show

Out of the Unknown
Out of the Unknown (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Gen. Short

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as Chief Constable

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Sir Gregory Broome / Morcar

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Charles Grover M.P. / King Thous

The Andromeda Breakthrough
The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)

TV show · as Osborne

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

TV show

A for Andromeda
A for Andromeda (1961)

TV show · as J.M. Osborne

Maigret
Maigret (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

1950s

8 titles · average score 61
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Sir Romer

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Mr. Davenport

The Case of the Missing Scene
The Case of the Missing Scene (1951)

as Crawford

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Naval Captain

Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
GoodWatch score 42

as Detective (uncredited)

Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Clark - R.N.

Highly Dangerous
Highly Dangerous (1950)
GoodWatch score 47

as Frank Conway (uncredited)