Portrait of Tom Bell

Acting

Tom Bell

Career

Active from 1960 to 2011, busiest in 1972 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Bell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Family Saga 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Gritty Crime Drama 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Political Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

106
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 84
Brassic
Brassic (2019)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Priest

BBC Comedy Feeds
BBC Comedy Feeds (2012)

TV show ยท as Matthew

Anna & Katy
Anna & Katy (2011)

TV show ยท as Various

Comedy Blaps
Comedy Blaps (2011)

TV show

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 53
Love Me Still
Love Me Still (2008)

as Lenny Ronson

Dead Man's Cards
Dead Man's Cards (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Billy The Cowboy

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Nasica

Devil's Gate
Devil's Gate (2004)

as Jake

Oh Marbella!
Oh Marbella! (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

as Ronnie Ackerman

Blue Murder
Blue Murder (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Vinny McAteer

The Last Minute
The Last Minute (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

as Grimshanks

Long Time Dead
Long Time Dead (2002)
GoodWatch score 34

as Becker

Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Prof Hugh Cullen

My Kingdom
My Kingdom (2001)
GoodWatch score 42

as Quick

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as CI Ellis

Lava
Lava (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

as Eric

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 66
Tube Tales
Tube Tales (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as City Gent (segment "Horny")

Swing
Swing (1999)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sid Luxford

Preaching to the Perverted
Preaching to the Perverted (1997)
GoodWatch score 67

as Henry Harding MP

Feast of July
Feast of July (1995)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ben Wainwright

The Great Kandinsky
The Great Kandinsky (1995)

as The Professor

Seconds Out
Seconds Out (1992)

as Jack

Angels
Angels (1992)

as Michael

Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect (1991)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Bill Otley

Hope It Rains
Hope It Rains (1991)

TV show

Prospero's Books
Prospero's Books (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

as Antonio

Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It (1991)
GoodWatch score 79

as Fairfax

The Krays
The Krays (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jack 'The Hat' McVitie

1980s

21 titles ยท average score 67
Resurrected
Resurrected (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr Deakin

Red King, White Knight
Red King, White Knight (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tulayev

Words of Love
Words of Love (1989)

as Mr. Seaford-Warwick

The Rainbow
The Rainbow (1988)

TV show ยท as Old Tom Brangwen

Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here (1987)
GoodWatch score 77

as Eric

The Magic Toyshop
The Magic Toyshop (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

as Uncle Philip

The Detective
The Detective (1985)

TV show ยท as Cdr. Kenneth Crocker

The Innocent
The Innocent (1985)

as Frank Dobson

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Frank Meredith / Mr. Seaford-Warwick

Desert of Lies
Desert of Lies (1984)

as Abel Broom

Taggart
Taggart (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers (1981)

TV show ยท as Walter Morel

1970s

24 titles ยท average score 64
Holocaust
Holocaust (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Adolf Eichmann

Out
Out (1978)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Frank Ross

Stronger Than the Sun
Stronger Than the Sun (1978)

as Alan

The Sailor's Return
The Sailor's Return (1978)

as William Targett

Royal Flash
Royal Flash (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

as De Gautet

Sea Song
Sea Song (1974)

as Ray Carter

Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler (1972)

as Eilert Lovborg

Straight On Till Morning
Straight On Till Morning (1972)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jimmy Lindsay

The Spy's Wife
The Spy's Wife (1972)

as Tom Tyler

Quest for Love
Quest for Love (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

as Colin Trafford

All the Right Noises
All the Right Noises (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Len Lewin

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

TV show ยท as Michael Biddle

1960s

22 titles ยท average score 68
Lock Up Your Daughters
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Shaftoe

The Long Day's Dying
The Long Day's Dying (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tom Cooper

The Violent Enemy
The Violent Enemy (1967)

as Sean Rogan

Ballad in Blue
Ballad in Blue (1965)

as Steve Collins

He Who Rides a Tiger
He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)

as Peter Rayston

Sands of Beersheba
Sands of Beersheba (1964)

as Dan

The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Toby

A Prize of Arms
A Prize of Arms (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

as Fenner

H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Evans

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Cpl. Johnny Moon

Payroll
Payroll (1961)
GoodWatch score 77

as Blackie

A Night Out
A Night Out (1960)

as Albert Stokes

1950s

1 title ยท average score 68
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Johnny Harris / Danny Blake