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Acting

Tom Adams

Career

Active from 1964 to 2002, with a break from 1987 to 2001, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tom Adams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Social Commentary
    3.4, average 4.9
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Procedural Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
King Charles: The Boy Who Walked Alone
King Charles: The Boy Who Walked Alone (2023)

Producer

2000s

1 title · average score 56
Day of the Sirens
Day of the Sirens (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

as Chat Show Host

1990s

2 titles · average score 59
Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Andrew Manelli

Duel of Hearts
Duel of Hearts (1992)
GoodWatch score 64

as Magistrate

1980s

7 titles · average score 63
Strike it Rich!
Strike it Rich! (1986)

TV show · as Ken Stevenson

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as J.P. Gilbert

Mark of the Devil
Mark of the Devil (1984)
GoodWatch score 57

as Westcott

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Westcott

Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep (1984)

as Vorshak

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Richard Moreland

The Enigma Files
The Enigma Files (1980)

TV show · as Det Chief Insp Nick Lewis

1970s

7 titles · average score 70
Spy Trap
Spy Trap (1972)

TV show · as Major Sullivan

The Fast Kill
The Fast Kill (1972)

as Max Stein

Villains
Villains (1972)

TV show · as Bernie Owens

The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dominick / Richard (segment 1 "Method for Murder")

The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Piers Emerson

Von Richthofen and Brown
Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

as Owen

UFO
UFO (1970)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Captain Lauritzen

1960s

21 titles · average score 67
Subterfuge
Subterfuge (1968)

as Peter Langley

Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy
Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy (1968)

as Charles Vine

Fathom
Fathom (1967)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mike

Where the Bullets Fly
Where the Bullets Fly (1966)

as Charles Vine

The Fighting Prince of Donegal
The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
GoodWatch score 43

as Henry O'Neill

Licensed to Kill
Licensed to Kill (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as Charles Vine

The Peaches
The Peaches (1964)

as The Boy Next Door

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as Al

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Commander Vorshak

The Great Escape
The Great Escape (1963)
GoodWatch score 87

as Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

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

TV show

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Grenville

1950s

2 titles · average score 64
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

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

TV show · as Jack Montelbetti / Johnny Orwell