Portrait of J.H. Roberts

Acting

J.H. Roberts

Career

Active from 1913 to 1951, with a break from 1914 to 1930, busiest in 1931 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The First of the Few
The First of the Few
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
J.H. Roberts Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • British Cinema 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
The Warden
The Warden (1951)

TV show · as Reverend Septimus Harding

1940s

13 titles · average score 58
Marry Me
Marry Me (1949)

as Old Gent in Train

Quartet
Quartet (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as West (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

Blanche Fury
Blanche Fury (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Doctor

Uneasy Terms
Uneasy Terms (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sallins

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Agitator
The Agitator (1945)

as Mr. Ambler

The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower (1943)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Wilson

The First of the Few
The First of the Few (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sir Robert McLean

Penn of Pennsylvania
Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)

as Ford

Dangerous Moonlight
Dangerous Moonlight (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Residing Physician (as J.H.Roberts)

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dean of Bowgate

The Door with Seven Locks
The Door with Seven Locks (1940)
GoodWatch score 49

as Luis Silva

1930s

16 titles · average score 64
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 79

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
GoodWatch score 59

as Slade

Alf's Button Afloat
Alf's Button Afloat (1938)

as Aladdin

Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

as Solicitor Henry Briggs

The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss (1937)

as Mr. Glegg

Accused
Accused (1936)

as President of Court (as John Roberts)

Juggernaut
Juggernaut (1936)
GoodWatch score 46

as Chalmers

The Morals of Marcus
The Morals of Marcus (1935)

as Butler

The Green Pack
The Green Pack (1934)

as Dr. Thurston

It's a Boy
It's a Boy (1934)

as Registrar

Alibi
Alibi (1931)

as Dr. Sheppard

A Safe Affair
A Safe Affair (1931)

as Judd

1920s

1 title
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph (1928)

as Dr. Churchill

1910s

1 title
Streets of New York
Streets of New York (1913)

as Captain Fairweather