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Acting

Terry-Thomas

Career: Active from 1948 to 2013, with a break from 1981 to 2012, busiest in 1968 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 37
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: School for Scoundrels
85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Terry-Thomas Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Melancholy
2.3, average 4.7
Psychological
3.2, average 5.5
Contemporary Realism
3.1, average 5.4
Pathos
2.9, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Quirky Characters 5
Satirical 4
British Comedy 4
Charming 3
Physical Comedy 3
Family Adventure 2
Slapstick Humor 2
Cult Classic 2
Farce 2
Classic British Humor 2
Lighthearted 2
Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

2 titles

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

as The Villain Ivan (archive footage)

Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army

as (archive footage)

1980s

2 titles · average score 74

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

74

TV show · as Customs Captain

Fever of 40!

as Dr. Christopher

1970s

18 titles · average score 56

The Hound of the Baskervilles

22

as Dr. Mortimer

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

38

as Mr. Square

Spanish Fly

47

as Sir Percy de Courcy

Side by Side

as Max Nugget

Robin Hood

66

as Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice)

The Vault of Horror

60

as Arthur Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")

The Heroes

as Major John Cooper

I Love a Mystery

as Gordon Elliott

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

60

as Lombardo

The Big Deal

as Pierre Le Compte

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

80

as Dr. Longstreet

The Persuaders!

78

TV show · as Archibald Sinclair Beachum

1960s

42 titles · average score 60

How to Kill 400 Duponts

54

as Commissario Green

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

51

as H. William Homer

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

47

as Ladislaus

The Perils of Pauline

44

as Sten Martin

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

82

as Reginald Brook

How to Murder Your Wife

63

as Charles

Kill or Cure

59

as Capt. J. (Jeroboam) Barker-Rynde PI

A Matter of WHO

63

as Archibald Bannister

Bachelor Flat

66

as Professor Bruce Patterson

His and Hers

54

as Reggie Blake

School for Scoundrels

85

as Raymond Delauney

Make Mine Mink

65

as Major Albert Rayne

1950s

13 titles · average score 66

I'm All Right Jack

77

as Major Hitchcock

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

58

as Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne

Too Many Crooks

64

as Billy Gordon

Tom Thumb

82

as Ivan

Happy Is the Bride

as Policeman

The Naked Truth

64

as Lord Henry Mayley

Lucky Jim

47

as Bertrand Welch

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

65

as Capt. Romney Carlton-Ricketts

Brothers in Law

67

as Alfred Green

The Green Man

70

as Charles Boughtflower

Private's Progress

69

as Major Hitchcock

The Liberace Show

TV show

1940s

6 titles · average score 58

Melody Club

as Freddy Forrester

Date with a Dream

as Terry

Copy Book Please

as Presenter

Brass Monkey

58

as Terry-Thomas

Quiet Wedding

as Extra (uncredited)

as News Reader

1930s

6 titles · average score 74

Take a Chance

as Extra at Race Meeting (uncredited)

Things to Come

76

as Man of the Future (uncredited)

It's Love Again

64

as Dancer (Extra) (uncredited)

When Knights Were Bold

as Soldier (uncredited)

Cheer Up

as Extra (uncredited)

The Private Life of Henry VIII

81

as Man (uncredited)