Acting
Terry-Thomas
- Titles
- 84movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 1980, busiest in 1968 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 36top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Physical Comedy5.5average 2.5
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Situational Comedy5.5average 2.7
- Satire & Parody5.1average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.5average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.7average 2.0
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Melancholy2.5, average 4.7
- Pathos3.2, average 5.2
- Psychological3.6, average 5.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Quirky Characters 5
- Physical Comedy 4
- Satirical 4
- British Comedy 4
- Charming 3
- Family Adventure 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Gothic Horror 2
- Nostalgic Feel 2
- Lighthearted Farce 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ian CarmichaelActorI'm All Right Jack, Happy Is the Bride, School for Scoundrels, Brothers in Law, Lucky Jim, +1 more
John Le MesurierActorOur Man in Marrakesh, The Mouse on the Moon, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., Too Many Crooks, Private's Progress
Miles MallesonActorI'm All Right Jack, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., The Naked Truth, Happy Is the Bride, Brothers in Law
Peter SellersActorTom Thumb, I'm All Right Jack, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., The Naked Truth, Kingdom Of Gifts
Dennis PriceActorI'm All Right Jack, The Naked Truth, School for Scoundrels, Private's Progress, Kill or Cure- MMichael PertweeWriterThe Mouse on the Moon, The Naked Truth, Too Many Crooks, Make Mine Mink
John AddisonComposerSchool for Scoundrels, His and Hers, Lucky Jim, Private's Progress
Janette ScottActorHappy Is the Bride, School for Scoundrels, His and Hers
Alastair SimActorBlue Murder at St Trinian's, School for Scoundrels, The Green Man
George ColeActorBlue Murder at St Trinian's, The Green Man, Too Many Crooks
Hugh GriffithActorThe Abominable Dr. Phibes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Lucky Jim
Kenneth WilliamsActorThe Hound of the Baskervilles, His and Hers, Make Mine Mink
Movies and TV shows
862010s
1 title
as The Villain Ivan (archive footage)
1980s
2 titles · average score 74
74
TV show · as Customs Captain
as Dr. Christopher
1970s
16 titles · average score 62
44
as Dr. Mortimer
as The Bumbling Chancellor
58
as Governor
46
as Sir Percy de Courcy
as Mr. Square
64
as Arthur Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
74
as Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice)
as Gordon Elliott
62
as Lombardo
69
as Dr. Longstreet
78
TV show · as Archibald Sinclair Beachum
60
as Le commandant Perry du Q.G. britannique
1960s
42 titles · average score 61
54
as H. William Homer
50
as Commissario Green
79
as Reginald Brook
64
as Freddie Munster
64
as Charles
as Godfrey Deane
61
as Maurice Spender
56
as Capt. J. (Jeroboam) Barker-Rynde PI
52
as Reggie Blake
62
as Archibald Bannister
71
as Raymond Delauney
1950s
13 titles · average score 65
68
as Major Hitchcock
71
as Billy Gordon
60
as Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne
64
as Ivan
as Policeman
67
as Lord Henry Mayley
65
as Capt. Romney Carlton-Ricketts
57
as Bertrand Welch
67
as Alfred Green
70
as Charles Boughtflower
64
as Major Hitchcock
TV show
1940s
6 titles
as Freddy Forrester
as Presenter
as Terry-Thomas
as Terry
as Extra (uncredited)
as News Reader
1930s
6 titles · average score 69
as Extra at Race Meeting (uncredited)
79
as Man of the Future (uncredited)
60
as Dancer (Extra) (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
66
as Man (uncredited)