Acting
Terry-Thomas
- Titles
- 88movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 2013, with a break from 1981 to 2012, busiest in 1968 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 37top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.1average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.7average 2.4
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.9average 2.3
- Historical5.2average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.8average 2.0
- Wholesome4.2average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy2.3, average 4.7
- Psychological3.2, average 5.6
- Pathos2.9, average 5.2
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Quirky Characters 5
- British Comedy 4
- Satirical 4
- Charming 3
- Physical Comedy 3
- British Sex Comedy 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- Witty Dialogue 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Political Satire 2
- Gothic Horror 2
- Wholesome Entertainment 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ian CarmichaelActorI'm All Right Jack, Lucky Jim, Brothers in Law, Private's Progress, Happy Is the Bride, +2 more
John Le MesurierActorOur Man in Marrakesh, The Mouse on the Moon, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., Private's Progress, Too Many Crooks, +1 more
Peter SellersActorTom Thumb, I'm All Right Jack, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., The Naked Truth, Kingdom Of Gifts
Miles MallesonActorI'm All Right Jack, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., Brothers in Law, The Naked Truth, Happy Is the Bride
Dennis PriceActorI'm All Right Jack, Private's Progress, The Naked Truth, School for Scoundrels, Kill or Cure
John AddisonComposerLucky Jim, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., Private's Progress, His and Hers, School for Scoundrels
Hugh GriffithActorDr. Phibes Rises Again, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Lucky Jim
Lionel JeffriesActorYou Must Be Joking, Blue Murder at St. Trinian's, Kill or Cure, Operation Snatch
Raymond HuntleyActorThe Green Man, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., Brothers in Law, Make Mine Mink
Anthony HarveyEditorCarlton-Browne of the F.O., Brothers in Law, Private's Progress, Happy Is the Bride- MMichael PertweeWriterThe Mouse on the Moon, Too Many Crooks, The Naked Truth, Make Mine Mink
Alastair SimActorThe Green Man, Blue Murder at St. Trinian's, School for Scoundrels
Movies and TV shows
892010s
2 titles
as The Villain Ivan (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
1980s
2 titles · average score 74
TV show · as Customs Captain
as Dr. Christopher
1970s
18 titles · average score 56
as Dr. Mortimer
as Sir Percy de Courcy
as Mr. Square
as Max Nugget
as Arthur Critchit (segment 2 "The Neat Job")
as Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice)
as Gordon Elliott
as Major John Cooper
as Lombardo
as Pierre Le Compte
as Dr. Longstreet
TV show · as Archibald Sinclair Beachum
1960s
42 titles · average score 60
as H. William Homer
as Commissario Green
as Sten Martin
as Reginald Brook
as Charles
as Capt. J. (Jeroboam) Barker-Rynde PI
as Reggie Blake
as Archibald Bannister
as Professor Bruce Patterson
as Raymond Delauney
as Major Albert Rayne
1950s
13 titles · average score 66
as Major Hitchcock
as Cadogan de Vere Carlton-Browne
as Billy Gordon
as Ivan
as Policeman
as Capt. Romney Carlton-Ricketts
as Bertrand Welch
as Lord Henry Mayley
as Alfred Green
as Charles Boughtflower
as Major Hitchcock
TV show
1940s
6 titles · average score 58
as Freddy Forrester
as Terry
as Presenter
as Terry-Thomas
as Extra (uncredited)
as News Reader
1930s
6 titles · average score 74
as Extra at Race Meeting (uncredited)
as Man of the Future (uncredited)
as Dancer (Extra) (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)