Acting
Terry-Thomas
- Titles
- 85movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 1980, busiest in 1968 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 36top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Situational Comedy5.8average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.4average 2.5
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Satire & Parody4.8average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.6average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor3.6average 2.0
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Psychological3.5, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.7, average 4.7
- Pathos3.3, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Quirky Characters 5
- Physical Comedy 4
- Satirical 4
- British Comedy 4
- Charming 3
- Character-Driven 2
- Family Adventure 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Lighthearted Farce 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Nostalgic Feel 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John Le MesurierActorOur Man in Marrakesh, The Mouse on the Moon, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., School for Scoundrels, Too Many Crooks, +1 more
Ian CarmichaelActorI'm All Right Jack, Happy Is the Bride, Brothers in Law, School for Scoundrels, Lucky Jim, +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., Happy Is the Bride, Brothers in Law, The Naked Truth
Dennis PriceActorI'm All Right Jack, The Naked Truth, School for Scoundrels, Private's Progress, Kill or Cure
John AddisonComposerCarlton-Browne of the F.O., School for Scoundrels, Lucky Jim, His and Hers, Private's Progress
Hugh GriffithActorThe Abominable Dr. Phibes, Dr. Phibes Rises Again, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Lucky Jim
Lionel JeffriesActorBlue Murder at St. Trinian's, You Must Be Joking, Kill or Cure, Operation Snatch
Raymond HuntleyActorCarlton-Browne of the F.O., The Green Man, Brothers in Law, Make Mine Mink- MMichael PertweeWriterThe Mouse on the Moon, The Naked Truth, Too Many Crooks, Make Mine Mink
Anthony HarveyEditorCarlton-Browne of the F.O., Happy Is the Bride, Brothers in Law, Private's Progress
George ColeActorBlue Murder at St. Trinian's, The Green Man, Too Many Crooks
Movies and TV shows
241970s
3 titles · average score 68
66
Robin Hood (1973)
as Sir Hiss - A Snake (voice)
60
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
as Lombardo
78
The Persuaders! (1971)
TV show · as Archibald Sinclair Beachum
1960s
16 titles · average score 66
63
How Sweet It Is! (1968)
as Gilbert Tilly
83
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
as Reginald Brook
Top Crack (1966)
as Charles
74
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
as Sir Percy Ware-Armitage
87
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
TV show · as Constable
59
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
as Maurice Spender
68
Burke's Law (1963)
TV show · as Gideon Auerbach / Arthur Shelby
69
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as J. Algernon Hawthorne
61
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
as Ludwig (segment "The Singing Bone")
63
Bachelor Flat (1961)
as Professor Bruce Patterson
71
School for Scoundrels (1960)
as Raymond Delauney
65
Make Mine Mink (1960)
as Major Albert Rayne
1950s
3 titles · average score 67
65
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
as Capt. Romney Carlton-Ricketts
69
Private's Progress (1956)
as Major Hitchcock
The Liberace Show (1952)
TV show
1930s
2 titles · average score 81
Cheer Up (1936)
as Extra (uncredited)
81
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
as Man (uncredited)