Portrait of William Rushton

Acting

William Rushton

Career

Active from 1962 to 1992, busiest in 1973 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Big Muzzy
Big Muzzy
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Rushton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    2.2, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    1.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Sketch Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 67
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Astronomer (voice)

The Treacle People
The Treacle People (1996)

TV show ยท as Father Christmas (voice)

One For The Road
One For The Road (1995)

TV show ยท as Joe

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Toby Belch (voice)

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (1992)

as Toby Belch (voice)

Captain Zed and the Zee Zone
Captain Zed and the Zee Zone (1991)

TV show ยท as King Bee (voice)

1980s

13 titles ยท average score 71
Muzzy Comes Back
Muzzy Comes Back (1989)

TV show ยท as The King (voice)

Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions (1988)
GoodWatch score 54

as Big Teddy

Big Muzzy
Big Muzzy (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as The King (voice)

The Trap Door
The Trap Door (1986)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Berk / Boni / The Thing Upstairs / Rogg (voice)

Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On (1986)

as Narrator (Himself)

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985)

as the Ghost of Christmas Present

The Mind of David Berglas
The Mind of David Berglas (1985)

TV show

Tickle on the Tum
Tickle on the Tum (1984)

TV show ยท as Tommy Tidy

The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video
The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video (1982)

as Various Characters

The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as The Ghost of Christmas Present

The Best of the Adventures
The Best of the Adventures (1981)

as Wilfred Crimble (archive footage) (uncredited)

Santa's Pocket Watch
Santa's Pocket Watch (1980)

as Narrator

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 55
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)

TV show

Death Becomes Me
Death Becomes Me (1979)

as Lance (archive footage)

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate (1978)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dodger Harris

Adventures of a Private Eye
Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)
GoodWatch score 35

as Wilfred Crimble

Dawson and Friends
Dawson and Friends (1977)

TV show ยท as Kaiser

Keep It Up Downstairs
Keep It Up Downstairs (1976)
GoodWatch score 39

as Snotty Shuttleworth

Alice in Label Land
Alice in Label Land (1974)

as (voice)

Elementary, My Dear Watson
Elementary, My Dear Watson (1973)

as Dr. Watson

Colditz
Colditz (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Major Trumpington

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

as Passenger on Plane

Flight of the Doves
Flight of the Doves (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tobias Cromwell

The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Lance

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 63
The Best House in London
The Best House in London (1969)
GoodWatch score 42

as Sylvester Wall

Up Pompeii!
Up Pompeii! (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Plautus

Monte Carlo or Bust!
Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)
GoodWatch score 61

as John O'Groats Official

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dylan's Assistant

The Ugliest Girl in Town
The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968)

TV show ยท as Raul Plimpton

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
GoodWatch score 74

as Tremayne Gascoyne

Late Night Line-Up
Late Night Line-Up (1964)

TV show

Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1964)

TV show

Not Only... But Also
Not Only... But Also (1964)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show

Nothing But the Best
Nothing But the Best (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gerry

It's All Over Town
It's All Over Town (1963)

as Fat Friend

That Was the Week That Was
That Was the Week That Was (1962)

TV show