Portrait of Terence Alexander

Acting

Terence Alexander

Career

Active from 1947 to 1990, busiest in 1954 and 1959 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Terence Alexander Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Satirical 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 71
The Detectives
The Detectives (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Charlie Hungerford

That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse
That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse (1990)

as Rev. Reginald Hobhouse

Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
Who Shot Alan B'Stard? (1990)

as Sir Greville McDonald

1980s

16 titles ยท average score 62
The Laughing Prisoner
The Laughing Prisoner (1987)

as Head of Channel 4

The New Statesman
The New Statesman (1987)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Sir Greville McDonald / Sir Greville

Worlds Beyond
Worlds Beyond (1986)

TV show ยท as Jeremy

Dempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Commander Duffield

Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani (1985)

as Lord Ravensworth

The Corvini Inheritance
The Corvini Inheritance (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hammond

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1984)
GoodWatch score 44

as Alphonse Frankenstein

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Hammond

Lace
Lace (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Sir Douglas

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Hungerford

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery (1981)
GoodWatch score 61

as George Lomax

The Boy Who Never Was
The Boy Who Never Was (1980)

as Major

1970s

28 titles ยท average score 69
Terry and June
Terry and June (1979)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Malcolm Lawrence / Malcolm

The New Avengers
The New Avengers (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Manderson

Mission: Monte Carlo
Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)

as Crane (archive footage)

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show ยท as Sir Arnold Latimer

The Pallisers
The Pallisers (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Lord George

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lloyd

Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1973)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Robert Fentiman

The Vault of Horror
The Vault of Horror (1973)
GoodWatch score 60

as Fenton Breedley (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

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

TV show ยท as Matthew Crane

Bless This House
Bless This House (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Dr Ian McLaren

Waterloo
Waterloo (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lord Uxbridge

A Room in Town
A Room in Town (1970)

as Frank

1960s

33 titles ยท average score 67
Run a Crooked Mile
Run a Crooked Mile (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

as Peter Martin

What's Good for the Goose
What's Good for the Goose (1969)
GoodWatch score 41

as Frisby

Only When I Larf
Only When I Larf (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gee Gee Gray

The Champions
The Champions (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Douglas Trennick

The Spare Tyres
The Spare Tyres (1967)

as Dennis Colville

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Gerard

The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Montague Dartie

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lord Ravensworth

She Always Gets Their Man
She Always Gets Their Man (1962)

as Bob Conley

Man at the Carlton Tower
Man at the Carlton Tower (1961)

as Johnny Time

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Ponsonby / 'Piggy' Warren

The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
GoodWatch score 79

as Rupert

1950s

29 titles ยท average score 62
Garry Halliday
Garry Halliday (1959)

TV show

Breakout
Breakout (1959)

as Farrow

The Price of Silence
The Price of Silence (1959)

as John Braine

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Death Was a Passenger
Death Was a Passenger (1958)

as Young Man

The Square Peg
The Square Peg (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Captain Wharton

The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

as R.A.F. Intelligence Officer

Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Dangerous Cargo
Dangerous Cargo (1954)

as Harry

The Runaway Bus
The Runaway Bus (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pilot Peter Jones

Death Is a Number
Death Is a Number (1951)

as Alan Robert

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Tom Williams / Maurice Crampton

1940s

1 title
Comin' Thro the Rye
Comin' Thro the Rye (1947)

as Robert Burns