Portrait of John Stratton

Acting

John Stratton

Career

Active from 1952 to 2003, with a break from 1986 to 2002, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Stratton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Adventures in Time and Spain
Adventures in Time and Spain (2003)

as (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 77
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

as Second Tramp

The Law Lord
The Law Lord (1992)

as Mr Justice Braxton

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 58
Countdown to War
Countdown to War (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hacha

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Professor David Hayward

Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors (1985)

as Shockeye

My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel (1983)

TV show ยท as Nick Kendall

The Tale of Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1983)

as Harold Warne

The Good Companions
The Good Companions (1980)

TV show ยท as Jess Oakroyd

1970s

27 titles ยท average score 72
Backs to the Land
Backs to the Land (1977)

TV show

The Professionals
The Professionals (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Brownie

The Witches of Pendle
The Witches of Pendle (1976)

as Roger Nowell

Trinity Tales
Trinity Tales (1975)

TV show ยท as Smith the Man of Law

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
GoodWatch score 47

as Adolf Klauss, Asylum Direktor

Father Brown
Father Brown (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mundon Mandeville

Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles (1974)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Doctor

The Pallisers
The Pallisers (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mr Bott

Churchill's People
Churchill's People (1974)

TV show ยท as The Prior

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mallows

UFO
UFO (1970)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as John Croxley

The Black Tulip
The Black Tulip (1970)

TV show ยท as Gryphus

1960s

22 titles ยท average score 70
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as Lawrence Kellers

Paul Temple
Paul Temple (1969)

TV show

The Main Chance
The Main Chance (1969)

TV show ยท as Edward Pendlebury

The Expert
The Expert (1968)

TV show ยท as Joe Bromfield

Strangler's Web
Strangler's Web (1965)

as Lewis Preston

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show ยท as Dowding

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Arthur

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show ยท as Titus Matley

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Shockeye

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 74
Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Captain Potter

The Man in the Sky
The Man in the Sky (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Peter Hook

Seven Waves Away
Seven Waves Away (1957)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jimmy 'Sparks' Clary

The Long Arm
The Long Arm (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sergeant Ward

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Barry

The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea (1953)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ferraby

The Happy Family
The Happy Family (1952)

as David

Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as 1st R.A.F. Officer

Seven Days to Noon
Seven Days to Noon (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Army Mechanic

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 81
The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room (1949)
GoodWatch score 81

as Young Army Officer

The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love (1949)

as Sam