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Portrait of Noel Purcell

Acting

Noel Purcell

Career

Active from 1938 to 1970, busiest in 1958 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Moby Dick
Moby Dick
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Noel Purcell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Slapstick 2
  • British Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 67
The Irish R.M.
The Irish R.M. (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

1970s

5 titles · average score 61
The MacKintosh Man
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
GoodWatch score 57

as O'Donovan

The Onedin Line
The Onedin Line (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Hennessy

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

as Rabbi

The McKenzie Break
The McKenzie Break (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ferry Captain

Never Say Die
Never Say Die (1970)

TV show · as Mr. Finucane

1960s

23 titles · average score 60
Where's Jack?
Where's Jack? (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as Leatherchest

The Violent Enemy
The Violent Enemy (1967)

as John Michael Leary

Lord Jim
Lord Jim (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

as Captain Chester

The Iron Maiden
The Iron Maiden (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan

Nurse on Wheels
Nurse on Wheels (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

as Abel Worthy

The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Countryman (uncredited)

The Running Man
The Running Man (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miles Bleeker

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Mike Kelly / Brendan Cullin

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Seaman William McCoy

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Jonah Barnard

Watch Your Stern
Watch Your Stern (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Adm. Sir Humphrey Pettigrew

No Kidding
No Kidding (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tandy

1950s

28 titles · average score 63
Ferry to Hong Kong
Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
GoodWatch score 37

as Joe Skinner

Merry Andrew
Merry Andrew (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Matthew Larabee

The Key
The Key (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hotel Clerk

Rooney
Rooney (1958)

as Tim Hennessy

Rockets Galore
Rockets Galore (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Father James

The Rising of the Moon
The Rising of the Moon (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dan O'Flaherty (segment 'The Majesty of the Law')

Moby Dick
Moby Dick (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ship's Carpenter

Lust for Life
Lust for Life (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Anton Mauve

The Seekers
The Seekers (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Paddy Clarke

Grand National Night
Grand National Night (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

as Philip Balfour

No Resting Place
No Resting Place (1951)

as Guard Mannigan

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

as Trawler Langley

1940s

4 titles · average score 69
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Paddy Button

Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners (1949)

as Flaherty

Captain Boycott
Captain Boycott (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Daniel McGinty

Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

as Tram Conductor (uncredited)

1930s

1 title
Ireland's Border Line
Ireland's Border Line (1938)

as Garda Sergeant Hogan