Portrait of Wylie Watson

Acting

Wylie Watson

Career

Active from 1932 to 1950, busiest in 1941 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wylie Watson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 65
The Sundowners
The Sundowners (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Herb Johnson

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 63
Happy Go Lovely
Happy Go Lovely (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Stage Door Keeper

Shadow of the Past
Shadow of the Past (1950)

as caretaker

The Magnet
The Magnet (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Pickering

Your Witness
Your Witness (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Widgery

1940s

27 titles ยท average score 64
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore! (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

as Joseph Macroon

Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

as Spicer

London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. Josser

Things Happen at Night
Things Happen at Night (1948)
GoodWatch score 46

as Watson

A Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million (1946)

as Peabody

Kiss the Bride Goodbye
Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945)

as David Dodd

Strawberry Roan
Strawberry Roan (1944)

as Bill Gurd

The Flemish Farm
The Flemish Farm (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Farmer

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light
Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941)

as Friend

The Saint Meets the Tiger
The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
GoodWatch score 48

as Horace (Templar's butler)

From the Four Corners
From the Four Corners (1941)

as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

Danny Boy
Danny Boy (1941)

as Fiddlesticks

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 66
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (1939)
GoodWatch score 46

as Salvation

Yes, Madam?
Yes, Madam? (1938)

as Albert Peabody

Queer Cargo
Queer Cargo (1938)

as Rev. James Travers

Please Teacher
Please Teacher (1937)

as Oswald Clutterbuck

Paradise for Two
Paradise for Two (1937)

as Clarence

Radio Lover
Radio Lover (1936)

as Joe Morrison

The Black Mask
The Black Mask (1935)

as Jimmie Glass

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mr. Memory

Road House
Road House (1934)

as Magician

Hawleys of High Street
Hawleys of High Street (1933)

as Rev. Potter

Leave It to Me
Leave It to Me (1933)

as Client

For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike (1932)

as Rev. James

1920s

1 title ยท average score 54
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bit Role