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Acting

Dennis Waterman

Career: Active from 1960 to 2020, with a break from 2010 to 2019, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 37
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Regan
83/100

Characters

6

The characters Dennis Waterman played, best-known titles first.

Dennis Waterman as Gerry Standing

Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann

Dennis Waterman as George Carter

Dennis Waterman as Pete

Dennis Waterman as Peter

Dennis Waterman as Det. Sgt. George Carter

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Dennis Waterman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wonder
1.8, average 3.4
Coming of Age
2.1, average 3.0
Biographical
0.3, average 1.0
Uncanny
1.8, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 4
Moral Ambiguity 3
Gritty Crime Drama 2
Police Procedural 2
Gentle Humor 2
Found Family Dynamics 2
Witty Dialogue 2
Social Commentary 2
Classic Horror 2
Character Study 2
Character-Driven Comedy 2
Nostalgic Viewing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

The Story of the World Cup

as Narrator

2020s

1 title · average score 46

Never Too Late

46

as Jeremiah Caine

2010s

1 title · average score 16

Run For Your Wife

16

as Minding Person

2000s

7 titles · average score 61

Moses Jones

31

TV show · as Frank Costello

Back in Business

46

as Jarvis

Churchill's Bodyguard

TV show · as Walter Thompson (voice)

New Tricks

83

TV show · as Gerry Standing

Canterbury Tales

67

TV show · as John Crosby

Murder in Mind

79

TV show · as Ken Grendle

Arthur's Dyke

64

as Derek Doubleday

1990s

13 titles · average score 70

Where the Heart Is

73

TV show · as Mike Walters

Dalziel and Pascoe

69

TV show · as Frank Moon

Vol-au-vent

as Pete / Kevin

Circles of Deceit: Kalon

as John Neil

Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs

as John Neil

Match of the 70's

TV show · Presenter

The Knock

TV show · as John Danson

Class Act

TV show · as Eddy Saxe

Circles of Deceit

as John Neil

Fiddley Foodle Bird

TV show · as Fiddley Foodle Bird (voice)

Cold Justice

as Father Jim

On the Up

70

TV show · as Tony Carpenter

1980s

6 titles · average score 68

Stay Lucky

TV show · as Thomas Gynn

The First Kangaroos

as Albert Goldthorpe

TV show · as Tommy

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

75

TV show · as Bobbo Patchett

Boon

61

TV show · as Jack Phillips

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

as Bob Jones

1970s

33 titles · average score 68

Minder

75

TV show · as Terry McCann

Sweeney 2

63

as Det. Sgt. George Carter

Sweeney!

60

as Det. Sgt. George Carter

The Sweeney

80

TV show · as Det. Sgt. George Carter

Regan

83

as Det. Sgt. George Carter

Joe's Ark

as Bobby

The Eyes Have It

72

as Frank

Man in the Wilderness

67

as Lowrie

Fright

55

as Chris

Scars of Dracula

61

as Simon Carlson

My Lover, My Son

46

as James Anderson

Play for Today

72

TV show · as Bobby

1960s

27 titles · average score 59

The Smashing Bird I Used to Know

49

as Peter

A Promise of Bed

34

as Photographer

I Can't... I Can't...

as Joe O'Reilly - Groom

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV show · as Edward

Up the Junction

70

as Pete

BBC Play of the Month

61

TV show · as Sean Lamb

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV show · as 'Jankers' Yates / Walt

Top of the Pops

67

TV show · as Terry McCann

Go Kart Go

as Jimpy

Fair Exchange

TV show · as Neville Finch

TV show · as William Brown

Night Train for Inverness

as Ted Lewis

1950s

1 title · average score 68

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show · as Goodall / Tony