Portrait of Tony Britton

Acting

Tony Britton

Career

Active from 1955 to 2008, with a break from 1993 to 2007, busiest in 1959 and 1974 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
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 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tony Britton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Family Comedy 2
  • Domestic Life 2
  • Comfort Watch 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • 1970s Television 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Lighthearted Humor 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 16
Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife (2012)
GoodWatch score 16

as Man on Bus

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 63
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (2008)

as Simon Bates (archive footage)

The Royal
The Royal (2003)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as George Guthrie

The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lord Alfred Grendall

1990s

1 title
Don't Tell Father
Don't Tell Father (1992)

TV show ยท as Vivian Bancroft

1980s

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

as Sir Nevile Henderson

Don't Wait Up
Don't Wait Up (1983)

TV show ยท as Toby Latimer

1970s

18 titles ยท average score 64
Robin's Nest
Robin's Nest (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as James Nicholls

The People That Time Forgot
The People That Time Forgot (1977)
GoodWatch score 40

as Capt. Lawton

Buffet
Buffet (1976)

as Freddie

...And Mother Makes Five
...And Mother Makes Five (1974)

TV show

The Nearly Man
The Nearly Man (1974)

TV show ยท as Christopher Collinson - Chris Tomlinson

The Nearly Man
The Nearly Man (1974)

as Christopher Tomlinson

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

as Inspector Thomas

Night Watch
Night Watch (1973)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tony

Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

as George Harding

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

as George Dewport

There's a Girl in My Soup
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Andrew Hunter

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Freddie

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 71
Remember the Germans
Remember the Germans (1969)

as Robert

Father, Dear Father
Father, Dear Father (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Bill Mossman

Ooh La La!
Ooh La La! (1968)

TV show

The Root of All Evil?
The Root of All Evil? (1968)

TV show ยท as Chris

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Robert / Charles Muspratt

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1964)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Simon Bates

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as George

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

as Simon Bates

The Break
The Break (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Greg Parker

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Jonathan Roper

Suspect
Suspect (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Robert Marriott

The Quiet Battle
The Quiet Battle (1960)

as Stephen Burton

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 64
Operation Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Major Dillon

The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mike Thompson

The Heart of a Man
The Heart of a Man (1959)

as Tony Carlisle

Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Philip Selwood

The Birthday Present
The Birthday Present (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as Simon Scott

Loser Takes All
Loser Takes All (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Philip

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Michael Fuller

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1955)

as Romeo Montague

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Simon Bates / Major George Brooke

Salute the Toff
Salute the Toff (1952)

as Draycott

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

TV show ยท as HRH George, Prince of Wales / Albert Landier

Waterfront
Waterfront (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

as Deck-hand (uncredited)