Portrait of Maurice Denham

Acting

Maurice Denham

Career

Active from 1948 to 1996, busiest in 1949 and 1963 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Night of the Demon
Night of the Demon
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 96 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maurice Denham Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Nostalgic 6
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Feel-Good 4
  • Family Secrets 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Gothic Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

188
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Gate of Eden
The Gate of Eden

TV show

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 72
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Robert Rylands' Last Journey (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hume

Bed
Bed (1995)

as Couple Man

Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Striker of the Yard

Peak Practice
Peak Practice (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Mr. Hart / Douglas Hart

The Last Vampyre
The Last Vampyre (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

as Augustus Merridew

Memento Mori
Memento Mori (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Guy Leet

Nona
Nona (1991)

as Don Fransciso

Performance
Performance (1991)

TV show ยท as Don Francisco / Man

You Rang, M'Lord?
You Rang, M'Lord? (1990)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Captain Cedric Dolby

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (1990)
GoodWatch score 83

as (voice)

1980s

35 titles ยท average score 68
Tears in the Rain
Tears in the Rain (1988)
GoodWatch score 54

as Fordingbridge

84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

as George Martin

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

as Luther Crackenthorpe

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Lance Mandeville

Mr. Love
Mr. Love (1986)
GoodWatch score 56

as Theo

All Passion Spent
All Passion Spent (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Bucktrout

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as William Turnbull

All Passion Spent
All Passion Spent (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

as Gervase Bucktrout

Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

as Senor Diego

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Reverend Merridew

The Hope and the Glory
The Hope and the Glory (1984)

as Joe

Martin Luther, Heretic
Martin Luther, Heretic (1983)

as Father Staupitz

1970s

31 titles ยท average score 69
Schalcken the Painter
Schalcken the Painter (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gerrit Dou

Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Meredith Gascoyne / Billings

The Professionals
The Professionals (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Sir James Temple

Secret Army
Secret Army (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Father Girard

Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Wedding Guest / Mr. Justice Gwent-Evans

Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost (1975)

as Don Adriano de Armando

Porridge
Porridge (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Rawley

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

as General Colbert

Countess Dracula
Countess Dracula (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

as Master Fabio

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

as Mr. Greville

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Senor Diego

The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
GoodWatch score 38

as The Rector

1960s

55 titles ยท average score 64
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (1969)

as Julius Caesar

Some Girls Do
Some Girls Do (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Mortimer

A Slight Ache
A Slight Ache (1967)

as Edward

Torture Garden
Torture Garden (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

as Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")

Talking to a Stranger
Talking to a Stranger (1966)

TV show

The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
GoodWatch score 43

as Inspector Japp

Paranoiac
Paranoiac (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as John Kossett

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Edgeworth / Azmael

Long Past Glory
Long Past Glory (1963)

as Charles

The Set Up
The Set Up (1963)

as Theo Gaunt

H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)

Two-Way Stretch
Two-Way Stretch (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

as Governor Horatio Bennett

1950s

27 titles ยท average score 63
The Captain's Table
The Captain's Table (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Major Broster

I Can Destroy the Sun
I Can Destroy the Sun (1958)

as Dr. Lunn

Night of the Demon
Night of the Demon (1957)
GoodWatch score 88

as Professor Henry Harrington

23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as Inspector Grovening

Checkpoint
Checkpoint (1956)
GoodWatch score 37

as Ted Thornhill

Doctor at Sea
Doctor at Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 50

as Steward Easter

Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Wilson

Animal Farm
Animal Farm (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

as All Animals (voice)

The Million Pound Note
The Million Pound Note (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jonathan Reid

The Purple Plain
The Purple Plain (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Blore

Eight O'Clock Walk
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Horace Clifford

Time Bomb
Time Bomb (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jim Warrilow

1940s

29 titles ยท average score 64
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Captain

The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Colonel de la Roche

It's Not Cricket
It's Not Cricket (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Otto Fisch

Landfall
Landfall (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

as Wing Commander Hewitt

Don't Ever Leave Me
Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)

as Mr. Knowles

Blanche Fury
Blanche Fury (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Major Fraser

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1948)
GoodWatch score 89

as Chief of Police

Look Before You Love
Look Before You Love (1948)

as Fosser

Quartet
Quartet (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Coroner (segment "The Alien Corn")

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

as Jack Rufus

Miranda
Miranda (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Cockle Vendor

They Made Me a Fugitive
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Fenshaw