Portrait of Ray McAnally

Acting

Ray McAnally

Career

Active from 1957 to 1989, busiest in 1987 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Very British Coup
A Very British Coup
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ray McAnally Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Cold War Espionage 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

21 titles · average score 63
We're No Angels
We're No Angels (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

as Warden

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Mr Jaggers

Venus Peter
Venus Peter (1989)

as Grandpa

A Very British Coup
A Very British Coup (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Harry Perkins

Taffin
Taffin (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

as O'Rourke

A Perfect Spy
A Perfect Spy (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Rick Pym

The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as General Karpov

Scout
Scout (1987)

as Palmer

Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres (1987)

as Tramp

The Mission
The Mission (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cardinal Altamirano

No Surrender
No Surrender (1985)
GoodWatch score 73

as Billy McRacken

Cal
Cal (1984)
GoodWatch score 79

as Cyril Dunlop

1970s

13 titles · average score 61
Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Tyson Sarney

The Outsider
The Outsider (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

as MacWhirter

Strangers
Strangers (1978)

TV show · as Miro Blandisch

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder (1974)

TV show · as Sanford

Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1973)

TV show · as John Pendleton

The Death of Adolf Hitler
The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973)

as Dr. Gebhardt

Fear Is the Key
Fear Is the Key (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ruthven

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Justice
Justice (1971)

TV show · as Captain Bell

Barlow
Barlow (1971)

TV show · as Commander Benson

Quest for Love
Quest for Love (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jack Kahn

The Looking Glass War
The Looking Glass War (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

as Undersecretary of State

1960s

17 titles · average score 77
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Ian Drummond / Dr. Gebhardt

Spindoe
Spindoe (1968)

TV show · as Alec Spindoe

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Cmd. Bucher

Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Insurrection
Insurrection (1966)

TV show · as Studio co-ordinator

Brendan Behan's Dublin
Brendan Behan's Dublin (1966)

as Narrator

He Who Rides a Tiger
He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)

as Orphanage Superintendent

Public Eye
Public Eye (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Tyson

Gideon's Way
Gideon's Way (1965)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mickey Keston

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Newman

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Arcos / Creswell

Murder in Eden
Murder in Eden (1961)

as Inspector Sharkey

1950s

5 titles · average score 67
Shake Hands with the Devil
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

as Paddy Nolan

Sea of Sand
Sea of Sand (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sgt. Hardy

She Didn't Say No!
She Didn't Say No! (1958)

as Jim Power

Professor Tim
Professor Tim (1957)

as Hugh O'Cahan

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show