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Acting

Alexander Knox

Career: Active from 1938 to 1984, busiest in 1958 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 20
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Khartoum
82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Alexander Knox Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.0, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.6, average 3.0
Situational Comedy
1.4, average 2.7
Pop Culture
1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 7
Social Commentary 5
Political Intrigue 5
Moral Ambiguity 4
Historical Setting 4
Historical Drama 3
Slow Burn 2
World War II 2
Character-Driven 2
Mystery 2
Complex Relationships 2
Psychological Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1980s

9 titles · average score 62

Lovejoy

50

TV show · as Pinder

The Last Place on Earth

77

TV show · as Sir Clements Markham

Joshua Then and Now

59

as Sen. Hornby

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

as Mr. Gilman

Gorky Park

64

as General

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

as Thomas Bell

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Henry Stimson

Cry of the Innocent

42

as Thornton Donegin

Oppenheimer

74

TV show · as Henry Stimson

1970s

8 titles · average score 63

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

92

TV show · as Control

Churchill and the Generals

as Henry Stimson - Secretary of War

Holocaust 2000

47

as Meyer

Man Above Men

as The Judge

Nicholas and Alexandra

58

as The American Ambassador

Puppet on a Chain

59

as Colonel De Graaf

Skullduggery

51

as Buffington

Play for Today

72

TV show · as The Judge

1960s

24 titles · average score 61

The Betrayal

60

as General Peronne

Accident

72

as Provost

Khartoum

82

as Sir Evelyn Baring

Modesty Blaise

47

as Minister

Crack in the World

71

as Sir Charles Eggerston

Mister Moses

55

as Rev. Anderson

Woman of Straw

44

as Detective Inspector Lomer

The Hidden Truth

TV show

Man in the Middle

62

as Colonel Burton

The Damned

63

as Bernard

The Share Out

as Colonel Calderwood

The Saint

74

TV show · as Governor Hudson Inverest

1950s

24 titles · average score 65

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

62

as Petrie

The Vikings

73

as Father Godwin

Davy

as Sir Giles Manning

Hidden Fear

55

as Hartman

Alias John Preston

56

as Dr. Peter Walton

The Night My Number Came Up

69

as Owen Robertson

The Sleeping Tiger

53

as Dr. Clive Esmond

Europa '51

73

as George Girard

Paula

74

as Dr. Clifford Frazer

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

49

as Dr. Curtis Lanyon

Man in the Saddle

59

as Will Isham

Two of a Kind

66

as Vincent Mailer

1940s

10 titles · average score 65

Tokyo Joe

55

as Mark Landis

The Sign of the Ram

51

as Mallory St. Aubyn

The Judge Steps Out

68

as Judge Thomas Bailey

Sister Kenny

71

as Dr. McDonnell

Over 21

65

as Max W. Wharton

Wilson

70

as Woodrow Wilson

None Shall Escape

71

as Wilhelm Grimm

This Above All

64

as Rector

Commandos Strike at Dawn

58

as German Captain

The Sea Wolf

78

as Humphrey Van Weyden

1930s

4 titles · average score 76

The Four Feathers

83

as Bit Part

Cheer Boys Cheer

as Saunders

The Gaunt Stranger

as Dr Anthony Lomond

Rembrandt

69

as Ludwick’s Assistant (uncredited)