Portrait of Peter Butterworth

Acting

Peter Butterworth

Career

Active from 1949 to 2001, with a break from 1979 to 2000, busiest in 1962 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Butterworth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.1, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted Entertainment 4
  • Character-Driven Comedy 3
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Nostalgic Television 2
  • Classic British Comedy 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Camp and Ironic 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 66
Tales of the Tardis
Tales of the Tardis (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as The Monk

2000s

2 titles
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

as The Monk (archive footage)

On Location: The Carry Ons
On Location: The Carry Ons (2001)

as Citizen Bidet / Mr. Josh Fiddler / Simpson / Brother Belcher (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

2 titles
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On? (1998)

as Doc / Simpson / Brother Belcher / Admiral / Pepe (archive footage) (uncredited)

Retro Sheilas in Space Aliens are Tooling our Sheilas
Retro Sheilas in Space Aliens are Tooling our Sheilas (1996)

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1970s

24 titles ยท average score 57
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Putnam

Carry On Emmannuelle
Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)
GoodWatch score 35

as Richmond

Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out (1977)

TV show ยท as Wilf

That's Carry On!
That's Carry On! (1977)
GoodWatch score 51

as Various Characters (archive footage)

Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

as Surgeon

Carry On Laughing
Carry On Laughing (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Lost Property Attendant / Admiral Clanger

Carry On Girls
Carry On Girls (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Admiral

Carry On Christmas
Carry On Christmas (1973)
GoodWatch score 61

as Singing Caveman / Old Guest / Darts Player / German Soldier / Ballerina / Friar Tuck / Shopper

Bless This House
Bless This House (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

as Trevor Lewis

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing) (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as Various Characters

A Class by Himself
A Class by Himself (1971)

TV show ยท as Clutton

Catweazle
Catweazle (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Colonel Upshaw / Groome

1960s

42 titles ยท average score 63
Carry On Christmas Specials
Carry On Christmas Specials (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show

Carry On Up the Khyber
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as Brother Belcher

Dad's Army
Dad's Army (1968)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Mr Bugden

Don't Lose Your Head
Don't Lose Your Head (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

as Citizen Bidet

Follow That Camel
Follow That Camel (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

as Simpson

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

as The Monk

Never Mention Murder
Never Mention Murder (1965)

as Porter

A Home of Your Own
A Home of Your Own (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as The Carpenter

The Rescue Squad
The Rescue Squad (1963)

as Mr Maggs

Afternoon of a Nymph
Afternoon of a Nymph (1962)

as Ronnie Grimble

She'll Have to Go
She'll Have to Go (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Fletcher

The Fishing Match
The Fishing Match (1962)

as Boney

1950s

22 titles ยท average score 64
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Blow Your Own Trumpet
Blow Your Own Trumpet (1958)

as Mr. Bob Duff

Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb (1958)
GoodWatch score 82

as Kapellmeister

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Fred Dewsnap / Albert Potter

Personal Affair
Personal Affair (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Policeman

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953)
GoodWatch score 56

as Liftman

Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure
Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)

as Steve

Mr. Drake's Duck
Mr. Drake's Duck (1951)

as Higgins

The Case of the Missing Scene
The Case of the Missing Scene (1951)

as George

Circle of Danger
Circle of Danger (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ernie (the Diver)

Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as 1st Naval Rating

Night and the City
Night and the City (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

as Thug (uncredited)

1940s

3 titles
Murder at the Windmill
Murder at the Windmill (1949)

as Policeman

Miss Pilgrim's Progress
Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949)

as Jonathan

William Comes to Town
William Comes to Town (1948)

as Postman