Portrait of John Robinson

Acting

John Robinson

Career

Active from 1936 to 1971, with a break from 1937 to 1948, busiest in 1936 and 1949 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Quatermass II
Quatermass II
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Robinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    39
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1970s

    4 titles ยท average score 67
    Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert
    Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert (1975)

    as Henry Errington

    Fall of Eagles
    Fall of Eagles (1974)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show ยท as Muller (uncredited) / Muller

    Nothing But the Night
    Nothing But the Night (1973)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Lord Fawnlee

    The Wild Duck
    The Wild Duck (1971)

    as Old Lieutenant Ekdal

    1960s

    18 titles ยท average score 72
    The Naked Sun
    The Naked Sun (1969)

    as Quemot

    The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
    The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969)

    TV show ยท as Lord Sellington

    The Champions
    The Champions (1968)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show ยท as Collings

    I Took My Little World Away
    I Took My Little World Away (1965)

    as Detective-Sergeant Leith

    BBC Play of the Month
    BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    GoodWatch score 61

    TV show ยท as Old Ekdal

    R3
    R3 (1964)

    TV show ยท as Sir Michael Gerrard

    Theatre 625
    Theatre 625 (1964)

    TV show ยท as Charles de Bouvet / Reverend Roger Leyland

    The Protectors
    The Protectors (1964)

    TV show ยท as Edmund Newton

    Lawrence of Arabia
    Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    GoodWatch score 91

    as Infantry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)

    The Saint
    The Saint (1962)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show ยท as Sidney Fairweather / Jason Douglas

    The Longest Day
    The Longest Day (1962)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Adm. Sir Bertram Ramsay (uncredited)

    Maigret
    Maigret (1960)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show ยท as Professor Gouin

    1950s

    11 titles ยท average score 61
    The Doctor's Dilemma
    The Doctor's Dilemma (1959)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Sir Colenso Ridgeon

    No Hiding Place
    No Hiding Place (1959)

    TV show ยท as Hugh Turner

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

    as Lloyd Crichton

    Fortune Is a Woman
    Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Berkeley Reckitt

    Armchair Theatre
    Armchair Theatre (1956)
    GoodWatch score 68

    TV show ยท as Lloyd Crichton / Detective Sergeant Leith

    Quatermass II
    Quatermass II (1955)
    GoodWatch score 67

    TV show ยท as Professor Bernard Quatermass

    The Constant Husband
    The Constant Husband (1955)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Secretary

    Hammer the Toff
    Hammer the Toff (1952)

    as Linnett

    Ghost Ship
    Ghost Ship (1952)
    GoodWatch score 44

    as Prof. Martineau / Mansel

    Emergency Call
    Emergency Call (1952)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Dr. Braithwaite

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

    TV show ยท as Dr. Larry Parker / Thomas Northon

    1940s

    2 titles
    The Story of Shirley Yorke
    The Story of Shirley Yorke (1949)

    as Dr. Bruce Napier

    I Have Been Here Before
    I Have Been Here Before (1949)

    as Oliver Farrant

    1930s

    4 titles ยท average score 54
    The Lion Has Wings
    The Lion Has Wings (1939)
    GoodWatch score 45

    as Unnamed Character

    Q Planes
    Q Planes (1939)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Pilot

    The Scarab Murder Case
    The Scarab Murder Case (1936)

    as Donald Scarlett

    All That Glitters
    All That Glitters (1936)

    as Taylor