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Acting

Derek Elphinstone

Career

Active from 1942 to 1952, busiest in 1946 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score80/100
Highest rated
Poster for In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Derek Elphinstone Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.5
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mystery 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

3 titles · average score 62
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet (1952)

as Richard Anthony

Secret People
Secret People (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

as Plain Clothes Man

The Armchair Detective
The Armchair Detective (1951)

as Inspector Carter

1940s

8 titles · average score 69
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1949)

as Sir Wilfrid Robarts

The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes (1948)
GoodWatch score 91

as Lord Oldham

Flying with Prudence
Flying with Prudence (1946)

as Dickie

Night Boat to Dublin
Night Boat to Dublin (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Naval Surgeon

Morning Departure
Morning Departure (1946)

as Lt. Manson

In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942)
GoodWatch score 80

as No. 1

Convoy
Convoy (1940)
GoodWatch score 38

as Hawkins

Sailors Three
Sailors Three (1940)

as British Observer

1930s

1 title · average score 83
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Lieutenant Parker