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Acting

John Horsley

Career: Active from 1951 to 1996, busiest in 1953 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 4
top three billing

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Horsley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.7, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.7, average 3.0
Pop Culture
1.0, average 2.2
Showbiz
0.5, average 1.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Film Noir 3
Classic British Sitcom 2
Lighthearted & Wholesome 2
Character-Driven Humor 2
Nostalgic Television 2
Mystery 2
Nostalgic 2
British Sitcom 2
Eccentric Characters 2
Character Study 2
Tense Atmosphere 2
1950s Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

136

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1990s

7 titles · average score 74

Rebecca

66

TV show · as Frith

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

TV show · as Doc Morrisey

Kavanagh Q.C.

75

TV show · as Judge Garton

Stanley's Dragon

as Mr Little

TV show · as Mr Moser

You Rang, M'Lord?

81

TV show · as Sir Ralph Shawcross / Ralph Shawcross

Perfect Scoundrels

TV show · as Sir Joshua Backhouse

1980s

29 titles · average score 69

Agatha Christie's Poirot

84

TV show · as Tressilian

Campion

70

TV show · as Colonel Gyrth

My Husband and I

TV show · as Mr Mundy

Miss Marple: Nemesis

76

TV show · as Professor Wanstead

Hot Metal

TV show · as Father Teasdale

Lovejoy

50

TV show · as Farley

The Cold War Killers

66

as Sir Alec Russell

Dempsey and Makepeace

70

TV show · as Judge Lionel Hackett

Robin of Sherwood

80

TV show · as Abbot of Thornton Abbey

Secrets

as Dr. Jefferies

Hi-de-Hi!

68

TV show · as Clive

TV show

1970s

27 titles · average score 73

Tales of the Unexpected

72

TV show · as Giles Rowley

Terry and June

64

TV show · as Mr Smith

The Professionals

78

TV show · as Mitchell / Headmaster

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

77

TV show · as Doc Morrissey

The Duchess of Duke Street

81

TV show · as Sir James Rosslyn

Rumpole of the Bailey

77

TV show · as Lord Plunger Plumpton

Schmoedipus

as Ronnie

Last of the Summer Wine

67

TV show · as Vicar

Crown Court

65

TV show · as Mr. Justice Mowbury / Mr. Justice Mowbray

New Scotland Yard

TV show · as Sir James Goodenough

Upstairs, Downstairs

81

TV show · as Jack Challen

The Right Prospectus

as 1st Headmaster

1960s

28 titles · average score 70

The Main Chance

TV show · as Magistrate

The Champions

70

TV show · as Chairman

ITV Playhouse

TV show · as Doctor

Gideon's Way

75

TV show · as Supt. Hopkinson

Out of the Unknown

73

TV show · as Tom Dennistoun

The Troubleshooters

TV show · as Andrews / Cardew

Theatre 625

TV show · as Hugo

Return to Sender

as Supt. Gilchrist

Night of the Prowler

as Det. Insp. Cameron

Serena

67

as Mr. Fisher

The Avengers

83

TV show · as Dr. Grant

Sink the Bismarck!

78

as Captain - 'Sheffield'

1950s

45 titles · average score 62

Ben-Hur

86

as Spintho (uncredited)

Wrong Number

as Supt. Blake

Peril for the Guy

as Fireman

A Time to Kill

as Peter Hastings

Barbados Quest

54

as Det. Insp. Taylor

The Adventures of Robin Hood

46

TV show · as Bligh Denton / Sir Guy Quentin

Sailor of the King

64

as Commander John Willis

Deadly Nightshade

65

as Inspector Clements

Wheel of Fate

as Detective Sergeant Simpson

Time Bomb

57

as Constable Charles Baron

Recoil

59

as Inspector Trubridge

The Quiet Woman

61

as Dick Bromley