Portrait of John Turnbull

Acting

John Turnbull

Career

Active from 1931 to 1975, with a break from 1951 to 1974, busiest in 1933 and 1934 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Turnbull Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Intricate Plot 2
  • 1930s England 2
  • Suspenseful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Prete, fai un miracolo
Prete, fai un miracolo (1975)

as Edgar

1950s

1 title · average score 72
The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

as Conrad Matthews: Staff of Nutbourne

1940s

14 titles · average score 62
The Man from Yesterday
The Man from Yesterday (1949)

as Judge

Daybreak
Daybreak (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Superintendent

The Hangman Waits
The Hangman Waits (1947)

as Inspector

So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

as Morris

A Place of One's Own
A Place of One's Own (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sir Roland Jervis

Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Magistrate (uncredited)

Don't Take It to Heart
Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

as Police Sergeant

The Common Touch
The Common Touch (1941)

as Father at School Cricket Match

Old Mother Riley's Circus
Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)

as Cinema Manager

Three Silent Men
Three Silent Men (1940)

as Inspector Gill

Return to Yesterday
Return to Yesterday (1940)

as Station-master

Spare a Copper
Spare a Copper (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Inspector Richards

1930s

55 titles · average score 66
Dead Men Are Dangerous
Dead Men Are Dangerous (1939)

as Inspector Roberts

Stepping Toes
Stepping Toes (1938)

as Representative

Silver Blaze
Silver Blaze (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

as Inspector Lestrade

Song of the Road
Song of the Road (1937)

as Bristow

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936)
GoodWatch score 56

as Masters

The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)
GoodWatch score 73

as Major Tomkin

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

as Scottish Police Inspector (uncredited)

Passing Shadows
Passing Shadows (1934)

as Inspector Goodall

Tangled Evidence
Tangled Evidence (1934)

as Moore

Lord Edgware Dies
Lord Edgware Dies (1934)

as Inspector Japp

The Man Outside
The Man Outside (1933)

as Inspector Jukes

The Conquest of the Air
The Conquest of the Air (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Von Zeppelin

1920s

1 title
The Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss
The Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss (1920)

as Willie Mott