Portrait of Jonathan Cecil

Acting

Jonathan Cecil

Career

Active from 1964 to 2006, with a break from 1995 to 2005, busiest in 1986 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jonathan Cecil Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Pathos
    3.9, average 5.3
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Hercule Poirot 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Whodunit 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Agatha Christie 2
  • Classic Adaptation 2
  • Whimsical Fantasy 2
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Lighthearted & Wholesome 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 55
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)
GoodWatch score 31

as Provost Cunningham

The Worst Week of My Life
The Worst Week of My Life (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Alexander

The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream
The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream (2001)

Thanks

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 62
RPM
RPM (1998)
GoodWatch score 37

as Lord Baxter

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Melville Dodgson

Late-Flowering Lust
Late-Flowering Lust (1994)

as Mr Fairclough

Il segno del comando
Il segno del comando (1992)

as Edwin Price

Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mr Warburton

The Fool
The Fool (1990)

as Sir Martin Locket

1980s

18 titles ยท average score 63
The Childeater
The Childeater (1989)

as Mr. Thomas

The Hospice
The Hospice (1987)

as Bannard

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1986)

TV show ยท as White Rabbit

Murder in Three Acts
Murder in Three Acts (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

as Capt. Arthur Hastings

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1986)

as White Rabbit

Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hastings

Thirteen at Dinner
Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

as Capt. Arthur Hastings

The House
The House (1984)

as Bishop Wooler

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows (1983)
GoodWatch score 73

as Reggie (voice)

Gulliver in Lilliput
Gulliver in Lilliput (1982)

TV show ยท as King Golbasto

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hortensio

Oh Happy Band!
Oh Happy Band! (1980)

TV show

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 56
Worzel Gummidge
Worzel Gummidge (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Vicar

Spooner's Patch
Spooner's Patch (1979)

TV show ยท as Capt Jim

Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews (1977)
GoodWatch score 51

as Fop One

Under the Doctor
Under the Doctor (1976)

as Rodney Harrington-Harrington / Lord Woodbridge

Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon (1975)
GoodWatch score 84

as Lt. Jonathan Fakenham

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1973)

as Hatta / Father of Beamish Boy

Romany Jones
Romany Jones (1972)

TV show ยท as Jeremy Crichton-Jones

Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served? (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Lust for a Vampire
Lust for a Vampire (1971)
GoodWatch score 42

as Biggs

Catch Me a Spy
Catch Me a Spy (1971)
GoodWatch score 42

as British Atache

Ace of Wands
Ace of Wands (1970)

TV show ยท as Mr. Thwaites

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

as "Spot"

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 57
Otley
Otley (1969)
GoodWatch score 51

as Man at Party

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

TV show ยท as Captain Cadbury

The Old Campaigner
The Old Campaigner (1968)

TV show ยท as Peter Clancy

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

TV show ยท as Holofernes

Maggie
Maggie (1964)

as Christopher

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as (uncredited)

Nothing But the Best
Nothing But the Best (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

as Grenadier Guard at Ball

The Diary of a Nobody
The Diary of a Nobody (1964)

as Mr. Cummings

Six
Six (1964)

TV show ยท as Mr Cummings