Portrait of Barry Jones

Acting

Barry Jones

Career

Active from 1932 to 1964, busiest in 1932 and 1959 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Seven Days to Noon
Seven Days to Noon
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barry Jones Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intrigue and Suspense 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Espionage 2
  • Black and White Film 2
  • British Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 70
Bleak House
Bleak House (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Phil Squod

1960s

10 titles · average score 68
The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as Professor Logan

A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

as Duke of Shires

The Trial of Dr. Fancy
The Trial of Dr. Fancy (1964)

as Sir Percy Brack

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit (1964)

TV show

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Dwight Hartley

The Spread of the Eagle
The Spread of the Eagle (1963)

TV show · as Julius Caesar / The Ghost of Julius Caesar

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Otis Q. Fennick

Caroline of Rijeka
Caroline of Rijeka (1961)

as Admiral

Victoria Regina
Victoria Regina (1961)

as The Dean

1950s

29 titles · average score 62
Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mr. Justice Sir Lawrnece Wargrave

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

as Professor Arthur Logan

The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
The Bird, the Bear and the Actress (1959)

as T. G. B.

The Safecracker
The Safecracker (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bennet Carfield

Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (1956)
GoodWatch score 30

as Aristotle

The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Duke

Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mr. Lundie

Return to Paradise
Return to Paradise (1953)
GoodWatch score 40

as Pastor Corbett

Plymouth Adventure
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
GoodWatch score 52

as William Brewster

Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Provost

Seven Days to Noon
Seven Days to Noon (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Professor John Malcolm Francis Willingdon

The Clouded Yellow
The Clouded Yellow (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Nicholas Fenton

1940s

10 titles · average score 68
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

as Lord Haw-Haw, German radio commentator (voice)

The Bad Lord Byron
The Bad Lord Byron (1949)

as Colonel Stonhope

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Peter Prouse

The Calendar
The Calendar (1948)

as Sir John Garth

Uneasy Terms
Uneasy Terms (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

as Inspector Gringall

Dancing with Crime
Dancing with Crime (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as E. J. Gregory

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Scotland Yard Inspector

Frieda
Frieda (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as Holliday

The Queen's Husband
The Queen's Husband (1946)

as King Eric VIII

Squadron Leader X
Squadron Leader X (1943)

as Bruce Fenwick

1930s

5 titles · average score 47
Murder in the Family
Murder in the Family (1938)

as Stephen Osborne

The Gay Adventure
The Gay Adventure (1936)

as Darnton

Number Seventeen
Number Seventeen (1932)
GoodWatch score 47

as Henry Doyle

Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man (1932)

as Captain Bluntschli

Women Who Play
Women Who Play (1932)

as Ernest Steele