Portrait of George Formby

Acting

George Formby

Career

Active from 1934 to 1946, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Formby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Politics
    0.5, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    2.6, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned (2014)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
Thora Hird Tribute
Thora Hird Tribute (2003)

as Comedy Role (archive footage, uncredited)

1980s

1 title
40 Minutes
40 Minutes (1981)

TV show

1970s

1 title ยท average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 63
George in Civvy Street
George in Civvy Street (1946)

as George Harper

I Didn't Do It
I Didn't Do It (1945)

as George Trotter

He Snoops to Conquer
He Snoops to Conquer (1944)

as George Gribble

Bell-Bottom George
Bell-Bottom George (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as George Blake

Get Cracking
Get Cracking (1943)

as George Singleton

Much Too Shy
Much Too Shy (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as George Andy

Turned Out Nice Again
Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as George Pearson

South American George
South American George (1941)

as George Butters / Gilli Vanetti

Let George Do It!
Let George Do It! (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as George Hepplewhite

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

as George Carter

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 61
Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as George Gullip

Come on George!
Come on George! (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as George

I See Ice
I See Ice (1938)

as George Bright

It's in the Air
It's in the Air (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as George Brown

Feather Your Nest
Feather Your Nest (1937)

as Willie Piper

Keep Fit
Keep Fit (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as George Green

Keep Your Seats, Please
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as George Withers

Off the Dole
Off the Dole (1935)

as John Willie

No Limit
No Limit (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

as George Shuttleworth

Boots! Boots!
Boots! Boots! (1934)

as John Willie