Portrait of Joss Ambler

Acting

Joss Ambler

Career

Active from 1939 to 1956, busiest in 1945 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Contraband
Contraband
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joss Ambler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • World War II Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 59
The Big Money
The Big Money (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hobson

Spin a Dark Web
Spin a Dark Web (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tom Walker

The Long Arm
The Long Arm (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Cashier at Shipping Office

The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch (1956)

as Bateman

The Pickpocket
The Pickpocket (1955)

as Effdob Bilk

Miss Tulip Stays the Night
Miss Tulip Stays the Night (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

as Inspector Thorne

Strange Experiences
Strange Experiences (1955)

TV show ยท as Effdob Bilk

Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship (1952)
GoodWatch score 44

as Yacht Port Manager

Who Goes There!
Who Goes There! (1952)

as Guide

Something Money Can't Buy
Something Money Can't Buy (1952)

as Mr. Burton - the auctioneer

The Magnet
The Magnet (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Businessman

Her Favourite Husband
Her Favourite Husband (1950)

as Mr. Wilson

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 67
Read All About It
Read All About It (1945)

as Adams

What's the Next Job?
What's the Next Job? (1945)

as Ewing

Here Comes the Sun
Here Comes the Sun (1945)

as Bradshaw

They Were Sisters
They Were Sisters (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Blakemore

Candles at Nine
Candles at Nine (1944)

as Garth Hope

A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
GoodWatch score 81

as Police Inspector

The Halfway House
The Halfway House (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as Pinsent

Somewhere in Civvies
Somewhere in Civvies (1943)

as Matthews

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

as Sir George Driscol

Gert and Daisy Clean Up
Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)

as Mr. Perry

The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mr Vemon

Contraband
Contraband (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Lt. Cmdr. Ashton

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 68
Come on George!
Come on George! (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sir Charles Bailey - the owner of the racehorse 'Maneater'

Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lord Redhill

Murder in Soho
Murder in Soho (1939)

as Drunk

Secret Journey
Secret Journey (1939)

as Colonel Blondin

Black Eyes
Black Eyes (1939)

as Tipsy Diner

The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. A.H. Llewellyn

The Claydon Treasure Mystery
The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938)

as Inspector Fleming

Premiere
Premiere (1938)

as Spectator

The Last Curtain
The Last Curtain (1937)

as Ellis

Captain's Orders
Captain's Orders (1937)

as Randolph Potts