Portrait of Robert Morley

Acting

Robert Morley

Career

Active from 1938 to 1989, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Morley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Character-Driven Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

16 titles ยท average score 57
Istanbul
Istanbul (1989)

as Atkins

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Wentworth

War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Alistair Tudsbury

The Trouble with Spies
The Trouble with Spies (1987)
GoodWatch score 35

as Angus

Crossbow
Crossbow (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Wind
The Wind (1986)
GoodWatch score 42

as Elias Appleby

Second Time Lucky
Second Time Lucky (1984)
GoodWatch score 46

as God

High Road to China
High Road to China (1983)
GoodWatch score 44

as Bentik

The Deadly Game
The Deadly Game (1982)

as Emile Carpeau

Loophole
Loophole (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

as Godfrey

The Great Muppet Caper
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

as British Gentleman by Pond

Oh! Heavenly Dog
Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bernie

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 54
The Human Factor
The Human Factor (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

as Doctor Percival

Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Henry Knox

Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

as Bernstein

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Maximilian Van Devere

The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird (1976)
GoodWatch score 25

as Father Time

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

as Uncle Pumblechook

Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood (1973)
GoodWatch score 80

as Meredith Merridew

When Eight Bells Toll
When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
GoodWatch score 57

as Uncle Arthur

Cromwell
Cromwell (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as The Earl of Manchester

Doctor in Trouble
Doctor in Trouble (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

as Captain George Spratt

Song of Norway
Song of Norway (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

as Berg

Twinky
Twinky (1970)
GoodWatch score 35

as Judge Roxborough

1960s

35 titles ยท average score 60
Tender Scoundrel
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lord Swift

Way... Way Out
Way... Way Out (1966)
GoodWatch score 61

as Harold Quonset

Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Henri Cotte

The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders (1965)
GoodWatch score 43

as Captain Hastings

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator (voice)

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lord Rawnsley

Hot Enough for June
Hot Enough for June (1964)
GoodWatch score 52

as Col. Cunliffe

Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage (1964)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr Jacobs

Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
GoodWatch score 86

as Hector Enderby

Ladies Who Do
Ladies Who Do (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as The Colonel

The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House (1963)
GoodWatch score 45

as Roderick Femm

The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

as Robert Macpherson

1950s

22 titles ยท average score 65
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Judge Sir Edward Crichton

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

as Uncle Lucius

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ralph

Loser Takes All
Loser Takes All (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dreuther

Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward (1955)
GoodWatch score 52

as King Louis XI

The Rainbow Jacket
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lord Logan

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as William S. Gilbert

Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Peterson

The Final Test
The Final Test (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

as Alexander Whitehead

The African Queen
The African Queen (1952)
GoodWatch score 85

as The Brother

Curtain Up
Curtain Up (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

as W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker

Outcast of the Islands
Outcast of the Islands (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Elmer Almayer

1940s

11 titles ยท average score 65
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

Theatre Play

The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room (1949)
GoodWatch score 81

as The Minister

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Colonel "Bulldog" Kelsoe

I Live in Grosvenor Square
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Duke of Exmoor

The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Charles James Fox

Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime (1942)

as Judge

The Foreman Went to France
The Foreman Went to France (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mayor Coutare of Bivary

This Was Paris
This Was Paris (1942)

as Van Der Stuyl

The Big Blockade
The Big Blockade (1942)
GoodWatch score 60

as Von Geiselbrecht

Major Barbara
Major Barbara (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Andrew Undershaft

You Will Remember
You Will Remember (1941)

as Tom Barrett / Leslie Stuart

1930s

1 title ยท average score 71
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as King Louis XVI