Portrait of Emlyn Williams

Acting

Emlyn Williams

Career

Active from 1932 to 2022, with a break from 1992 to 2021, busiest in 1934 and 1938 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great War
The Great War
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Emlyn Williams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 6
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • British Cinema 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • 1930s Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green
National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green (2022)

Writer

1990s

1 title · average score 37
King Ralph
King Ralph (1991)
GoodWatch score 37

Novel

1980s

2 titles
Past Caring
Past Caring (1986)

as Edward

The Deadly Game
The Deadly Game (1982)

as Bernard Laroque

1970s

4 titles · average score 68
The Corn Is Green
The Corn Is Green (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Theatre Play, Writer

The Power of Dawn
The Power of Dawn (1976)

Writer

Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Harold Brittling

The Walking Stick
The Walking Stick (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jack Foil

1960s

6 titles · average score 66
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mr. Dick

Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil (1966)
GoodWatch score 61

as Alain de Montfaucon

The Great War
The Great War (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Lloyd George (voice)

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as The Yob / Eotvoes, Counsel for the Defence

Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

Theatre Play

The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dr. Weaver

1950s

12 titles · average score 65
Web of Evidence
Web of Evidence (1959)
GoodWatch score 55

as Enoch Oswald

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sir Wilfred Falcett

I Accuse!
I Accuse! (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Emile Zola

Monitor
Monitor (1958)

TV show

Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Theatre Play

The Corn is Green
The Corn is Green (1956)

Writer

The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sir William Collyer

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

as Wamba

The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bank Manager

Another Man's Poison
Another Man's Poison (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Henderson

The Scarf
The Scarf (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dr. David Dunbar

Three Husbands
Three Husbands (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maxwell Bard

1940s

9 titles · average score 67
The Last Days of Dolwyn
The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rob

The Corn Is Green
The Corn Is Green (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

Theatre Play

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Hatter's Castle
Hatter's Castle (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dennis

This England
This England (1941)

as Appleyard

Major Barbara
Major Barbara (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Snobby Prince

You Will Remember
You Will Remember (1941)

as Bob Slater

The Stars Look Down
The Stars Look Down (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Joe Gowlan

Girl in the News
Girl in the News (1940)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tracy

1930s

21 titles · average score 65
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn (1939)
GoodWatch score 48

as Harry

The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
GoodWatch score 78

as Owen

They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shorty Matthews

Dead Men Tell No Tales
Dead Men Tell No Tales (1938)

as Dr. Headlam

Night Alone
Night Alone (1938)

as Charles Seaton

Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms (1936)

as Chen Huan

The Dictator
The Dictator (1935)

as King Christian VII of Danmark

My Song for You
My Song for You (1934)

as Theodore Bruckner

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

Additional Dialogue

Evensong
Evensong (1934)

as George Leary

Friday the Thirteenth
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
GoodWatch score 55

as William Blake

The Frightened Lady
The Frightened Lady (1932)

as Lord Lebanon