Portrait of Fulton Mackay

Acting

Fulton Mackay

Career

Active from 1952 to 2022, with a break from 1988 to 2021, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fulton Mackay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Romance
    2.8, average 3.8
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Eroticism
    0.9, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Prison Life 2
  • Working Class 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Political Satire 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Quirky 2
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Comedy Classics: Porridge (2022)

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Mr. Mackay (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

19 titles · average score 68
Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm (1986)
GoodWatch score 82

as Victor Kingsbrook

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Luciano

Feller By The Name Of...
Feller By The Name Of... (1986)

as Police Inspector

Water
Water (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

as Eric

A Sense of Freedom
A Sense of Freedom (1985)
GoodWatch score 69

as Inspector Davidson

Mann's Best Friends
Mann's Best Friends (1985)

TV show · as Hamish James Ordway

Dreamchild
Dreamchild (1985)
GoodWatch score 84

as Gryphon (voice)

Night Train to Murder
Night Train to Murder (1984)

as Mackay

Sleepwalker
Sleepwalker (1984)
GoodWatch score 58

as Restaurant Proprietor

Local Hero
Local Hero (1983)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ben Knox

Going Gently
Going Gently (1981)

as Austin Miller

If You Go Down in the Woods Today
If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)

as Colonel Noriss

1970s

27 titles · average score 76
Porridge
Porridge (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mr. Mackay

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

TV show · as Edward

Porridge: The Desperate Hours
Porridge: The Desperate Hours (1976)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mr. Mackay

Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden (1976)

as Alec Webster

Porridge: No Way Out
Porridge: No Way Out (1975)
GoodWatch score 92

as Mr. Mackay

The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae (1975)

TV show · as Ephrain Mackellar

Porridge
Porridge (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Mr. Mackay

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Austin Miller

Nothing But the Night
Nothing But the Night (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as Cameron

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Gumshoe
Gumshoe (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

as John Straker

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Dr. Leafer / Thomas - Celia

1960s

24 titles · average score 67
Special Branch
Special Branch (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Det. Chief Supt. Inman

Vendetta for The Saint
Vendetta for The Saint (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as Euston

Dad's Army
Dad's Army (1968)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Doctor McCeavedy

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Eck / Engstrand

Out of the Unknown
Out of the Unknown (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Cullen

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show · as Major Ruthven / Mackenzie

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Vincent MacMaster

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Dr. Quinn

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as John Everett / James Euston

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

TV show

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Professor Chadwick / Master

1950s

6 titles · average score 67
Brand
Brand (1959)

as Villager

Enchanted Isles
Enchanted Isles (1957)

as Narrator

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Mr. Ricardo / Mr. Roberts

Laxdale Hall
Laxdale Hall (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

as Andrew Flett

The Brave Don't Cry
The Brave Don't Cry (1952)

as Dan Wishart

I'm A Stranger
I'm A Stranger (1952)

as Alastair Campbell (as Fulton MacKay)