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Acting

Olaf Pooley

Career

Active from 1948 to 1989, busiest in 1971 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: Inferno
Doctor Who: Inferno
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Olaf Pooley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2
  • Pathos
    4.3, average 5.3

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      55
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1990s

      3 titles · average score 61
      Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus
      Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996)
      GoodWatch score 34

      as Maldor

      Star Trek: Voyager
      Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
      GoodWatch score 75

      TV show · as Cleric

      Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
      Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
      GoodWatch score 74

      TV show · as Judge

      1980s

      9 titles · average score 64
      The Turn of the Screw
      The Turn of the Screw (1989)

      as John the Gardener

      The Paradise Club
      The Paradise Club (1989)

      TV show · as Sir David Huxley

      Lifeforce
      Lifeforce (1985)
      GoodWatch score 56

      Screenplay

      MacGyver
      MacGyver (1985)
      GoodWatch score 77

      TV show · as Dr. Sidney Marlowe

      Scarecrow and Mrs. King
      Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
      GoodWatch score 46

      TV show

      Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain
      Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain (1982)

      Writer

      The Tragedy of King Lear
      The Tragedy of King Lear (1982)

      as The Doctor

      Hill Street Blues
      Hill Street Blues (1981)
      GoodWatch score 90

      TV show

      The Godsend
      The Godsend (1980)
      GoodWatch score 53

      Writer

      1970s

      13 titles · average score 69
      The Sandbaggers
      The Sandbaggers (1978)
      GoodWatch score 84

      TV show · as Lars Torvik

      Shadows
      Shadows (1975)

      TV show · as Wizard

      Fall of Eagles
      Fall of Eagles (1974)
      GoodWatch score 75

      TV show · as Police President Baron Krauss

      The Zoo Gang
      The Zoo Gang (1974)

      TV show

      The Protectors
      The Protectors (1972)
      GoodWatch score 64

      TV show · as Commissioner Braun

      Crucible of Horror
      Crucible of Horror (1971)
      GoodWatch score 48

      as Reid

      The Johnstown Monster
      The Johnstown Monster (1971)

      Director

      Jason King
      Jason King (1971)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show

      Doctor Who: Inferno
      Doctor Who: Inferno (1970)
      GoodWatch score 83

      as Professor Stahlman / Director Stahlman

      Doomwatch
      Doomwatch (1970)
      GoodWatch score 68

      TV show · as Dr. Ensor

      The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
      The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Dr. Luns (uncredited)

      Codename
      Codename (1970)

      TV show · as Istov

      1960s

      18 titles · average score 70
      Paul Temple
      Paul Temple (1969)

      TV show

      The Assassination Bureau
      The Assassination Bureau (1969)
      GoodWatch score 59

      as Swiss Cashier

      The Expert
      The Expert (1968)

      TV show · as Adams

      ITV Playhouse
      ITV Playhouse (1967)

      TV show · as Josef Dzierzinski

      Naked Evil
      Naked Evil (1966)

      as Father Goodman

      The Troubleshooters
      The Troubleshooters (1965)

      TV show · as Aircraft Captain

      Sherlock Holmes
      Sherlock Holmes (1964)
      GoodWatch score 72

      TV show

      Doctor Who
      Doctor Who (1963)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show · as Director Stahlman / Professor Stahlman

      Richard the Lionheart
      Richard the Lionheart (1962)

      TV show · as Pilgrim / Sheik Mahmoud

      Ghost Squad
      Ghost Squad (1961)

      TV show

      Maigret
      Maigret (1960)
      GoodWatch score 74

      TV show

      Sink the Bismarck!
      Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
      GoodWatch score 78

      as Officer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited)

      1950s

      9 titles · average score 57
      Left Right and Centre
      Left Right and Centre (1959)
      GoodWatch score 62

      as TV newscaster

      Colonel March of Scotland Yard
      Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show · as Carlmeddy

      The Gamma People
      The Gamma People (1956)
      GoodWatch score 39

      as Bikstein

      The Iron Petticoat
      The Iron Petticoat (1956)
      GoodWatch score 44

      as Major Osip Feodor Ganovich

      Dixon of Dock Green
      Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
      GoodWatch score 64

      TV show · as Mark Fuller / Captain Bailey

      Top Secret
      Top Secret (1952)
      GoodWatch score 71

      as Roblettski

      The Woman's Angle
      The Woman's Angle (1952)

      as Fudolf Mansell

      Hell Is Sold Out
      Hell Is Sold Out (1951)
      GoodWatch score 59

      as Cheri, male secretary

      Highly Dangerous
      Highly Dangerous (1950)
      GoodWatch score 47

      as Detective-Interrogator

      1940s

      3 titles · average score 60
      The Lost People
      The Lost People (1949)

      as Milosh

      The Huggetts Abroad
      The Huggetts Abroad (1949)
      GoodWatch score 63

      as Straker

      Penny and the Pownall Case
      Penny and the Pownall Case (1948)
      GoodWatch score 58

      as Von Leicher