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Acting

Sam Kelly

Career: Active from 1973 to 2022, busiest in 1990 and 2004 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 9
top three billing

Average score: 70/100

Highest rated: Porridge: No Way Out
92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Sam Kelly Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
2.5, average 4.8
Violence
2.4, average 4.1
Uncanny
1.1, average 2.5
Scare
1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 4
Social Commentary 3
Classic British Sitcom 2
Nostalgic Television 2
Nostalgic 2
Melancholy 2
Quirky Humor 2
Cult Classic 2
Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

86

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

1 title

Comedy Classics: Porridge

as (archive footage)

2010s

5 titles · average score 67

Mr. Turner

80

as Theatre Actor

Common People

as Derrick

A Running Jump

60

as Grandad

The Broken Santa

as Ron

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

61

as Mr. Docherty

2000s

15 titles · average score 62

My Black Little Heart

Wardrobe Supervisor

Christmas at the Riviera

51

as Dennis

New Street Law

46

TV show · as Dr Hennigan

Northern Lights

70

TV show

as Bernard Wardle

New Tricks

83

TV show · as Guy Carse

EastEnders: Pat and Mo

as Stan Porter

Life Begins

52

TV show · as Mediator

Ready When You Are, Mr McGill

as Edgar

All or Nothing

76

as Sid

Black Books

89

TV show · as Moo-Pa

Honest

33

as Uncle Sid Gallin

1990s

22 titles · average score 70

Barbara

TV show · as Ted Liversidge

Topsy-Turvy

81

as Richard Barker

Cold Feet

82

TV show · as Pete's Dad

Midsomer Murders

80

TV show · as Jack Fothergill

Silent Witness

75

TV show

Martin Chuzzlewit

82

TV show · as Mr Mould

Peak Practice

65

TV show · as Frank Watkins

Stalag Luft

64

as Adolf Hitler

Heartbeat

80

TV show · as Stan Bickle / Harry Hawkswell

A Touch of Frost

51

TV show · as Scully

On the Up

70

TV show · as Sam Jones

TV show

1980s

25 titles · average score 73

Agatha Christie's Poirot

84

TV show · as John Merdell

Thin Air

TV show · as Henry Campbell

Inspector Morse

80

TV show · as Walter Majors

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

as Beachcomber

We'll Think of Something

TV show

Casualty

62

TV show · as John Clayton / Percy Miles

Screen Two

68

TV show · as Lomax

The Bill

77

TV show

Scully

TV show · as Brady

'Allo 'Allo!

86

TV show · as Captain Hans Geering

Arthur's Hallowed Ground

67

as Sales Representative

Grown-Ups

73

as Mr Butcher

1970s

17 titles · average score 71

Porridge

74

as Warren

Pickersgill People

TV show · as Ronnie Todd

Porridge: The Desperate Hours

86

as Warren

Rentaghost

68

TV show · as Mr Amery

Porridge: No Way Out

92

as Warren

Carry On Behind

54

as Projectionist (uncredited)

Porridge

82

TV show · as Warren

Playhouse

TV show · as Ralph Butcher / Sgt. Maj. Globe

Carry On Dick

58

as Sir Roger's Coachman

Second City Firsts

TV show · as Mr. Bowes

Seven of One

TV show · as Policeman

Crown Court

65

TV show · as Eddie White

1960s

1 title

ITV Playhouse

TV show · as Parson Kidgell