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Acting

Richard Butler

Career

Active from 1968 to 1988, busiest in 1988 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Butler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2
  • Eroticism
    0.8, average 1.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    34
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1990s

    6 titles · average score 74
    Some Mother's Son
    Some Mother's Son (1996)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as MP (uncredited)

    Four Weddings and a Funeral
    Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Vicar - Wedding Four

    Peak Practice
    Peak Practice (1993)
    GoodWatch score 65

    TV show · as Sam Wilson

    Heartbeat
    Heartbeat (1992)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show · as Ernest

    Rich Tea and Sympathy
    Rich Tea and Sympathy (1991)

    TV show · as Alderman Potter

    Shoot to Kill
    Shoot to Kill (1990)

    as Chief Constable Colin Sampson

    1980s

    9 titles · average score 65
    The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
    The Storyteller: The Three Ravens (1988)
    GoodWatch score 81

    as Second King

    Further and Particular
    Further and Particular (1988)

    as Paul

    Yesterday's Dreams
    Yesterday's Dreams (1987)

    TV show · as Frank

    Birth of a Nation
    Birth of a Nation (1983)

    as Mr Griff

    Tales Out of School
    Tales Out of School (1983)

    TV show · as Mr Griff

    Who Dares Wins
    Who Dares Wins (1982)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Dignitary

    Scrubbers
    Scrubbers (1982)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Governor

    The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
    The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Nostradamus

    'That Crazy Woman'
    'That Crazy Woman' (1980)

    as Harry Moore

    1970s

    13 titles · average score 71
    Terry and June
    Terry and June (1979)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show · as Chelsea Supporter

    The Vanishing Army
    The Vanishing Army (1978)

    as Ellis

    Scum
    Scum (1977)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Governor

    One Day at a Time
    One Day at a Time (1977)

    as Ronald

    The Man with the Power
    The Man with the Power (1976)

    as Mr. Harris

    The Naked Civil Servant
    The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
    GoodWatch score 72

    as Senior Doctor

    The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
    The Growing Pains of PC Penrose (1975)

    TV show · as Solicitor

    The Nearly Man
    The Nearly Man (1974)

    as Geoff

    Second City Firsts
    Second City Firsts (1973)

    TV show · as Janet's father

    Holly
    Holly (1972)

    TV show · as Mr Elliot

    Budgie
    Budgie (1971)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as Braithwaite

    Chariot of Fire
    Chariot of Fire (1970)

    as Prison Governor

    1960s

    6 titles
    The House That Jigger Built
    The House That Jigger Built (1968)

    as Harry Garbutt

    City '68
    City '68 (1967)

    TV show · as Harry Garbutt

    Six Shades of Black
    Six Shades of Black (1965)

    TV show · as Mr Willis

    It's Dark Outside
    It's Dark Outside (1964)

    TV show · as Arthur Tulk

    Sergeant Cork
    Sergeant Cork (1963)

    TV show · as George Morton / John Sinclair

    The Scales of Justice
    The Scales of Justice (1962)

    TV show · as William Milsom