Portrait of Charles Paton

Acting

Charles Paton

Career

Active from 1929 to 1951, with a break from 1940 to 1950, busiest in 1931 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blackmail
Blackmail
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Paton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Cinema 2
  • Romantic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 83
Fortune in Diamonds
Fortune in Diamonds (1951)

as Barman

Night and the City
Night and the City (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

as Watchman (uncredited)

Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner (1950)

as Mr. Lamb

Portrait of Clare
Portrait of Clare (1950)

as Registrar

1940s

22 titles ยท average score 64
Man on the Run
Man on the Run (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietor

The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cafรฉ Schader Waiter (uncredited)

For Them That Trespass
For Them That Trespass (1949)

as uncredited

Miranda
Miranda (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as On the Kiosk (uncredited)

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Councillor (uncredited)

A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ernie Brooks

The Demi-Paradise
The Demi-Paradise (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Bishop

The Goose Steps Out
The Goose Steps Out (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

as Passenger Arrested on Train

"Pimpernel" Smith
"Pimpernel" Smith (1941)
GoodWatch score 73

as Steinhof

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

as Chemist (Uncredited)

The Door with Seven Locks
The Door with Seven Locks (1940)
GoodWatch score 49

as Handwriting Expert (Uncredited)

Let George Do It!
Let George Do It! (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Simion (uncredited)

1930s

43 titles ยท average score 64
Men Without Honour
Men Without Honour (1939)

as Rev. Fanshawe

The Saint in London
The Saint in London (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Tobacco Shop Proprietor

The Body Vanished
The Body Vanished (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Briggs

The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Platform Speaker (uncredited)

Museum Mystery
Museum Mystery (1937)

as Clutters

Rembrandt
Rembrandt (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

as Burgher at Auction (uncredited)

Royal Cavalcade
Royal Cavalcade (1935)

as Taxi Driver

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

as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Girls Will Be Boys
Girls Will Be Boys (1934)

as Sanders

Rynox
Rynox (1931)

as Samuel Faraday Rickforth

Contraband Love
Contraband Love (1931)

as Jude Sterling

The W Plan
The W Plan (1930)

as Defence Counsel

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 76
Blackmail
Blackmail (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mr. White

The Feather
The Feather (1929)

as Professor Vivian

Piccadilly
Piccadilly (1929)
GoodWatch score 77

as Doorman (uncredited)