Portrait of Anthony Dawson

Acting

Anthony Dawson

Career

Active from 1949 to 1988, with a break from 1971 to 1987, busiest in 1967 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Anthony Dawson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Intrigue 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler (1993)

as Marquis of Bath

1980s

6 titles · average score 27
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1988)

as Colonnello Moorcroft

Ghoulies II
Ghoulies II (1987)
GoodWatch score 28

as Priest

Where Is Parsifal?
Where Is Parsifal? (1984)

as Ripple

The Jigsaw Man
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
GoodWatch score 39

as Vicar

James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)

as Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)

Inchon
Inchon (1981)
GoodWatch score 15

as General Collins

1970s

8 titles · average score 60
Closed Circuit
Closed Circuit (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

as Samuel Pratt (archive footage)

The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
GoodWatch score 70

as Noirtier De Villefort

Massacre in Rome
Massacre in Rome (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lt. Col. Harster / SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster

The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers (1972)
GoodWatch score 60

as Federal Investigator

Cool Million
Cool Million (1972)

TV show · as Prefect

Red Sun
Red Sun (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hyatt

Deadlock
Deadlock (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

as Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer

Operation Snafu
Operation Snafu (1970)

as Italian General

1960s

22 titles · average score 62
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as General Morelli

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

as Samuel Pratt

Death Rides a Horse
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
GoodWatch score 50

as Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh

The Rover
The Rover (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

as Captain Vincent

Operation Kid Brother
Operation Kid Brother (1967)
GoodWatch score 33

as Alpha

Thunderball
Thunderball (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (1963)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ernst Stavros Blofeld

Dr. No
Dr. No (1962)
GoodWatch score 79

as Professor R. J. Dent

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Floyd Vosper

Seven Seas to Calais
Seven Seas to Calais (1962)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lord Burleigh

The Curse of the Werewolf
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
GoodWatch score 61

as The Marques Siniestro

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Martin / Security Officer

1950s

23 titles · average score 66
Libel
Libel (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gerald Loddon

Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Barclay

The Snorkel
The Snorkel (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

Story

Grip of the Strangler
Grip of the Strangler (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

as Supt. Burk

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mike Grundy

Hour of Decision
Hour of Decision (1957)

as Gary Bax

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Count Victor Mattoni

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Lucas

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

as Charles Swann

The Long Dark Hall
The Long Dark Hall (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Man

Valley of the Eagles
Valley of the Eagles (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sven Nystrom

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

1940s

8 titles · average score 67
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1949)
GoodWatch score 82

as Fyodor

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Colonel Peter Redlands

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show

Beware of Pity
Beware of Pity (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lt. Blannik

School for Secrets
School for Secrets (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Flt. Lt. Norton

The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bertie Steen

They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as 2nd Code Expert

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Student