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Acting

Paul McDowell

Career

Active from 1968 to 2008, with a break from 1979 to 2007, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score39/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chemical Wedding
Chemical Wedding
GoodWatch score39/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul McDowell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.2, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.0, average 5.3
  • Tension
    3.9, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 39
Chemical Wedding
Chemical Wedding (2008)
GoodWatch score 39

as Symons

1990s

3 titles · average score 85
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996)

TV show · as Higgins

Frank Stubbs Promotes
Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993)

TV show · as Featherstone

Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean (1990)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Customer

1980s

11 titles · average score 61
The Two of Us
The Two of Us (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Colin Phillips

Slinger's Day
Slinger's Day (1986)

TV show · as Man

National Lampoon's European Vacation
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

as English Motorist #1

All in Good Faith
All in Good Faith (1985)

TV show · as Supermarket Manager / Policeman

Blackadder
Blackadder (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Herbert, Archbishop of Canterbury

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only (1983)

as Barry Clarke

Tales Out of School
Tales Out of School (1983)

TV show · as Barry Clarke

Never the Twain
Never the Twain (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Det. Sgt. Talbot

Wolcott
Wolcott (1981)

TV show · as CS Cosgrave

Rough Cut
Rough Cut (1980)
GoodWatch score 47

as Postman

Pasmore
Pasmore (1980)

as Bill Newsome

1970s

17 titles · average score 70
Terry and June
Terry and June (1979)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Newsreader

Porridge
Porridge (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Collinson

Strangers
Strangers (1978)

TV show · as DI O'Rourke

Going Straight
Going Straight (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Mr. Collinson

The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as McLean

Mixed Blessings
Mixed Blessings (1978)

TV show · as Undertaker

BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)

TV show · as William

One-Upmanship
One-Upmanship (1976)

TV show

The Good Life
The Good Life (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Telephone Engineer

Porridge
Porridge (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Mr. Collinson

The Protectors
The Protectors (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Bank Teller

Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Agitator (uncredited)

1960s

1 title
The World of Beachcomber
The World of Beachcomber (1968)

TV show · as Various Roles