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Portrait of Johnny Briggs

Acting

Johnny Briggs

Career

Active from 1959 to 2008, with a break from 1977 to 2007, busiest in 1973 and 1976 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Johnny Briggs Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Pathos
    3.7, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 56
Echo Beach
Echo Beach (2008)
GoodWatch score 38

TV show · as Fin Morgan

Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Sydney Lumley

Bob Martin
Bob Martin (2000)

TV show · as Johnny Briggs

1990s

1 title · average score 63
The Word
The Word (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

1970s

22 titles · average score 56
The Office Party
The Office Party (1976)

as Peter

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

as Brian

Carry On England
Carry On England (1976)
GoodWatch score 37

as Captain Melly's Driver

Carry On Laughing
Carry On Laughing (1975)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Norman

Bedtime with Rosie
Bedtime with Rosie (1975)

as Man in Café

Carry On Behind
Carry On Behind (1975)
GoodWatch score 54

as Plasterer (uncredited)

Thick as Thieves
Thick as Thieves (1974)

TV show

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Brian

No, Honestly
No, Honestly (1974)

TV show · as Car Buyer

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973)
GoodWatch score 61

as Millet

A Man without Friends
A Man without Friends (1972)

as Sergeant

The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Charlie

1960s

24 titles · average score 64
On the Buses
On the Buses (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Department S
Department S (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as 2nd Reporter

Softly Softly: Task Force
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Jackie Turner

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Ted Clayton

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show · as Tim Devlin

Crossroads
Crossroads (1964)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Johnny Desmond

H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Wheatley

The Wind of Change
The Wind of Change (1961)

as Frank

Coronation Street
Coronation Street (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Mike Baldwin

Light Up the Sky!
Light Up the Sky! (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Leslie 'Smithy' Smith

Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

as Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

1950s

4 titles · average score 58
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show · as Det. Sgt. Russell

The Diplomatic Corpse
The Diplomatic Corpse (1958)

as Johnny, Copy Boy

Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle (1957)

as Jimmy

Cosh Boy
Cosh Boy (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

as Skinny Johnson

1940s

3 titles · average score 71
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as BBC Page Boy (uncredited)

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1948)
GoodWatch score 89

as Undetermined Minor Role (Uncredited)

Quartet
Quartet (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Boy on Common (segment "The Kite")