Portrait of Reg Varney

Acting

Reg Varney

Career

Active from 1961 to 1983, busiest in 1973 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for On the Buses
On the Buses
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Reg Varney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.8, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    1.7, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.4, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Sitcom 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Nostalgic Television 2
  • British Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Family Entertainment 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
ITV Christmas Comedy
ITV Christmas Comedy (1983)

TV show

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 66
The Plank
The Plank (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Window Cleaner

Holiday on the Buses
Holiday on the Buses (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

as Stan Butler

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

as Sherry Sheridan

Reg Varney
Reg Varney (1973)

TV show

Mutiny on the Buses
Mutiny on the Buses (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

as Stan Butler

Go for a Take
Go for a Take (1972)

as Wilfred Stone

On the Buses
On the Buses (1971)
GoodWatch score 61

as Stan Butler

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 65
On the Buses
On the Buses (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Stan Butler

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1968)

as Sherry Sheridan

Beggar My Neighbour
Beggar My Neighbour (1967)

TV show

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gilbert

Joey Boy
Joey Boy (1965)

as Rabbit Malone

The Rag Trade
The Rag Trade (1961)

TV show

1950s

1 title ยท average score 58
Miss Robin Hood
Miss Robin Hood (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dennis