Portrait of Joseph O'Conor

Acting

Joseph O'Conor

Career

Active from 1959 to 2001, with a break from 1982 to 1992, busiest in 1965 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Oliver!
Oliver!
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph O'Conor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Macbeth
Macbeth (2001)

as King Duncan

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 63
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

as chief inquisitor

Elizabeth
Elizabeth (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Earl of Derby

Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Wally Tallantire

Tom & Viv
Tom & Viv (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

as Bishop of Oxford

The Forbidden Quest
The Forbidden Quest (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

as J.C. Sullivan

Performance
Performance (1991)

TV show ยท as Earl of Northumberland

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 70
Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as George Polston

Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1 (1983)

as Duke of Exeter / Shepherd

The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

as Narrator / Urskeks (voice)

The Barchester Chronicles
The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Bunce

Othello
Othello (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lodovico

John Diamond
John Diamond (1981)

as Alfred Diamond

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 60
Only Connect
Only Connect (1979)

as John Bury

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Friar Laurence

The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

TV show ยท as Friar Laurence

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

TV show ยท as Heinrich Schalleplatte

The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill (1974)
GoodWatch score 47

as Sir Edward Julyan

Lost Hearts
Lost Hearts (1973)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr. Abney (as Joseph O'Connor)

Penny Gold
Penny Gold (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Blachford

Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog (1973)

as Dover

Centre Play
Centre Play (1973)

TV show ยท as George Bernard Shaw

Doomwatch
Doomwatch (1972)
GoodWatch score 46

as Vicar

A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mr. Abney

Manhunt
Manhunt (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Von Gebhardt

1960s

28 titles ยท average score 63
The Possessed
The Possessed (1969)

as Stepan Verhovensky

Oliver!
Oliver! (1968)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mr. Brownlow

The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as 'Old Jolyon' Forsyte

The World of George Orwell: 1984
The World of George Orwell: 1984 (1965)

as O'Brien

No Place Like Earth
No Place Like Earth (1965)

as Freeman

Out of the Unknown
Out of the Unknown (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Freeman

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show ยท as Frank Follett / Captain Kenny

The Gorgon
The Gorgon (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

as Coroner

The Devil-Ship Pirates
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

as Don Jose Margella

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Joseph Brendon

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show ยท as O'Brien / Sergeant Kettlewell

Gorgo
Gorgo (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

as Prof. Hendricks

1950s

2 titles
Worm in the Bud
Worm in the Bud (1959)

as District Inspector

Paul Temple's Triumph
Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)

as Inspector Crane