Portrait of Edward Underdown

Acting

Edward Underdown

Career

Active from 1934 to 1980, busiest in 1952 and 1953 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Two-Headed Spy
The Two-Headed Spy
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Underdown Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • Classic Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Doctor Who: Meglos
Doctor Who: Meglos (1980)

as Zastor

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 73
Tarka the Otter
Tarka the Otter (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hibbert

The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Adjutant-General

Survivors
Survivors (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Frank

Days of Hope
Days of Hope (1975)

TV show ยท as John Pritchard

The Abdication
The Abdication (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

as Christina's Father

Colditz
Colditz (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Col. Mansell

Running Scared
Running Scared (1972)

as Mr. Betancourt

The Regiment
The Regiment (1972)

TV show

Sound an Alarm
Sound an Alarm (1971)

as Duty Controller

Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as General Nesfield

The Last Valley
The Last Valley (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

as Gnarled Peasant

Doomwatch
Doomwatch (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Chairman of Tribunal

1960s

22 titles ยท average score 69
The Great Pony Raid
The Great Pony Raid (1968)

as Snowy

Dad's Army
Dad's Army (1968)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Major General Sir Charles Holland

The Hand of Night
The Hand of Night (1968)
GoodWatch score 48

as Gunther

Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967)

TV show ยท as Pollux O'Donnell

Khartoum
Khartoum (1966)
GoodWatch score 82

as Colonel William Hicks

Thunderball
Thunderball (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Air Vice Marshall

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Zastor

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Jack Laurie

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Rupert

The Third Alibi
The Third Alibi (1961)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Peter Murdoch

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Capt. Morgan

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 64
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Mr. Hayes

The Camp on Blood Island
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

as Major Dawes

The Two-Headed Spy
The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kaltenbrunner

The Rainbow Jacket
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

as Geoffrey Tyler

Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Harry Chelm

Recoil
Recoil (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Michael Conway

The Voice of Merrill
The Voice of Merrill (1952)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hugh Allen

The Woman's Angle
The Woman's Angle (1952)

as Robert Mansell

The Promise
The Promise (1952)

as Stephen Harker

The Dark Man
The Dark Man (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Detective Inspector Viner

They Were Not Divided
They Were Not Divided (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

as Philip

The Woman with No Name
The Woman with No Name (1950)

as Lake Winter

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 63
Man on the Run
Man on the Run (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Slim Elfey

Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Max Taylor

The Woman in the Hall
The Woman in the Hall (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as Neil Inglefield

The October Man
The October Man (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Passport Official

1930s

5 titles ยท average score 64
Inspector Hornleigh
Inspector Hornleigh (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Peter Dench

Lucky to Me
Lucky to Me (1939)

as Malden's friend

Wings of the Morning
Wings of the Morning (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Don Diego

Annie, Leave the Room!
Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)

as John Brandon

The Warren Case
The Warren Case (1934)

as Hugh Waddon