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Acting

John Wood

Career: Active from 1960 to 2004, busiest in 1993 and 1995 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 14
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: Shadowlands
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Wood Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.3, average 5.4
Scare
1.7, average 2.6
Adrenaline
4.1, average 4.8
Violence
3.5, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character Study 6
Political Intrigue 5
Historical Drama 4
Period Piece 3
Character-Driven 3
Psychological Thriller 3
Cold War Era 2
Suspenseful 2
Psychological Drama 2
Moral Ambiguity 2
Spiritual Exploration 2
Literary Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

16 titles · average score 64

Lewis

80

TV show · as Edward Le Plassiter

The Rocket Post

60

as Sir Wilson Ramsay

Imagining Argentina

45

as Amos Sternberg

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

68

as Wetherby

Foyle's War

83

TV show · as Sir Michael Waterford

Napoleon

71

TV show · as Pape Pie VII

The Body

35

as Cardinal Pesci

Longitude

80

as Sir Edmund Halley

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance

59

as Charles Leadbeater

Chocolat

67

as Guillaume Blerot

The Little Vampire

57

as Lord McAshton

Longitude

74

TV show · as Edmund Halley

1990s

21 titles · average score 64

Metroland

51

as The Retired Commuter

The Revengers' Comedies

59

as Col. Marcus

Rasputin

71

as Prime Minister Stolypin

Uncovered

52

as Cesar

Sabrina

60

as Fairchild

Citizen X

80

as Gorbunov

The Young Americans

42

as Richard Donnelly

Shadowlands

88

as Christopher Riley

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

63

as Robert

Orlando

76

as Archduke Harry

Memento Mori

70

as Ex-Inspector Henry Mortimer

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus

as Minos

1980s

10 titles · average score 66

At Mother's Request

TV show · as Richard Behrens

Twelfth Night

as Sir Toby Belch

Lady Jane

58

as John Dudley, Duke of Nothumberland

Jumpin' Jack Flash

53

as Jeremy Talbott

Heartburn

53

as British Moderator

Ladyhawke

67

as Bishop of Aquila

The Purple Rose of Cairo

81

as Jason

Screen Two

69

TV show · as Robert

WarGames

78

as Stephen Falken

Marriage

as Councillor Podkolyossin

1970s

10 titles · average score 51

Somebody Killed Her Husband

49

as Ernest Van Stanten

TV show

Blue Fire Lady

as Gus

Playhouse

TV show · as Councillor Podkolyossin

Churchill's People

TV show · as Edward the Confessor

Slaughterhouse-Five

70

as English Officer

Nicholas and Alexandra

58

as Col. Kobylinsky

One More Time

20

as Figg

Which Way to the Front?

38

as Finkel

Doomwatch

68

TV show · as Nigel Waring

1960s

28 titles · average score 65

Just Like a Woman

as John Martin

Hondo

71

TV show

NET Playhouse

TV show · as Dr. Delaney / Jakes

A Tale of Two Cities

TV show · as Sydney Carton

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV show · as Bone / Harry Dunn

Out of the Unknown

73

TV show · as Brenner

A Choice of Coward: Design for Living

as Otto

Theatre 625

TV show

Postman's Knock

51

as P.C. Woods

The Avengers

83

TV show · as Twitter

Drama 61-67

TV show · as Kincaid / Alec

Barnaby Rudge

TV show · as Barnaby Rudge

1950s

5 titles · average score 65

Idol on Parade

63

as Jeremy

Theatre Night

TV show · as The Wall

TV show · as Dr. Doboobie

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show · as Brian

Strange Experiences

TV show · as Man

1930s

1 title

Oh, Boy!

as Man