Portrait of Bruce Seton

Acting

Bruce Seton

Career

Active from 1935 to 1962, busiest in 1937 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bruce Seton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Viewing 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Gentle Humor 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Simple Plot 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2
  • Classic Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo'
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' (2013)

as Prof. Flaherty (archive footage)

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 65
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

as Beadle

Ambush in Leopard Street
Ambush in Leopard Street (1962)

as Nimmo

Dead Man's Evidence
Dead Man's Evidence (1962)
GoodWatch score 55

as Col. James Somerset

Gorgo
Gorgo (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

as Prof. Flaherty

Freedom to Die
Freedom to Die (1961)

as Felix

The Frightened City
The Frightened City (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

as Assistant Commissioner

Greyfriars Bobby
Greyfriars Bobby (1961)
GoodWatch score 86

as Prosecutor

The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
GoodWatch score 79

as Patrolman (uncredited)

Trouble with Eve
Trouble with Eve (1960)

as Colonel Digby-Phillpotts

Carry On Constable
Carry On Constable (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

as (uncredited)

Just Joe
Just Joe (1960)

as Charlie

1950s

36 titles ยท average score 66
Hidden Homicide
Hidden Homicide (1959)

as Bill Dodd

Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl (1958)

as Ted Austin

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as King Richard The Lionheart / Earl of Ashington

The Crooked Sky
The Crooked Sky (1957)

as Mac

There's Always a Thursday
There's Always a Thursday (1957)

as James Pelly

Breakaway
Breakaway (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Webb

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Will Scatlock (uncredited)

Eight O'Clock Walk
Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Detective Chief Inspector

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show

Delayed Action
Delayed Action (1954)

as Sellars

Take Me To Paris
Take Me To Paris (1951)

as Gerald Vane

Worm's Eye View
Worm's Eye View (1951)

as Squadron Leader Briarly

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 69
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore! (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sergeant Odd

Look Before You Love
Look Before You Love (1948)

as Johns

Scott of the Antarctic
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lt. H. Pennell R.N.

Bond Street
Bond Street (1948)

as Sergeant

The Curse of the Wraydons
The Curse of the Wraydons (1946)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jack Wraydon

The Middle Watch
The Middle Watch (1940)

as Captain Randall

Return to Yesterday
Return to Yesterday (1940)

as Journalist (uncredited)

1930s

14 titles ยท average score 58
Lucky to Me
Lucky to Me (1939)

as Lord 'Tiny' Tyneside

Weddings Are Wonderful
Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)

as John Smith

Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ronald Bruce

Father Steps Out
Father Steps Out (1937)

as Johnnie Miller

The Green Cockatoo
The Green Cockatoo (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Madison, tall henchman

Racing Romance
Racing Romance (1937)

as Harry Stone

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mark

The End of the Road
The End of the Road (1936)

as Donald Carson

Flame in the Heather
Flame in the Heather (1936)

as Murray

Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie (1936)

as Jamie Turner

Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades (1936)

as Dancer

Blue Smoke
Blue Smoke (1935)

as Don Chinko