Portrait of Dick Emery

Acting

Dick Emery

Career

Active from 1953 to 1983, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Yellow Submarine
Yellow Submarine
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dick Emery Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Catharsis
    3.0, average 5.1
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • British Humor 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Satirical 2
  • Classic British Comedy 2
  • Sketch Show 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Great Comedy Moments
Great Comedy Moments (2001)

as Ton-up Boy / Clarence (archive footage)

1980s

2 titles
Jack Of Diamonds
Jack Of Diamonds (1983)

TV show ยท as Bernie Weinstock

Legacy of Murder
Legacy of Murder (1982)

TV show ยท as Bernie Weinstock / Various Characters

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 47
Find the Lady
Find the Lady (1976)
GoodWatch score 40

as Leo

Ooh...You Are Awful
Ooh...You Are Awful (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

as Charlie Tully

Loot
Loot (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mr. Bateman

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 64
Baby Love
Baby Love (1969)
GoodWatch score 54

as Harry Pearson

Yellow Submarine
Yellow Submarine (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jeremy Hillary Boob, Ph.D. - Nowhere Man / Lord Mayor / Max (voice)

On Form
On Form (1967)

as Characters

The Big Job
The Big Job (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as Frederick 'Booky' Binns

The Dick Emery Show
The Dick Emery Show (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

The Wrong Arm of the Law
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Adulterous Man (uncredited)

Crooks Anonymous
Crooks Anonymous (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

as Reginald Cundell

Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys (1962)

as Woodrow

The Fast Lady
The Fast Lady (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

as Shingler

It's a Square World
It's a Square World (1961)

TV show

A Taste of Money
A Taste of Money (1960)

as Morrissey

Light Up the Sky!
Light Up the Sky! (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Harry - Driver

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 69
Follow a Star
Follow a Star (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)

After Hours
After Hours (1958)

TV show

Educating Archie
Educating Archie (1958)

TV show ยท as Mr. Monty

The Army Game
The Army Game (1957)

TV show ยท as Private 'Chubby' Catchpole

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1 (1957)

as Postman / Surveyor

The Tony Hancock Show
The Tony Hancock Show (1956)

TV show

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mr. Nodule

Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

The Super Secret Service
The Super Secret Service (1953)

as Pules