Portrait of Peter Gawthorne

Acting

Peter Gawthorne

Career

Active from 1930 to 1954, busiest in 1939 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ask a Policeman
Ask a Policeman
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Gawthorne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Victorian Era 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Horse Racing 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic British Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Wrongful Accusation 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Good-Natured Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 59
Paid to Kill
Paid to Kill (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bowman

Tale of Three Women
Tale of Three Women (1954)

as Sir Frederick (segment "Thief of London' story)

Paul Temple Returns
Paul Temple Returns (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sir Graham Forbes

Salute the Toff
Salute the Toff (1952)

as Mortimer Harvey

Death Is a Number
Death Is a Number (1951)

as James Gregson

Soho Conspiracy
Soho Conspiracy (1950)

as Father Shaney

1940s

21 titles ยท average score 65
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
GoodWatch score 91

as First Lord Delivering Verdict (uncredited)

They Flew Alone
They Flew Alone (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as RAF Officer

The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Admiral

"Pimpernel" Smith
"Pimpernel" Smith (1941)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sidimir Koslowski

Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941)

as Mr. Cartwright

I Thank You
I Thank You (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Pope

Cottage to Let
Cottage to Let (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)

Love on the Dole
Love on the Dole (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Police Supt

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Colonel

Band Waggon
Band Waggon (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Claude Pilkington

Three Silent Men
Three Silent Men (1940)

as General Bullington

Crook's Tour
Crook's Tour (1940)
GoodWatch score 41

as Bit Role (uncredited)

1930s

46 titles ยท average score 63
Ask a Policeman
Ask a Policeman (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Chief Constable

Where's That Fire
Where's That Fire (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Fire Chief

Flying Fifty-Five
Flying Fifty-Five (1939)

as Jonas Urquhart

Dead Men Are Dangerous
Dead Men Are Dangerous (1939)

as Conray

Convict 99
Convict 99 (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sir Cyril

The Ticket of Leave Man
The Ticket of Leave Man (1937)
GoodWatch score 56

as Joshua Gibson

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sir James Alroyd

Man of the Moment
Man of the Moment (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Barton

No Limit
No Limit (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mr. Higgins

The Lodger
The Lodger (1932)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lord Southcliff

Jack's the Boy
Jack's the Boy (1932)

as Mr. Brown

The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back (1931)

as Griggs

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 64
His Glorious Night
His Glorious Night (1929)

as General Ettingen

Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lake the Butler

One Hysterical Night
One Hysterical Night (1929)

as Mr. Bixby