Portrait of Arthur Wontner

Acting

Arthur Wontner

Career

Active from 1916 to 1985, with a break from 1954 to 1984, busiest in 1932 and 1938 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur Wontner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.1, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    2.7, average 4.9
  • Family Dynamics
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Sherlock Holmes 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Witty Banter 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Old Hollywood 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 60
Genevieve
Genevieve (1953)
GoodWatch score 78

as Old Gentleman

Sea Devils
Sea Devils (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Baron de Baudrec

Brandy for the Parson
Brandy for the Parson (1952)
GoodWatch score 47

as Major Glockleigh

The Warden
The Warden (1951)

TV show ยท as Bishop of Barchester

The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lord Grenville

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 74
Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians (1949)

as General Mackenzie

Blanche Fury
Blanche Fury (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lord Rudford

Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1948)

as Colonel Pickering

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
GoodWatch score 87

as Embassy Counsellor

1930s

14 titles ยท average score 55
The Terror
The Terror (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Colonel Redmayne

Kate Plus Ten
Kate Plus Ten (1938)

as Colonel Westhanger

Silver Blaze
Silver Blaze (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sherlock Holmes

Thunder in the City
Thunder in the City (1937)
GoodWatch score 47

as Sir Peter

Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Fiscal

Dishonour Bright
Dishonour Bright (1936)

as Judge

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sherlock Holmes

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sherlock Holmes

The Missing Rembrandt
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)

as Sherlock Holmes

Condemned to Death
Condemned to Death (1932)

as Sir Charles Wallington

The Sleeping Cardinal
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sherlock Holmes

A Gentleman of Paris
A Gentleman of Paris (1931)

as Judge Le Fevre

1920s

3 titles
Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram (1924)

as Eugene Aram

The Diamond Man
The Diamond Man (1924)

as Lady Marshalt

Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1923)

as Lord Kingsburgh

1910s

2 titles
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan (1916)

as Lord Darlington

The Bigamist
The Bigamist (1916)

as Tony Henderson