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Portrait of Fred Emney

Acting

Fred Emney

Career

Active from 1935 to 1977, with a break from 1943 to 1954, busiest in 1938 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Fast Lady
The Fast Lady
GoodWatch score58/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fred Emney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    2.2, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    1.8, average 4.7
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Best of the Adventures
The Best of the Adventures (1981)

as Sir Basil Lemmington (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

5 titles · average score 40
Adventures of a Private Eye
Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)
GoodWatch score 35

as Sir Basil Lemmington

The Amorous Milkman
The Amorous Milkman (1975)
GoodWatch score 27

as Magistrate

Men of Affairs
Men of Affairs (1973)

TV show · as Lord Bagley

Up the Chastity Belt
Up the Chastity Belt (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mortimer

Doctor in Trouble
Doctor in Trouble (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sir Thomas Relph

1960s

13 titles · average score 67
The Italian Job
The Italian Job (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

as Birkinshaw

Oliver!
Oliver! (1968)
GoodWatch score 77

as Chairman - Workhouse

Misleading Cases
Misleading Cases (1967)

TV show · as Lord Mitre

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1967)

TV show

The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sir Arthur Moleskin

I've Gotta Horse
I've Gotta Horse (1965)

as Lord Bentley

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
GoodWatch score 74

as Colonel on Road

Bunny Lake Is Missing
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

as Man in Soho

San Ferry Ann
San Ferry Ann (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

as Gourmet

Father Came Too!
Father Came Too! (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as Actor Playing Sir Francis Drake

A Home of Your Own
A Home of Your Own (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as The Mayor

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

as Golfer

1950s

1 title
Fun at St. Fanny's
Fun at St. Fanny's (1955)

as Dr. Septimus Jankers

1940s

3 titles
Let the People Sing
Let the People Sing (1942)

as Sir George Denberry-Baxter

Just William
Just William (1940)

as Mr. Brown

The Middle Watch
The Middle Watch (1940)

as Adm. Sir Reginald Hewett

1930s

10 titles
Just like a Woman
Just like a Woman (1939)

as Sir Charles Devoir

She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No (1939)

as Herbert

Hold My Hand
Hold My Hand (1938)

as Lord Milchester

Yes, Madam?
Yes, Madam? (1938)

as Sir Charles Drake-Drake

Luck of the Navy
Luck of the Navy (1938)

as Cook

Jane Steps Out
Jane Steps Out (1938)

as General Wilton

The Lilac Domino
The Lilac Domino (1937)

as Baron Ladislas de Gonda

Let's Make a Night of It
Let's Make a Night of It (1937)

as Henry Boydell

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1935)

as Freddy

Come Out of the Pantry
Come Out of the Pantry (1935)

as Marquis of Axminster