Ewen Solon

Career timeline

1. 1917 · Born

   Born in Auckland, New Zealand

2. 1948 · Screen debut

   London Belongs to Me (Movie)

3. 1959 · Breakthrough

   No Hiding Place (TV)

4. 1985 · Died

   July 7, 1985

5. 2025 · Latest release

   Doctor Who: The Savages (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1940s

37 1950s

15 1960s

8 1970s

5 1980s

1 2020s

• Drama43
• Crime17
• Adventure12
• Mystery7
• Thriller7
• Action & Adventure6

Highest-rated title Doctor Who 1963 7.9 Most popular title Doctor Who 1963 7.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ewen Solon in our catalogue.

Anthony Bushell

3 titles together

Anthony Read

3 titles together

Robert Day

3 titles together

Robert Holmes

3 titles together

Dave Martin

3 titles together

Bob Baker

3 titles together

Peter Graham Scott

3 titles together

Neville Jason

2 titles together

Peter Ustinov

2 titles together

Patrick Allen

2 titles together

1. 2025 Doctor Who: The Savages as Chal (voice) Movie
2. 1983 The Wicked Lady as Clergyman at Tyburn 4.9 Movie
3. 1981 Into the Labyrinth as La Valette TV
4. 1981 Lion of the Desert as Italian Tank Commander 7.3 Movie
5. 1980 Fair Stood the Wind for France as Surgeon TV
6. 1980 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square as Commander Ford Movie
7. 1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball as Watkins 5.6 Movie
8. 1979 Kidnapped as Argyll TV
9. 1978 The Doombolt Chase TV
10. 1976 Machinegunner as Geoffrey Livingston Movie
11. 1976 The Message 7.1 Movie
12. 1975 Doctor Who: Planet of Evil as Vishinsky Movie
13. 1972 Crown Court TV
14. 1970 The Day They Buried Cleaver as Chief. Supt. Sewgold Movie
15. 1968 Journey to the Unknown as Douglas Bishop TV
16. 1967 The Revenue Men as Caesar Smith TV
17. 1966 The Sandwich Man as Blind Man Movie
18. 1966 Doctor Who: The Savages as Chal Movie
19. 1965 The Troubleshooters as Mojida TV
20. 1963 Doctor Who as Vishinsky 7.9 TV
21. 1962 Man of the World as Gault TV
22. 1961 The Curse of the Werewolf as Don Fernando 6.5 Movie
23. 1961 The Terror of the Tongs as Tang How 5.7 Movie
24. 1960 The Sundowners as Halstead 6.7 Movie
25. 1960 Maigret as Lucas TV
26. 1960 Sunday-Night Play as Andre Vauquin TV
27. 1960 Danger Man as President Pablo Gomez 7.3 TV
28. 1960 Tarzan the Magnificent as Dexter Movie
29. 1960 On Trial as Sir Edward Law TV
30. 1959 The Stranglers of Bombay 6.5 Movie
31. 1959 No Hiding Place TV
32. 1959 The White Trap as Jack Brunel Movie
33. 1959 Jack the Ripper as Sir David Rogers 6.1 Movie
34. 1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles as Stapleton 6.8 Movie
35. 1958 The Big Money as Detective in Pub Movie
36. 1958 The Silent Enemy as Willowdale Captain Movie
37. 1957 Black Ice as Capt. John Dodds Movie
38. 1957 The Devil's Pass as Job Jolly Movie
39. 1957 Account Rendered as Detective Inspector Marshall Movie
40. 1957 Sailor of Fortune as Mustafa TV
41. 1957 Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as ERA Williams Movie
42. 1957 Robbery Under Arms as Sergeant Arthur Movie
43. 1956 The Buccaneers as Spanish Admiral TV
44. 1956 Armchair Theatre as Bob Farrow TV
45. 1956 Behind the Headlines as Superintendent Faro Movie
46. 1956 Who Done It? as Police Radio Announcer (uncredited) Movie
47. 1956 1984 as Outer Party Orator 6.5 Movie
48. 1956 The Count of Monte Cristo TV
49. 1956 The Secret of the Forest as Mr. Roberts Movie
50. 1956 Jumping for Joy as Haines Movie
51. 1955 Dixon of Dock Green as Captain Lewis TV
52. 1955 The Dam Busters as Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell 6.9 Movie
53. 1955 The Dark Avenger as D'Estell Movie
54. 1954 The End of the Road as Policeman Movie
55. 1953 Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue as Maj. Gen. Wightman Movie
56. 1953 The Sword and the Rose as Guardsman 6.4 Movie
57. 1952 Crow Hollow as Sgt. Jenkins Movie
58. 1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as Merrie Man 6.2 Movie
59. 1952 Hunted as Radio Operator 6.9 Movie
60. 1951 Valley of the Eagles as Det. Anderson Movie
61. 1951 Mystery Junction as Detective Sgt. Peterson Movie
62. 1951 Assassin for Hire as Fred Movie
63. 1951 The Rossiter Case as Inspector Movie
64. 1950 Highly Dangerous as Enemy Scientist (uncredited) Movie
65. 1950 The Naked Heart Movie
66. 1950 Sunday Night Theatre as Joannides TV
67. 1948 London Belongs to Me as Clerk (uncredited) Movie

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