Jack Watson

Career timeline

1. 1915 · Born

   Born in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

2. 1945 · Screen debut

   Painted Boats (Movie)

3. 1960 · Breakthrough

   Coronation Street (TV)

4. 1999 · Died

   July 4, 1999

5. 2015 · Latest release

   Inside the Tower (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1940s

4 1950s

23 1960s

24 1970s

12 1980s

3 1990s

1 2000s

1 2010s

• Drama46
• Crime14
• Comedy11
• Action9
• War7
• Horror7

Highest-rated title Edge of Darkness 1985 8.1 Most popular title Coronation Street 1960 5.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Jack Watson in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

7 titles together

Peter Hammond

5 titles together

Christopher Morahan

5 titles together

Anthony Read

4 titles together

Dave Martin

4 titles together

Roger Moore

3 titles together

Bob Baker

3 titles together

Reginald Rose

3 titles together

Christopher Lee

3 titles together

Stanley Myers

2 titles together

1. 2015 Inside the Tower as Hamp(archive footage) Movie
2. 2003 The Second Coming as Alex Morris 7.0 TV
3. 1994 Common As Muck as Vernon TV
4. 1992 Heartbeat as Tom Abbott 7.1 TV
5. 1990 Little Sir Nicholas as Robinson TV
6. 1988 A Taste for Death as Henry TV
7. 1987 Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder as Mr. Foster 7.4 TV
8. 1985 Edge of Darkness as James Godbolt 8.1 TV
9. 1985 Christopher Columbus as Padre Marcena TV
10. 1985 Dempsey and Makepeace as Terence Harris 6.8 TV
11. 1984 Diana as Uncle Mark TV
12. 1983 The Climber TV
13. 1981 Into the Labyrinth as Davy Crockett TV
14. 1981 Masada as Decurion 7.1 TV
15. 1980 The Sea Wolves as Maclean 5.9 Movie
16. 1980 The Enigma Files as Jack Blandy TV
17. 1980 North Sea Hijack as Captain Olafson 6.3 Movie
18. 1979 Minder as Hammer 7.2 TV
19. 1979 Kidnapped as Andie TV
20. 1978 A Horseman Riding By as Norman Eveleigh TV
21. 1978 The Wild Geese as RSM Sandy Young 6.8 Movie
22. 1978 All Creatures Great and Small as Cranford 7.8 TV
23. 1977 Treasure Island as Billy Bones TV
24. 1977 The Purple Taxi as Sean 5.8 Movie
25. 1977 Rob Roy as Morris TV
26. 1976 Schizo as William Haskin 5.6 Movie
27. 1976 The Georgian House as Ellis TV
28. 1975 Sky as Major Briggs TV
29. 1975 The Hanged Man as Douglas MacKinnon TV
30. 1974 Churchill's People as Jop TV
31. 1974 The Four Musketeers as Busigny 6.5 Movie
32. 1974 11 Harrowhouse as Miller 5.8 Movie
33. 1974 Juggernaut as Chief Engineer Malicent 6.3 Movie
34. 1974 From Beyond the Grave as Sir Michael Sinclair 6.7 Movie
35. 1973 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 7.6 TV
36. 1972 Arthur of the Britons as Llud TV
37. 1972 Tower of Evil as Hamp Gurney 5.6 Movie
38. 1971 Kidnapped as James Stewart 6.1 Movie
39. 1971 Upstairs, Downstairs as McKay 7.6 TV
40. 1970 The McKenzie Break as General Kerr 5.9 Movie
41. 1970 Every Home Should Have One as McLaughlin 4.9 Movie
42. 1969 The Main Chance as Charles Arkwright TV
43. 1968 Please Sir! as Barker TV
44. 1968 The Strange Affair as Quince Movie
45. 1968 The Devil's Brigade as Cpl. Peacock 6.3 Movie
46. 1967 Tobruk as Sgt. Maj. Jack Tyne 6.4 Movie
47. 1966 Grand Prix as Jeff Jordan 7.3 Movie
48. 1966 The Idol as Police Inspector Movie
49. 1965 The Night Caller as The Sergeant 5.5 Movie
50. 1965 The Troubleshooters as Archie Turner TV
51. 1965 The Hill as Jock McGrath 7.5 Movie
52. 1964 The Gorgon as Ratoff 6.4 Movie
53. 1964 The Wednesday Play as Rev. Beaumont TV
54. 1963 Festival as Strength TV
55. 1963 Sergeant Cork as Sergeant Jones TV
56. 1963 This Sporting Life as Len Miller 7.0 Movie
57. 1962 On the Beat as Police Sergeant 7.6 Movie
58. 1962 Man of the World as Inspector Melton TV
59. 1962 Z-Cars TV
60. 1961 Konga as Supt. Brown 4.4 Movie
61. 1961 The Avengers as Hopper 7.8 TV
62. 1960 Coronation Street as Bill Gregory 5.3 TV
63. 1960 The Man Who Was Nobody as Police Inspector Movie
64. 1960 Peeping Tom as Chief Insp. Gregg 7.4 Movie
65. 1959 No Hiding Place TV
66. 1959 Edgar Wallace Mysteries as Inspector Davis TV
67. 1956 Armchair Theatre as Mr. Frost TV
68. 1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. as Capt. Sylvester (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
69. 1945 Painted Boats as Lockkeeper (uncredited) Movie

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