Robert Beatty

Career timeline

1. 1909 · Born

   Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

2. 1939 · Screen debut

   Murder in Soho (Movie)

3. 1963 · Breakthrough

   Doctor Who (TV)

4. 1989 · Latest release

   The Return of Sam McCloud (Movie)

5. 1992 · Died

   March 3, 1992

Career in numbers

1 1930s

14 1940s

30 1950s

12 1960s

15 1970s

7 1980s

• Drama44
• Crime21
• Thriller13
• Mystery11
• Comedy11
• War10

Highest-rated title 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 8.0 Most popular title 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Beatty in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

4 titles together

Jack Warner

3 titles together

John Mortimer

3 titles together

Michael Powell

3 titles together

Gordon Jackson

3 titles together

Ian Sharp

2 titles together

Fielder Cook

2 titles together

Robert Holmes

2 titles together

Peter Illing

2 titles together

Anton Walbrook

2 titles together

1. 1989 The Return of Sam McCloud as William Maitland Movie
2. 1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace as U.S. President 4.6 Movie
3. 1986 Labyrinth as Left Door Knocker (voice) 7.3 Movie
4. 1985 Blake's 7: The Beginning as Bran Foster Movie
5. 1983 Superman III as Tanker Captain 5.5 Movie
6. 1981 The Amateur as Ambassador Neville Movie
7. 1980 The Martian Chronicles as Gen. Halstead 7.2 TV
8. 1979 Minder as The Judge 7.2 TV
9. 1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball as Senator Milburn 5.6 Movie
10. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as Pulver 6.8 TV
11. 1978 Blake's 7 7.3 TV
12. 1977 Golden Rendezvous as Dr. Taubman Movie
13. 1977 Jesus of Nazareth as Proculus 7.8 TV
14. 1976 Teleplay TV
15. 1976 The New Avengers as Col. Ilenko 7.2 TV
16. 1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again as Admiral 6.9 Movie
17. 1975 Sleepwalker as Dan Summers Movie
18. 1974 The Gathering Storm as Lord Beaverbrook Movie
19. 1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Trench TV
20. 1973 Thriller as Dan Summers TV
21. 1972 Pope Joan as Dr. Corwin Movie
22. 1972 Sitting Target as Gun Dealer 6.1 Movie
23. 1969 Counterstrike as Pinot TV
24. 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Mr. Zeeder TV
25. 1968 Where Eagles Dare as Brig. Gen. George Carnaby 7.5 Movie
26. 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Ralph Halvorsen 8.0 Movie
27. 1967 Bikini Paradise as Commissioner Movie
28. 1966 Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet as General Cutler Movie
29. 1966 Too Near the Sun as Narrator Movie
30. 1965 The Troubleshooters as Kirby TV
31. 1964 The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse as Col. Matson Movie
32. 1963 Doctor Who as General Cutler 7.9 TV
33. 1963 The Human Jungle as George Shelton TV
34. 1960 The Shakedown as Jarvis Movie
35. 1959 No Hiding Place TV
36. 1958 Dial 999 as Det. Insp. Mike Maguire TV
37. 1957 Time Lock as Pete Dawson Movie
38. 1957 Something of Value as Jeff Newton, Elizabeth's Husband 5.5 Movie
39. 1957 Tarzan and the Lost Safari as Tusker Hawkins 5.4 Movie
40. 1957 Theatre Night as Anthony J. Drexel Biddle TV
41. 1956 The Secret of Magic Island Movie
42. 1956 Wire Service as John Templar TV
43. 1956 Armchair Theatre as Michael Steel TV
44. 1955 Portrait of Alison as Tim Forrester Movie
45. 1955 Out of the Clouds as Nick Millbourne Movie
46. 1954 Loves of Three Queens as Menelao (segment: The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships) Movie
47. 1953 Albert R.N. as Lt Jim Reed Movie
48. 1953 The Square Ring as Jim 'Kid' Curtis Movie
49. 1953 The Oracle as Bob Jefferson Movie
50. 1953 Man on a Tightrope as Barovic 6.6 Movie
51. 1953 A Journal of the Outdoors No. 11 as Narrator Movie
52. 1953 The Net as Maj. Sam Seagram Movie
53. 1953 The Broken Horseshoe as Dr. Mark Benton Movie
54. 1953 Gentlemen, The Queen Movie
55. 1952 The Gentle Gunman as Shinto Movie
56. 1952 Wings of Danger as Nick Talbot Movie
57. 1952 The Magic Box as Lord Beaverbrook 6.5 Movie
58. 1952 The Figurehead Movie
59. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lord Beaverbrook TV
60. 1951 Calling Bulldog Drummond as Arthur Gunns Movie
61. 1951 Spotlight at the Fair as Commentator Movie
62. 1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. as Lt. William Bush 7.0 Movie
63. 1950 Her Favourite Husband as Antonio Pellegrini Movie
64. 1950 The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery as Bob Beacham Movie
65. 1948 Portrait from Life as Campbell Reid Movie
66. 1948 Another Shore as Gulliver Shields Movie
67. 1948 Counterblast as Dr. Paul Rankin Movie
68. 1948 Against the Wind as Father Philip Elliot Movie
69. 1947 Odd Man Out as Dennis 7.3 Movie
70. 1946 A Matter of Life and Death as US Crewman (uncredited) 7.8 Movie
71. 1946 Appointment with Crime as Det. Insp. Rogers Movie
72. 1944 It Happened One Sunday as Tom Stevens Movie
73. 1943 San Demetrio London as 'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio Movie
74. 1942 Suspected Person as Louis Franklin Movie
75. 1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as Sgt. Hopkins 6.6 Movie
76. 1941 49th Parallel as RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice) 7.0 Movie
77. 1941 Dangerous Moonlight as Reporter with Carol Movie
78. 1940 After Mein Kampf Movie
79. 1939 Murder in Soho as Jack Movie

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