Jack Watling

Jack Watling

1923–2001 (aged 78)·Chingford, Essex, England, UK

Jack Watling is an English actor, who transitioned from a successful film career in the forties to an equally successful television career from the 1960s onwards. He is the father of the actress Deborah Watling.
55Credits25 TV · 30 films
1943–2022Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedNever A Cross Word
7.3 Average ratingacross 52 titles

Top TV shows 25best Jack Watling shows

  1. 1Never A Cross Word posterNever A Cross Word1 ep · 196810.0
  2. 2The Power Game posterThe Power GameDon Henderson · 35 eps · 196510.0
  3. 3Andy RobsonMatthew Dennison · 14 eps · 19829.7
  4. 4The Misfit posterThe MisfitReverend Tim Pritchard · 1 ep · 19709.0
  5. 5Jeeves and Wooster posterJeeves and WoosterLord Wickhammersley · 1 ep · 19908.1
  6. 6Doctor Who posterDoctor Who19637.9
  7. 7Jason King posterJason King1 ep · 19717.8
  8. 8Softly, Softly posterSoftly, Softly1 ep · 19667.5
  9. 9Nearest and Dearest posterNearest and DearestCartwright · 1 ep · 19687.5
  10. 10Hancock's Half Hour posterHancock's Half Hour1 ep · 19567.4
  11. 11Danger Man posterDanger ManRollo Waters · 1 ep · 19607.4
  12. 12Paul Temple posterPaul Temple1 ep · 19697.3
  13. 13Heartbeat posterHeartbeatThe Colonel · 1 ep · 19927.2
  14. 14Rumpole of the Bailey posterRumpole of the BaileyMr. X · 1 ep · 19757.0
  15. 15Pathfinders posterPathfinders13 eps · 19727.0
  16. 16The Adventures of William Tell posterThe Adventures of William TellFerdinand · 4 eps · 19586.8
  17. 17Bergerac posterBergeracBlakemore · 2 eps · 19816.7
  18. 18The House of Eliott posterThe House of EliottGeneral Treves · 1 ep · 19916.6
  19. 19The Adventures of Robin Hood posterThe Adventures of Robin HoodSir Leon · 1 ep · 19556.4
  20. 20Fortunes of War posterFortunes of WarSir Desmond Hooper · 1 ep · 19876.3
  21. 21Dixon of Dock Green posterDixon of Dock GreenDick Hunt · 1 ep · 19556.0
  22. 22No Hiding Place posterNo Hiding Place3 eps · 19594.8
  23. 23The Cedar Tree posterThe Cedar TreeArthur Bourne (2) · 13 eps · 1976
  24. 24Stryker of the Yard1 ep · 1961
  25. 25Mickey Dunne posterMickey DunneJack Leicester · 1 ep · 1967

Top movies 30best Jack Watling movies

  1. 1Number Three posterNumber ThreeBill Hollies · 19539.0
  2. 2Links of JusticeEdgar Mills · 19588.5
  3. 3WindfallJohn Lee · 19558.0
  4. 4The Golden LinkBill Howard · 19548.0
  5. 5Who Was Maddox? posterWho Was Maddox?Jack Heath · 19647.7
  6. 6A Night to Remember posterA Night to RememberFourth Officer Joseph Boxhall · 19587.7
  7. 7Doctor Who: The Web of Fear posterDoctor Who: The Web of FearProfessor Travers · 19687.7
  8. 8A Time to Kill posterA Time to KillDennis Willows · 19557.7
  9. 9Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen posterDoctor Who: The Abominable SnowmenProfessor Travers · 19677.5
  10. 10The Birthday Present posterThe Birthday PresentBill Thompson · 19577.3
  11. 11The Sea Shall Not Have Them posterThe Sea Shall Not Have ThemFlying Officer Harding · 19547.3
  12. 12Father's Doing Fine posterFather's Doing FineClifford Magill · 19527.3
  13. 13Once a Sinner posterOnce a SinnerJohn Ross · 19507.1
  14. 14Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen posterDoctor Who: The Abominable SnowmenProfessor Travers (voice) · 20227.0
  15. 15The Nanny posterThe NannyDr. Medman · 19657.0
  16. 16The Winslow Boy posterThe Winslow BoyDickie Winslow · 19487.0
  17. 17The Naked Heart posterThe Naked HeartRobert Gagnon · 19507.0
  18. 18Nothing Barred posterNothing BarredPeter Brewster · 19617.0
  19. 19Nearly a Nasty Accident posterNearly a Nasty AccidentFlight Lt. Grogan · 19617.0
  20. 20Reach for the Sky posterReach for the SkyPeel · 19566.9
  21. 21Sink the Bismarck! posterSink the Bismarck!RNVR Signals Officer · 19606.9
  22. 22The Admirable Crichton posterThe Admirable CrichtonTreherne · 19576.9
  23. 23Mr. Arkadin posterMr. ArkadinMarquis of Rutleigh · 19556.8
  24. 24White Corridors posterWhite CorridorsDick Groom · 19516.8
  25. 25Journey Together posterJourney TogetherJohn Aynesworth · 19456.6
  26. 26The Demi-Paradise posterThe Demi-ParadiseTom · 19436.6
  27. 27Anna Karenina posterAnna KareninaStiva Prince Oblonsky · 19616.6
  28. 28The Way Ahead posterThe Way AheadSgt. Buster · 19446.6
  29. 29That Woman Opposite posterThat Woman OppositeToby Lawes · 19576.5
  30. 30Private Information posterPrivate InformationHugh Carson · 19526.5

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