Jack Watling
Known for
Across changing tastes and formats, Jack Watling has stayed a British actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape. 'Doctor Who' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience. 'A Night to Remember' is the other credit most often cited. The trail of credits goes back as far as 1938.
Jack Watling
44 Movies · 16 Series
Across changing tastes and formats, Jack Watling has stayed a British actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape. 'Doctor Who' is the longest-standing point of contact with the audience. 'A Night to Remember' is the other credit most often cited. The trail of credits goes back as far as 1938.
Movies
Plays Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall
A Night to Remember
1958
Plays RNVR Signals Officer
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
Plays Treherne
The Admirable Crichton
1957
Plays Winter
Under Capricorn
1949
Plays Dr. Medman
The Nanny
1965
Plays Marquis of Rutleigh
Mr. Arkadin
1955
Plays Rev. Julian Small
Gideon's Day
1958
Plays Teddy Courtney
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947
Plays Peel
Reach for the Sky
1956
Plays Bill Mossman
Father Dear Father
1973
Plays Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.
We Dive at Dawn
1943
Plays John Aynesworth
Journey Together
1945
Plays Tom
The Demi-Paradise
1943
Plays Fitzmaurice
11 Harrowhouse
1974
Plays Sgt. Buster
The Way Ahead
1944
Plays Jim Norton
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
Plays Atkinson
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
Plays Flying Officer Harding
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954
Plays Dickie Winslow
The Winslow Boy
1948
Plays Frank Mitchell
Flannelfoot
1953
Plays Professor Travers
Downtime
1995
Plays Clifford Magill
Father's Doing Fine
1952
Plays Minor Role
Sixty Glorious Years
1938
Plays Dick Groom
White Corridors
1951
Plays Mike Brewster
Three on a Spree
1961
Plays Peter Brewster
Nothing Barred
1961
Plays Sammy Weller
Trouble in the Glen
1954
Plays Professor Travers
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
1967
Plays Dennis Stafford
Easy Money
1948
Plays Nicky Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
Quartet
1948
Plays Dennis Willows
A Time to Kill
1955
Plays Flight Lt. Grogan
Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961
Plays Toby Lawes
That Woman Opposite
1957
Plays Tom Matthews
Dangerous Cargo
1954
Plays Jack Heath
Who Was Maddox?
1964
Plays Cyril
The Solitary Child
1958
Plays Bill Thompson
The Birthday Present
1957
Plays John Ross
Once a Sinner
1950
Plays Freddie
Chain of Events
1958
Plays Hugh Carson
Private Information
1952
TV Shows
Plays Don Henderson
The Power Game
1965
Plays Arthur Bourne
The Cedar Tree
1976
Plays Professor Travers
Doctor Who
1963
Plays Ferdinand
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Plays Blakemore
Bergerac
1981
Plays Jack Leicester
Mickey Dunne
1967
Plays Cartwright
Nearest and Dearest
1968
Plays Sir Desmond Hooper
Fortunes of War
1987
Plays Lord Wickhammersley
Jeeves and Wooster
1990
Plays The Colonel
Heartbeat
1992
Plays Mr. X
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Plays Dick Hunt
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Plays Sir Leon
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Plays General Treves
The House of Eliott
1991
Plays Reverend Tim Pritchard
The Misfit
1970
Plays Rollo Waters
Danger Man
1960
Latest Trailers
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11 Harrowhouse
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Downtime
Professor Travers
1995
Heartbeat
The Colonel
1994Season 4
Wallpaper Warrior
Michael Foot M.P.
1992
The House of Eliott
General Treves
1991Season 1
Bergerac
Blakemore
1991Season 9
Jeeves and Wooster
Lord Wickhammersley
1990Season 1
Bergerac
Blakemore
1990Season 8
Bergerac
Blakemore
1989Season 7
Fortunes of War
Sir Desmond Hooper · 1 episode
1987–
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jack Watling still alive?
Jack Watling passed away on May 22, 2001 at age 78.
What are the most famous roles of Jack Watling?
Jack Watling is best known for roles in A Night to Remember, Mr. Arkadin, Under Capricorn.
How many movies has Jack Watling been in?
Over a 63-year career (since 1938), Jack Watling has appeared in 44 movies and 16 TV shows.
What was Jack Watling's first movie?
The career of Jack Watling began with Sixty Glorious Years (1938).
What is Jack Watling's most recent movie or series?
Jack Watling's most recent release is Downtime, which premiered on February 3, 1995.
What TV shows has Jack Watling appeared in?
On television, Jack Watling has appeared in Doctor Who, Jeeves and Wooster, Heartbeat, Bergerac.
Jack Watling
1923-01-13 · 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.