Jack Watling

Acting

Jack Watling

Born 13 January 1923 · Chingford, Essex, England, UK · Died 22 May 2001 at 78

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.

Known for

Highlights

Doctor Who1963 · Series
A Night to Remember1958 · Film · Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall
Jeeves and Wooster1990 · Series · Lord Wickhammersley
Mr. Arkadin1955 · Film · Marquis of Rutleigh
Sink the Bismarck!1960 · Film · RNVR Signals Officer
The Nanny1965 · Film · Dr. Medman

Filmography

Movies

50 films

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen2022 · Film · Professor Travers (voice)
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 32021 · Film · Professor Travers (voice)
Downtime1995 · Film · Professor Travers
Wallpaper Warrior1992 · Film · Michael Foot M.P.
11 Harrowhouse1974 · Film · Fitzmaurice
Father Dear Father1973 · Film · Bill Mossman
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie1972 · Film
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear1968 · Film · Professor Travers
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen1967 · Film · Professor Travers
The Nanny1965 · Film · Dr. Medman
Who Was Maddox?1964 · Film · Jack Heath
Flat Two1962 · Film · Frank Leamington
Anna Karenina1961 · Film · Stiva Prince Oblonsky
Nothing Barred1961 · Film · Peter Brewster
Mary Had a Little...1961 · Film · Scott Raymond
Three on a Spree1961 · Film · Mike Brewster
Nearly a Nasty Accident1961 · Film · Flight Lt. Grogan
Sink the Bismarck!1960 · Film · RNVR Signals Officer
The Solitary Child1958 · Film · Cyril
Chain of Events1958 · Film · Freddie
A Night to Remember1958 · Film · Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall
Gideon's Day1958 · Film · Rev. Julian Small
The Birthday Present1957 · Film · Bill Thompson
The Admirable Crichton1957 · Film · Treherne
That Woman Opposite1957 · Film · Toby Lawes
Reach for the Sky1956 · Film · Peel
A Time to Kill1955 · Film · Dennis Willows
Mr. Arkadin1955 · Film · Marquis of Rutleigh
Trouble in the Glen1954 · Film · Sammy Weller
The Sea Shall Not Have Them1954 · Film · Flying Officer Harding
Dangerous Cargo1954 · Film · Tom Matthews
Meet Mr. Lucifer1953 · Film · Jim Norton
Flannelfoot1953 · Film · Frank Mitchell
Number Three1953 · Film · Bill Hollies
Father's Doing Fine1952 · Film · Clifford Magill
Private Information1952 · Film · Hugh Carson
White Corridors1951 · Film · Dick Groom
The Naked Heart1950 · Film · Robert Gagnon
Once a Sinner1950 · Film · John Ross
Under Capricorn1949 · Film · Winter
Quartet1948 · Film · Nicky Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
The Winslow Boy1948 · Film · Dickie Winslow
Easy Money1948 · Film · Dennis Stafford
The Courtneys of Curzon Street1947 · Film · Teddy Courtney
Journey Together1945 · Film · John Aynesworth
The Way Ahead1944 · Film · Sgt. Buster
The Demi-Paradise1943 · Film · Tom
We Dive at Dawn1943 · Film · Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.
The Young Mr. Pitt1942 · Film · Atkinson
Sixty Glorious Years1938 · Film · Minor Role

Filmography

Series

23 shows

Heartbeat1992 · Series · The Colonel
The House of Eliott1991 · Series · General Treves
Jeeves and Wooster1990 · Series · Lord Wickhammersley
Fortunes of War1987 · Series · Sir Desmond Hooper
Bergerac1981 · Series · Blakemore
The Cedar Tree1976 · Series · Arthur Bourne
Rumpole of the Bailey1975 · Series · Mr. X
Pathfinders1972 · Series
Jason King1971 · Series
The Misfit1970 · Series · Reverend Tim Pritchard
Paul Temple1969 · Series
Nearest and Dearest1968 · Series · Cartwright
Never A Cross Word1968 · Series
Mickey Dunne1967 · Series · Jack Leicester
Softly, Softly1966 · Series
The Power Game1965 · Series · Don Henderson
Doctor Who1963 · Series
Danger Man1960 · Series · Rollo Waters
No Hiding Place1959 · Series
The Adventures of William Tell1958 · Series · Ferdinand
Hancock's Half Hour1956 · Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · Series · Sir Leon
Dixon of Dock Green1955 · Series · Dick Hunt