Jack Watling

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Jack Watling

Acting January 13, 1923

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 fathe…

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.2 1992 TV Show
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

7.6 1958 Movie
Bergerac

Bergerac

7.0 1981 TV Show
Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster

8.1 1990 TV Show
Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn

6.0 1949 Movie
Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin

6.8 1955 Movie
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

6.4 1955 TV Show
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.8 1959 TV Show
Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

7.1 1975 TV Show
Danger Man

Danger Man

7.3 1960 TV Show
Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

6.8 1960 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen'

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2022
    Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

    Movie Professor Travers (voice)

  3. 2021
    Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

    Movie Professor Travers (voice)

  4. 1995
    Downtime

    Movie Professor Travers

  5. 1992
    Wallpaper Warrior

    Movie Michael Foot M.P.

  6. 1992
    Heartbeat

    TV show The Colonel

  7. 1991
    The House of Eliott

    TV show General Treves

  8. 1990
    Jeeves and Wooster

    TV show Lord Wickhammersley

  9. 1987
    Fortunes of War

    TV show Sir Desmond Hooper

  10. 1987
    Life Without George

    TV show William

  11. 1982
    Andy Robson

    TV show Matthew Dennison

  12. 1982
    Andy Robson

    TV show Matthew Dennison

  13. 1981
    Bergerac

    TV show Blakemore

  14. 1976
    The Cedar Tree

    TV show Arthur Bourne (2)

  15. 1975
    Rumpole of the Bailey

    TV show Mr. X

  16. 1975
    Ten from the Twenties

    TV show Sir Runnymede Clarke

More credits
  1. 1974
    11 Harrowhouse

    Movie Fitzmaurice

  2. 1973
    Father Dear Father

    Movie Bill Mossman

  3. 1972
    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

    Movie

  4. 1972
    Pathfinders

    TV show

  5. 1972
    Franklin's Farm

    Movie Philip

  6. 1972
    Third Party

    Movie Tony

  7. 1971
    Jason King

    TV show

  8. 1970
    The Misfit

    TV show Reverend Tim Pritchard

  9. 1969
    Paul Temple

    TV show

  10. 1968
    Nearest and Dearest

    TV show Cartwright

  11. 1968
    Never A Cross Word

    TV show

  12. 1968
    Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

    Movie Professor Travers

  13. 1967
    Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

    Movie Professor Travers

  14. 1967
    Mickey Dunne

    TV show Jack Leicester

  15. 1966
    Softly, Softly

    TV show

  16. 1965
    The Power Game

    TV show Don Henderson

  17. 1965
    The Nanny

    Movie Dr. Medman

  18. 1964
    Who Was Maddox?

    Movie Jack Heath

  19. 1963
    Doctor Who

    TV show

  20. 1962
    Flat Two

    Movie Frank Leamington

  21. 1961
    Anna Karenina

    Movie Stiva Prince Oblonsky

  22. 1961
    Stryker of the Yard

    TV show

  23. 1961
    Nothing Barred

    Movie Peter Brewster

  24. 1961
    Mary Had a Little...

    Movie Scott Raymond