---
name: "Dudley Sutton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dudley-sutton"
fi1m_id: "dudley-sutton"
imdb_id: "nm0840303"
tmdb_id: 27393
wikidata_id: "Q2473636"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 April 1933"
died: "15 September 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T13:43:21.378569+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dudley Sutton

## Identity

Dudley Sutton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dudley-sutton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dudley-sutton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0840303
- **TMDB ID:** 27393
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2473636
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Sutton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2473636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0840303/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27393

Actor. Born 6 April 1933 in Kingston, Surrey, England. Died 15 September 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 April 1933, Kingston, Surrey, England
- **Died:** 15 September 2018
- **Active:** 1971–2002
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (1), 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 59 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Sutton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2473636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0840303/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27393

## Biography

Dudley Sutton was an English actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before joining Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. He appeared in stage productions and began working in film and television in the late 1950s.

Sutton played Boxer Davis in the series *Widows* (1983), Tinker Dill in *Lovejoy* (1986–1994) and Dennis in the film *Tomorrow La Scala!* (2002). He was also known for his role as Baron de Laubardemont in Ken Russell's *The Devils* (1971) and for appearances in *The Leather Boys* (1964), *The Pink Panther Strikes Again* (1976) and *The Football Factory* (2004). He died in 2018.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.co.uk, theguardian.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Tomorrow La Scala!* (2002), Fi1m 59, as Dennis — [page](https://film.one/film/tomorrow-la-scala.md)
- *Orlando* (1992), Fi1m 81, as King James I — [page](https://film.one/film/orlando.md)
- *Smiley's People* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Oleg Kirov — [page](https://film.one/tv/smileys-people.md)

## Complete filmography (119)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (2022), as Older Fairy
- *Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart* (2019), as Old Man
- *The Future of Work and Death* (2016), as Narrator (voice)
- *Tin* (2015), as Zachariah Bennett
- *The Film That Buys the Cinema* (2014), Director
- *Katherine of Alexandria* (2014), as Marcellus
- *Family Tree* (2013), series, as Jimmy Pickwick
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Father Francis Palfreyman
- *The Door* (2012), as Henry
- *Cockneys vs Zombies* (2012), as Eric
- *Outside Bet* (2012), as Alfie Hobnails
- *Weekend Retreat* (2011), as Paulie
- *Billy the Kid* (2011), as Billy
- *The Shouting Men* (2010), as Charlie
- *The Persuasionists* (2010), series, as Mob Leader
- *Dean Spanley* (2008), as Marriot
- *Skins* (2007), series, as Norman — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *Irish Jam* (2006), as Pat Duffy
- *The Football Factory* (2004), as Bill Farrell
- *The Goodbye Plane* (2003), as Harry
- *Keen Eddie* (2003), series, Actor
- *Song for a Raggy Boy* (2003), as Brother Tom
- *Tomorrow La Scala!* (2002), as Dennis — Fi1m 59, [page](https://film.one/film/tomorrow-la-scala.md)
- *Mapping Perception* (2002), Actor
- *David Copperfield* (2001), as Richard Babley/'Mr Dick'
- *This Filthy Earth* (2001), as Papa
- *Victoria & Albert* (2001), as Page
- *David Copperfield* (2000), series, as Richard Babley / 'Mr Dick'
- *Up at the Villa* (2000), as Harold Atkinson
- *Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)* (2000), series, Actor
- *The Tichborne Claimant* (1999), as Onslow Onslow
- *Incognito* (1997), as Offul
- *Moses* (1996), series, as High Priest
- *Orlando* (1992), as King James I — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/orlando.md)
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, as Father Robert
- *Tales from the Poop Deck* (1992), series, as Scurvy
- *Edward II* (1991), as Bishop of Winchester
- *In Suspicious Circumstances* (1991), series, as Dr Robert Clements
- *The Chief* (1990), series, as Martin Scobie
- *Nineteen96* (1989), as Dep. Commissioner Sir Harry Streeter
- *Screen One* (1989), series, as Deputy Commissioner Sir Harry Streeter
- *The Rainbow* (1989), as MacAllister
- *The Beiderbecke Connection* (1988), series, as Mr Carter
- *Noble House* (1988), series, as Commissioner Roger Crosse
- *Water's Edge* (1988), as Vicar
- *The Beiderbecke Tapes* (1987), series, as Carter
- *A State of Emergency* (1986), as Mikhail S. Petrov
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Arthur — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Tinker Dill
- *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), series, as Bailey — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md)
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Bishop of Winchester
- *The Beiderbecke Affair* (1985), series, as Mr. Carter
- *The House* (1984), as Mr. Janek
- *Slags* (1984), as Marlon's Father
- *Those Glory Glory Days* (1983), as Arthur - Journalist
- *Widows* (1983), series, as Boxer Davis
- *The Disappearance of Harry* (1982), as Stan Harris
- *The Comic Strip Presents...* (1982), series, as Marlon's Father
- *Brimstone & Treacle* (1982), as Stroller
- *Smiley's People* (1982), series, as Oleg Kirov — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/smileys-people.md)
- *Shine on Harvey Moon* (1982), series, as Connie Rosenthal
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Neldricken
- *George & Mildred* (1980), as Jacko
- *The Island* (1980), as Dr. Brazil
- *Juno and the Paycock* (1980), as "Captain" Jack Boyle
- *The Gentle Touch* (1980), series, as Ted Oates
- *The London Connection* (1979), as Goetz
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Detective Sergeant Jack Sherrard
- *The Playbirds* (1978), as Hern
- *Strangers* (1978), series, as Sam Schulman
- *The Big Sleep* (1978), as Lanny
- *No. 1 of the Secret Service* (1977), as K.R.A.S.H. Leader
- *Valentino* (1977), as Willie
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (1977), as Hodge
- *Porridge: The Desperate Hours* (1976), as Reg Urwin
- *Fellini's Casanova* (1976), as Duca di Wuertemberg
- *The Pink Panther Strikes Again* (1976), as McClaren
- *Pure as a Lily* (1976), as Jack
- *One Hour to Zero* (1976), as Mike Ellis
- *Kill Two Birds* (1975), as Gadder
- *Shades of Greene* (1975), series, as Hire-car driver
- *Cilla's Comedy Six* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Max Deller — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Great Expectations* (1974), as Criminal
- *The Stud* (1974), as Randy Warpshot / Longstreet / Charlady / Yidnar Warpshot
- *Up The Workers* (1973), series, as Bert Hamflitt
- *Diamonds on Wheels* (1973), as Finch
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Gadder
- *Paganini Strikes Again* (1973), as Raddings
- *The Baron: Mystery Island* (1972), as Bran Carlton
- *Madame Sin* (1972), as Monk
- *A Town Called Bastard* (1971), as Spectre
- *Mr. Forbush and the Penguins* (1971), as Starshot
- *The Devils* (1971), as Baron de Laubardemont
- *Conceptions of Murder* (1970), series, as Sidney Fox
- *One More Time* (1970), as Wilson
- *The Walking Stick* (1970), as Ted Sandymount
- *Crossplot* (1969), as Warren
- *Department S* (1969), series, as Sonny
- *Uncle Silas* (1968), as Dudley Ruthyn
- *Death of a Private* (1967), as Private Watt
- *Mystery and Imagination* (1966), series, as Dudley Ruthyn
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Michael, Jim
- *Rotten to the Core* (1965), as Jelly
- *Londoners* (1965), series, as Ernie
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Corporal Tom Oates, Private Watt
- *Detective* (1964), series, as Robert Carmichael
- *The Leather Boys* (1964), as Pete
- *The Human Jungle* (1963), series, as Leigh
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Eddy Black
- *The Boys* (1962), as Stanley Herbert "Stan" Coulter
- *Go to Blazes* (1962), as Boy Lover
- *Z-Cars* (1962), series, Actor
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Dexter — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *The Cupboard* (1960), as Police Constable
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *A Night to Remember* (1958), as Lookout (uncredited) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/a-night-to-remember.md)
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Police Constable
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Finch, Goetz

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