John Laurie

Actor. Born 24 March 1897 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK. Died 23 June 1980.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 8 titles

Born

24 March 1897, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK

Died

23 June 1980

Active

1935–1968

Frequently works with

Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Roger Livesey

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

82Critics

We rate John’s work 3 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above7

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 8 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films, 2 series
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $2m across 2 films with figures
Active: 1935–1968

Genres

Drama5
Comedy4
Romance3
War2
Fantasy1
History1

Best and worst on Fi1m

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp poster

91BestThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943

79WorstPandora and the Flying Dutchman1951

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

191930s

321940s

321950s

261960s

61970s

12000s

12020s

Directors most worked with

Emeric Pressburger2 titles

Michael Powell2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Roger Livesey2 titles