Jack Watling

Acting

Jack Watling

Born January 13, 1923Chingford, Essex, England, UK80 credits

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

Doctor Who: Downtime

Movie

2025

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
7.0

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

Movie

2022

Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen'
10.0

Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen'

Movie

2022

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

Movie

2021

Downtime
5.2

Downtime

Movie

1995

Wallpaper Warrior

Wallpaper Warrior

Movie

1992

Filmography

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2025Doctor Who: Downtimeas Professor TraversMovie
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
2022Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmenas Professor Travers (voice)Movie
Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen'
2022Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
2021Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3as Professor Travers (voice)Movie
Downtime
1995Downtimeas Professor TraversMovie
Wallpaper Warrior
1992Wallpaper Warrioras Michael Foot M.P.Movie
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas The ColonelTV
The House of Eliott
1991The House of Eliottas General TrevesTV
Jeeves and Wooster
1990Jeeves and Woosteras Lord WickhammersleyTV
Fortunes of War
1987Fortunes of Waras Sir Desmond HooperTV
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1982Andy Robsonas Matthew DennisonTV
Bergerac
1981Bergeracas BlakemoreTV
The Cedar Tree
1976The Cedar Treeas Arthur Bourne (2)TV
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975Rumpole of the Baileyas Mr. XTV
11 Harrowhouse
197411 Harrowhouseas FitzmauriceMovie
Father Dear Father
1973Father Dear Fatheras Bill MossmanMovie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972The Adventures of Barry McKenzieMovie
Pathfinders
1972PathfindersTV
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1972Franklin's Farmas PhilipMovie
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1972Third Partyas TonyMovie
Jason King
1971Jason KingTV
The Misfit
1970The Misfitas Reverend Tim PritchardTV
Paul Temple
1969Paul TempleTV
Nearest and Dearest
1968Nearest and Dearestas CartwrightTV
Never A Cross Word
1968Never A Cross WordTV
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
1968Doctor Who: The Web of Fearas Professor TraversMovie
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
1967Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmenas Professor TraversMovie
Softly, Softly
1966Softly, SoftlyTV
The Power Game
1965The Power Gameas Don HendersonTV
The Nanny
1965The Nannyas Dr. MedmanMovie
Who Was Maddox?
1964Who Was Maddox?as Jack HeathMovie
Doctor Who
1963Doctor WhoTV
Flat Two
1962Flat Twoas Frank LeamingtonMovie
Anna Karenina
1961Anna Kareninaas Stiva Prince OblonskyMovie
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1961Stryker of the YardTV
Nothing Barred
1961Nothing Barredas Peter BrewsterMovie
Mary Had a Little...
1961Mary Had a Little...as Scott RaymondMovie
Three on a Spree
1961Three on a Spreeas Mike BrewsterMovie
Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961Nearly a Nasty Accidentas Flight Lt. GroganMovie
Sink the Bismarck!
1960Sink the Bismarck!as RNVR Signals OfficerMovie
No Hiding Place
1959No Hiding PlaceTV
The Solitary Child
1958The Solitary Childas CyrilMovie
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1958Links of Justiceas Edgar MillsMovie
Chain of Events
1958Chain of Eventsas FreddieMovie
The Adventures of William Tell
1958The Adventures of William Tellas FerdinandTV
A Night to Remember
1958A Night to Rememberas Fourth Officer Joseph BoxhallMovie
Gideon's Day
1958Gideon's Dayas Rev. Julian SmallMovie
The Birthday Present
1957The Birthday Presentas Bill ThompsonMovie
The Admirable Crichton
1957The Admirable Crichtonas TreherneMovie
That Woman Opposite
1957That Woman Oppositeas Toby LawesMovie
Hancock's Half Hour
1956Hancock's Half HourTV
Reach for the Sky
1956Reach for the Skyas PeelMovie
A Time to Kill
1955A Time to Killas Dennis WillowsMovie
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Sir LeonTV
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1955Windfallas John LeeMovie
Dixon of Dock Green
1955Dixon of Dock Greenas Dick HuntTV
Mr. Arkadin
1955Mr. Arkadinas Marquis of RutleighMovie
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1954The Golden Linkas Bill HowardMovie
Trouble in the Glen
1954Trouble in the Glenas Sammy WellerMovie
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954The Sea Shall Not Have Themas Flying Officer HardingMovie
Dangerous Cargo
1954Dangerous Cargoas Tom MatthewsMovie
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953Meet Mr. Luciferas Jim NortonMovie
Flannelfoot
1953Flannelfootas Frank MitchellMovie
Number Three
1953Number Threeas Bill HolliesMovie
Father's Doing Fine
1952Father's Doing Fineas Clifford MagillMovie
Private Information
1952Private Informationas Hugh CarsonMovie
White Corridors
1951White Corridorsas Dick GroomMovie
The Naked Heart
1950The Naked Heartas Robert GagnonMovie
Once a Sinner
1950Once a Sinneras John RossMovie
Under Capricorn
1949Under Capricornas WinterMovie
Quartet
1948Quartetas Nicky Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")Movie
The Winslow Boy
1948The Winslow Boyas Dickie WinslowMovie
Easy Money
1948Easy Moneyas Dennis StaffordMovie
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947The Courtneys of Curzon Streetas Teddy CourtneyMovie
Journey Together
1945Journey Togetheras John AynesworthMovie
The Way Ahead
1944The Way Aheadas Sgt. BusterMovie
The Demi-Paradise
1943The Demi-Paradiseas TomMovie
We Dive at Dawn
1943We Dive at Dawnas Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.Movie
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942The Young Mr. Pittas AtkinsonMovie
Sixty Glorious Years
1938Sixty Glorious Yearsas Minor RoleMovie