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

Filmography

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2025Doctor Who: Downtime
as Professor TraversMovie
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
2022Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen
as Professor Travers (voice)Movie
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
2021Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3
as Professor Travers (voice)Movie
Downtime
1995Downtime
as Professor TraversMovie
Wallpaper Warrior
1992Wallpaper Warrior
as Michael Foot M.P.Movie
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as The ColonelTV
The House of Eliott
1991The House of Eliott
as General TrevesTV
Jeeves and Wooster
1990Jeeves and Wooster
as Lord WickhammersleyTV
Fortunes of War
1987Fortunes of War
as Sir Desmond HooperTV
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1982Andy Robson
as Matthew DennisonTV
Bergerac
1981Bergerac
as BlakemoreTV
The Cedar Tree
1976The Cedar Tree
as Arthur Bourne (2)TV
11 Harrowhouse
197411 Harrowhouse
as FitzmauriceMovie
Father Dear Father
1973Father Dear Father
as Bill MossmanMovie
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1972Franklin's Farm
as PhilipMovie
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1972Third Party
as TonyMovie
The Misfit
1970The Misfit
as Reverend Tim PritchardTV
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
1968Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
as Professor TraversMovie
The Power Game
1965The Power Game
as Don HendersonTV
The Nanny
1965The Nanny
as Dr. MedmanMovie
Who Was Maddox?
1964Who Was Maddox?
as Jack HeathMovie
Flat Two
1962Flat Two
as Frank LeamingtonMovie
Anna Karenina
1961Anna Karenina
as Stiva Prince OblonskyMovie
Nothing Barred
1961Nothing Barred
as Peter BrewsterMovie
Mary Had a Little...
1961Mary Had a Little...
as Scott RaymondMovie
Three on a Spree
1961Three on a Spree
as Mike BrewsterMovie
Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961Nearly a Nasty Accident
as Flight Lt. GroganMovie
Sink the Bismarck!
1960Sink the Bismarck!
as RNVR Signals OfficerMovie
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1958Links of Justice
as Edgar MillsMovie
Chain of Events
1958Chain of Events
as FreddieMovie
A Night to Remember
1958A Night to Remember
as Fourth Officer Joseph BoxhallMovie
Gideon's Day
1958Gideon's Day
as Rev. Julian SmallMovie
The Birthday Present
1957The Birthday Present
as Bill ThompsonMovie
That Woman Opposite
1957That Woman Opposite
as Toby LawesMovie
A Time to Kill
1955A Time to Kill
as Dennis WillowsMovie
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1955Windfall
as John LeeMovie
Mr. Arkadin
1955Mr. Arkadin
as Marquis of RutleighMovie
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1954The Golden Link
as Bill HowardMovie
Trouble in the Glen
1954Trouble in the Glen
as Sammy WellerMovie
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954The Sea Shall Not Have Them
as Flying Officer HardingMovie
Dangerous Cargo
1954Dangerous Cargo
as Tom MatthewsMovie
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Jim NortonMovie
Flannelfoot
1953Flannelfoot
as Frank MitchellMovie
Number Three
1953Number Three
as Bill HolliesMovie
Father's Doing Fine
1952Father's Doing Fine
as Clifford MagillMovie
Private Information
1952Private Information
as Hugh CarsonMovie
White Corridors
1951White Corridors
as Dick GroomMovie
The Naked Heart
1950The Naked Heart
as Robert GagnonMovie
Once a Sinner
1950Once a Sinner
as John RossMovie
Under Capricorn
1949Under Capricorn
as WinterMovie
Quartet
1948Quartet
as Nicky Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")Movie
The Winslow Boy
1948The Winslow Boy
as Dickie WinslowMovie
Easy Money
1948Easy Money
as Dennis StaffordMovie
Journey Together
1945Journey Together
as John AynesworthMovie
The Way Ahead
1944The Way Ahead
as Sgt. BusterMovie
We Dive at Dawn
1943We Dive at Dawn
as Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.Movie
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942The Young Mr. Pitt
as AtkinsonMovie
Sixty Glorious Years
1938Sixty Glorious Years
as Minor RoleMovie