- Films
- 42
- Avg rating
- 6.75
- Peak run
- 1935’43
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
John by the numbers
Average
6.75
23 rated films
Vote weighted
6.81
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.86
rating spread
Career
50y
1930 to 1979
Total votes
225K
across every film
Best
8.0
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Worst
6.9
Treasure Island
Newest first
Filmography
| 1979 | The Prisoner of Zenda | · | 5.3 | 1,519 |
| 1971 |  The Abominable Dr. Phibes | · | 7.0 | 18,296 |
| 1971 |  Dad's Army | Pte. Frazer | 6.9 | 3,981 |
| 1966 |  The Reptile | Mad Peter | 6.1 | 4,495 |
| 1963 | Siege of the Saxons | Merlin | · | 502 |
| 1963 | Ladies Who Do | · | · | 668 |
| 1960 | Kidnapped | Ebenezer Balfour | 6.5 | 1,776 |
| 1957 | Campbell's Kingdom | Mac | 6.3 | 1,034 |
| 1955 |  Richard III | · | 7.3 | 5,972 |
| 1954 | The Black Knight | · | · | 967 |
| 1954 | Devil Girl from Mars | Mr. Jamieson | 5.0 | 2,652 |
| 1954 |  Hobson's Choice | · | 7.7 | 10,289 |
| 1953 | The Fake | Henry Mason | · | 569 |
| 1952 | Island of Desire | Grimshaw | · | 352 |
| 1951 |  Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Angus | 6.9 | 5,525 |
| 1950 | Trio | · | · | 999 |
| 1950 |  Treasure Island | Blind Pew | 6.9 | 11,026 |
| 1950 | Madeleine | · | 6.9 | 2,456 |
| 1948 | Bonnie Prince Charlie | Blind Jamie | · | 357 |
| 1948 |  Hamlet | Francisco | 7.5 | 20,175 |
Better together?
John Laurie's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Alfred Hitchcock and John Laurie movies
Takes
On John Laurie
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