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Jack Watling
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Jack Watling

1923 – 2001 · Chingford, Essex, England, UK · Active 1938–2025

Born in 1923, Jack Watling is an English actor known for his compelling performances in cult cinema. He appears as the protagonist's father in The Nanny (1965), a psychological thriller that explores the dark dynamics of a family. Watling also showcases his versatility in 11 Harrowhouse (1974), where he navigates the treacherous world of diamond heists. With a career that transitioned from film in the 1940s to television in the 1960s, Watling remains a significant figure in the realm of British cult films.

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11 Harrowhouse

11 Harrowhouse

1974 ★ 6.1
as Fitzmaurice

A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 Harrowhouse.

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Filmography

85 credits
2020s 4 credits
2025
Doctor Who: Downtime as Professor Travers
Movie
2022
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen as Professor Travers (voice)
Movie ★ 7.0
2022
Movie ★ 10.0
2021
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 as Professor Travers (voice)
Movie
1990s 5 credits
1995
Downtime as Professor Travers
Movie ★ 5.7
1992
Wallpaper Warrior as Michael Foot M.P.
Movie
1992
Heartbeat as The Colonel
TV ★ 7.2
1991
The House of Eliott as General Treves
TV ★ 6.6
1990
Jeeves and Wooster as Lord Wickhammersley
TV ★ 8.1
1980s 4 credits
1987
Fortunes of War as Sir Desmond Hooper
TV ★ 6.3
1982
Andy Robson as Matthew Dennison
TV ★ 9.7
1981
Bergerac as Blakemore
TV ★ 6.7
1981
Bergerac as Frank Blakemore
TV ★ 6.7
1970s 11 credits
1976
The Cedar Tree as Arthur Bourne (2)
TV
1976
The Cedar Tree as Julian Palmer
TV
1975
TV ★ 7.0
1974
11 Harrowhouse as Fitzmaurice
Movie ★ 5.8
1973
Father Dear Father as Bill Mossman
Movie ★ 5.4
1972
Movie
1972
Movie
1972
TV ★ 7.0
1971
TV ★ 7.8
1970
The Misfit as Reverend Tim Pritchard
TV ★ 9.0
1960s 21 credits
1969
TV ★ 7.3
1968
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear as Professor Travers
Movie ★ 7.7
1968
TV ★ 10.0
1968
Nearest and Dearest as Cartwright
TV ★ 7.5
1967
Movie ★ 7.5
1967
Mickey Dunne as Jack Leicester
TV
1966
TV ★ 7.5
1965
The Nanny as Dr. Medman
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
The Power Game as Don Henderson
TV ★ 10.0
1964
Who Was Maddox? as Jack Heath
Movie ★ 7.7
1963
TV ★ 7.9
1963
Doctor Who as Professor Travers
TV ★ 7.9
1962
Flat Two as Frank Leamington
Movie
1961
Mary Had a Little... as Scott Raymond
Movie ★ 4.0
1961
Nothing Barred as Peter Brewster
Movie ★ 7.0
1961
Three on a Spree as Mike Brewster
Movie ★ 6.4
1961
Anna Karenina as Stiva Prince Oblonsky
Movie ★ 6.6
1961
Nearly a Nasty Accident as Flight Lt. Grogan
Movie ★ 7.0
1960
Sink the Bismarck! as RNVR Signals Officer
Movie ★ 6.9
1960
Danger Man as Rollo Waters
TV ★ 7.4
1950s 29 credits
1959
TV ★ 4.8
1958
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Movie ★ 6.3
1958
A Night to Remember as Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall
Movie ★ 7.7
1958
Gideon's Day as Rev. Julian Small
Movie ★ 6.4
1958
Links of Justice as Edgar Mills
Movie ★ 8.5
1958
TV ★ 6.8
1957
That Woman Opposite as Toby Lawes
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
The Birthday Present as Bill Thompson
Movie ★ 7.3
1957
Movie ★ 6.9
1956
Movie ★ 6.9
1956
TV ★ 7.4
1955
A Time to Kill as Dennis Willows
Movie ★ 7.7
1955
Mr. Arkadin as Marquis of Rutleigh
Movie ★ 6.8
1955
Windfall as John Lee
Movie ★ 8.0
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1955
TV ★ 6.4
1954
The Sea Shall Not Have Them as Flying Officer Harding
Movie ★ 7.3
1954
Dangerous Cargo as Tom Matthews
Movie ★ 6.4
1954
The Golden Link as Bill Howard
Movie ★ 8.0
1954
Trouble in the Glen as Sammy Weller
Movie ★ 6.2
1953
Meet Mr. Lucifer as Jim Norton
Movie ★ 5.2
1953
Flannelfoot as Frank Mitchell
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
Number Three as Bill Hollies
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
Father's Doing Fine as Clifford Magill
Movie ★ 7.3
1952
Private Information as Hugh Carson
Movie ★ 6.5
1951
White Corridors as Dick Groom
Movie ★ 6.8
1950
The Naked Heart as Robert Gagnon
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
Once a Sinner as John Ross
Movie ★ 7.1
1940s 10 credits
1949
Movie ★ 6.0
1948
The Winslow Boy as Dickie Winslow
Movie ★ 7.0
1948
Easy Money as Dennis Stafford
Movie ★ 6.1
1948
Quartet as Nicky Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")
Movie ★ 6.3
1947
Movie ★ 5.3
1945
Journey Together as John Aynesworth
Movie ★ 6.6
1944
The Way Ahead as Sgt. Buster
Movie ★ 6.6
1943
Movie ★ 6.6
1943
We Dive at Dawn as Navigating Officer - Lt. Gordon, R.N.
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
Movie ★ 6.2
1930s 1 credit
1938
Movie ★ 6.3