John Turnbull: movies and TV shows
John Turnbull has 72 credits in the archive: 72 films and 0 TV series, from 1920 to 1975. Highest rated: The 39 Steps (7.3/10).
Career timeline
1920 – 1975 · busiest year: 1934 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Prete, fai un miracolo | Edgar | Film | 7.0 | 94 |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Conrad Matthews: Staff of Nutbourne | Film | 6.7 | 69 |
| 1949 | The Man from Yesterday | Judge | Film | 9.0 | 68 |
| 1948 | Daybreak | Superintendent | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 1947 | So Well Remembered | Morris | Film | 5.2 | 66 |
| 1947 | The Hangman Waits | Inspector | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 1945 | A Place of One's Own | Sir Roland Jervis | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1944 | Don't Take It to Heart | Police Sergeant | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1944 | Fanny by Gaslight | Magistrate (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 63 |
| 1943 | The Shipbuilders | Baird | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1942 | Hard Steel | Mr. Rowlandson | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1941 | The Common Touch | Father at School Cricket Match | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1941 | Old Mother Riley's Circus | Cinema Manager | Film | 4.3 | 60 |
| 1940 | Spare a Copper | Inspector Richards | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1940 | Return to Yesterday | Station-master | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1940 | Three Silent Men | Inspector Gill | Film | 5.8 | 59 |
| 1939 | Spies of the Air | Sir Andrew Hamilton | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1939 | Dead Men Are Dangerous | Inspector Roberts | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 1939 | Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday | Chief Constable | Film | 7.9 | 58 |
| 1938 | The Terror | Superintendent Hallick | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1938 | Stepping Toes | Representative | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1938 | The Gaunt Stranger | Prison Governor | Film | 7.3 | 57 |
| 1938 | Julius Caesar | Decius Brutus/Messala | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1938 | Strange Boarders | uncredited | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1938 | Night Alone | Superintendent | Film | 10.0 | 57 |
| 1937 | Song of the Road | Bristow | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1937 | Silver Blaze | Inspector Lestrade | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1937 | Make-Up | Karo | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 1937 | Saturday Night Revue | Minor Role | Film | 5.8 | 56 |
| 1936 | Rembrandt | Minister | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1936 | The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss | Masters | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1936 | Where There's a Will | Detective Collins | Film | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1936 | Tudor Rose | Arundel | Film | 8.1 | 55 |
| 1936 | His Lordship | Stevenson | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1936 | Shipmates o' Mine | Captain Roberts | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1936 | Love at Sea | Police Inspector | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 1935 | The 39 Steps | Scottish Police Inspector (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1935 | The Passing of the Third Floor Back | Major Tomkin | Film | 7.8 | 54 |
| 1935 | Once in a New Moon | Capt. Crump | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1935 | Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor | Inspector Donnell | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1935 | The Black Mask | Inspector Murray | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1934 | The Rise of Catherine the Great | Rumyantsev | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1934 | The Lady Is Willing | Butler | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1934 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Jellyband | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1934 | It's a Cop | Inspector Gray | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1934 | Tangled Evidence | Moore | Film | 4.5 | 53 |
| 1934 | Passing Shadows | Inspector Goodall | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1934 | Music Hall | Collins | Film | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1934 | The Night of the Party | Inspector Ramage | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1934 | Lord Edgware Dies | Inspector Japp | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1934 | The Black Abbot | Inspector Lockwood | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1934 | Badger’s Green | Thomas Butler | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII | Hans Holbein (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1933 | Matinee Idol | Inspector North | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1933 | Puppets of Fate | Inspector | Film | 9.0 | 52 |
| 1933 | The Shadow | Detective Inspector Carr | Film | 5.9 | 52 |
| 1933 | The Man Outside | Inspector Jukes | Film | 5.4 | 52 |
| 1933 | The Iron Stair | Major Gordon | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1933 | Ask Beccles | Inspector Daniels | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1933 | The Umbrella | Governor | Film | 9.0 | 52 |
| 1932 | A Voice Said Goodnight | Inspector Lavory | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1932 | Murder on the Second Floor | Police Inspector | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1932 | The Midshipmaid | Officer | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1932 | Detective Lloyd | Barclay - Scotland Yard Superindendant | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1931 | The Conquest of the Air | Von Zeppelin | Film | 5.4 | 50 |
| 1931 | The Man at Six | Inspector Dawford | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1931 | 77 Park Lane | Superintendent | Film | — | 50 |
| 1931 | Keepers of Youth | Gordon Duff | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1931 | Rodney Steps In | Inspector | Film | — | 50 |
| 1931 | The Wickham Mystery | Howard Clayton | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1930 | Tons of Money | Sprules | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1920 | The Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss | Willie Mott | Film | 7.0 | 39 |