Roald Dahl: movies and TV shows
Roald Dahl has 85 credits in the archive: 67 films and 18 TV series, from 1955 to 2025. Highest rated: Fantastic Mr. Fox (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1955 – 2025 · busiest year: 1979 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Twits | Film | 5.9 | 108 | |
| 2025 | Cordero al Matadero | Film | — | 108 | |
| 2025 | Lamb To The Slaughter | Film | 10.0 | 108 | |
| 2025 | Lamb To The Slaughter | Film | 10.0 | 108 | |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More | Film | 7.5 | 107 | |
| 2023 | Wonka | Film | 7.0 | 106 | |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Film | 7.2 | 106 | |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar | Film | 7.2 | 106 | |
| 2023 | Poison | Film | 6.9 | 106 | |
| 2023 | The Swan | Film | 6.8 | 106 | |
| 2023 | The Rat Catcher | Film | 6.6 | 106 | |
| 2022 | Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical | Film | 6.8 | 105 | |
| 2022 | Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical | Film | 6.8 | 105 | |
| 2020 | Roald Dahl's The Witches | Film | 6.3 | 103 | |
| 2020 | Tales of the Uncanny | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 103 |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Film | 6.7 | 100 | |
| 2017 | Revolting Rhymes | Film | 6.8 | 100 | |
| 2016 | The BFG | Film | 6.3 | 99 | |
| 2016 | Revolting Rhymes | TV | 9.3 | 99 | |
| 2016 | Revolting Rhymes | TV | 9.3 | 99 | |
| 2016 | Revolting Rhymes | TV | 9.3 | 99 | |
| 2016 | In the Ruins | Film | — | 99 | |
| 2016 | The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 99 |
| 2015 | Roald Dahl's Esio Trot | Film | 6.7 | 98 | |
| 2015 | New Russians | Film | 6.3 | 98 | |
| 2015 | The Taste | Film | 8.3 | 98 | |
| 2013 | Cheap Thrills | Film | 6.4 | 96 | |
| 2012 | Chippendale | Film | 6.5 | 95 | |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Film | 7.8 | 92 | |
| 2008 | Three Little Pigs | Film | 10.0 | 91 | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Film | 7.0 | 88 | |
| 2005 | Fantastic Mr. Dahl | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 88 |
| 2002 | Lamb to the Slaughter | Film | 10.0 | 85 | |
| 2001 | Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 84 |
| 1999 | Inaudito | Film | — | 82 | |
| 1996 | Matilda | Film | 7.2 | 79 | |
| 1996 | James and the Giant Peach | Film | 6.6 | 79 | |
| 1996 | James and the Giant Peach | Film | 6.6 | 79 | |
| 1995 | Little Red Riding Hood | Film | 6.0 | 78 | |
| 1992 | The Ideal Couple | Film | 2.8 | 75 | |
| 1990 | The Silent Hunt | Film | 10.0 | 73 | |
| 1990 | The Witches | Film | 6.9 | 73 | |
| 1990 | Dirty Beasts | Film | — | 73 | |
| 1990 | Revolting Rhymes | Film | — | 73 | |
| 1990 | The BFG | Film | 6.4 | 73 | |
| 1990 | The Magic Finger | Film | 5.7 | 73 | |
| 1990 | The Magic Finger | Film | 5.7 | 73 | |
| 1990 | The Enormous Crocodile | Film | 7.0 | 73 | |
| 1989 | Danny the Champion of the World | Film | 6.2 | 72 | |
| 1989 | Breaking Point | Film | 5.3 | 72 | |
| 1989 | Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World' | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 1987 | Going Live! | Self | TV | 8.0 | 70 |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | TV | 7.2 | 68 | |
| 1985 | Way North, Five Norwegian Artists | Self - Narrator | Film | — | 68 |
| 1980 | Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place | Self - Introduced by | Film | — | 63 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Self - Introduced by(uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Self - Introduced By | TV | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | TV | 6.8 | 62 | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | TV | 6.8 | 62 | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | TV | 6.8 | 62 | |
| 1979 | Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 1979 | Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1976 | James and the Giant Peach | Film | 6.0 | 59 | |
| 1974 | Fru Biksby og oberstens skinnkåpe | Film | 3.5 | 57 | |
| 1973 | A Little Horror? | TV | — | 56 | |
| 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Film | 7.5 | 54 | |
| 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Film | 7.5 | 54 | |
| 1971 | The Road Builder | Film | 6.3 | 54 | |
| 1969 | The Surprise | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Film | 6.8 | 51 | |
| 1968 | William and Mary | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1968 | Late Night Horror | TV | 7.0 | 51 | |
| 1967 | You Only Live Twice | Film | 6.6 | 50 | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Narrator (voice) | TV | 4.2 | 48 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | TV | 4.2 | 48 | |
| 1964 | 36 Hours | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1959 | Whicker's World | TV | 7.2 | 42 | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | TV | 7.8 | 38 | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | TV | 7.8 | 38 | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | TV | 7.8 | 38 | |
| Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory | Film | — | — | ||
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Film | — | — | ||
| Lamb to the Slaughter | Film | — | — | ||
| Wonka 2 | Film | — | — |