Ronald Adam: movies and TV shows
Ronald Adam has 107 credits in the archive: 92 films and 15 TV series, from 1938 to 1978. Highest rated: The Main Chance (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1938 – 1978 · busiest year: 1949 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Something's Wrong | Old Man | Film | — | 81 |
| 1978 | Question of Love | Le juge anglais | Film | 6.8 | 81 |
| 1976 | Victorian Scandals | Mr Chichele Plowden | TV | 10.0 | 79 |
| 1976 | The Portland Millions | Mr. Chichele Plowden | Film | — | 79 |
| 1975 | The Man from Nowhere | George Harvey | Film | 6.7 | 78 |
| 1975 | Children of Rage | Film | 6.3 | 78 | |
| 1972 | The Ruling Class | Lord | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 1971 | Justice | Sir William | TV | 7.3 | 74 |
| 1971 | Zeppelin | Prime Minister | Film | 6.2 | 74 |
| 1970 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Cardinal Campeggio | TV | 8.1 | 73 |
| 1970 | The Suicide Club | Sir Montague Malthus | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 1970 | Song of Norway | Gade | Film | 5.3 | 73 |
| 1969 | The Main Chance | Sir Charles Braithwaite | TV | 8.3 | 72 |
| 1968 | Nearest and Dearest | Magistrate | TV | 7.5 | 71 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | Armitage | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination | Sir Montague Malthus | TV | 5.8 | 69 |
| 1966 | Who Killed the Cat? | Gregory | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1966 | The Death of Socrates | Crito | Film | — | 69 |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Mr. Baker | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Sir Robert Copthorne | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Sir Godfrey McKellar | TV | 7.2 | 67 |
| 1964 | Story Parade | George Norville | TV | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1964 | The Tomb of Ligeia | Minister at Graveside | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 1963 | Espionage | Roger Upton | TV | 10.0 | 66 |
| 1963 | The Haunting | Eldridge Harper | Film | 7.1 | 66 |
| 1962 | Postman's Knock | Mr. Fordyce | Film | 4.9 | 65 |
| 1962 | The Golden Rabbit | Film | 9.0 | 65 | |
| 1962 | Two Letter Alibi | Sir John Fawcett | Film | 7.5 | 65 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | TV | 7.8 | 64 | |
| 1961 | Stryker of the Yard | TV | — | 64 | |
| 1961 | Offbeat | J. B. Wykeham | Film | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1961 | Three on a Spree | Judge | Film | 6.4 | 64 |
| 1960 | And the Same to You | Trout (as Ronald Adams) | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 1960 | Snowball | Mr. King | Film | 7.4 | 63 |
| 1960 | Shoot to Kill | Wood | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1959 | Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Sir John Farthing | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1959 | Please Turn Over | Mr. Appleton | Film | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1958 | The Golden Disc | Mr. Dryden | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1957 | Woman and the Hunter | Inspector McGregor | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1957 | The Naked Truth | Chemist (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1957 | Sea Wife | Army Padre | Film | 5.6 | 60 |
| 1957 | Carry On Admiral | First Sea Lord | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1957 | Kill Me Tomorrow | Mr. Brook | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 1957 | The Surgeon's Knife | Major Tilling | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 1957 | Inside Information | Film | 10.0 | 60 | |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo | TV | 5.6 | 59 | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Club Steward | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1956 | Assignment Redhead | Scammel / Dumetrius | Film | 5.2 | 59 |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was | Adams | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1956 | Private's Progress | Doctor at Medical | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1956 | Reach for the Sky | Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory | Film | 6.9 | 59 |
| 1956 | Tons of Trouble | Psychiatrist | Film | 5.5 | 59 |
| 1954 | The Million Pound Note | Samuel Clements | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1954 | The Black Knight | The Abbot | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1954 | Forbidden Cargo | Mr. Bennett | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1954 | To Dorothy, a Son | Parsons | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1954 | The Beachcomber | Sir Henry Johnstone (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1954 | Johnny-on-the-Spot | Insp. Beveridge | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1954 | Front Page Story | Film | 8.0 | 57 | |
| 1953 | Malta Story | Operations Room Controller | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1953 | Flannelfoot | Insp. Duggan | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1952 | Angels One Five | Group Controller | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1952 | Hindle Wakes | Mr. Nat Jeffcote | Film | 5.4 | 55 |
| 1952 | Top Secret | Barworth Controller | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1952 | Circumstantial Evidence | Sir William Hanson QC | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Turner | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1951 | Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. | Adm. McCartney | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1951 | Laughter in Paradise | Bank Manager | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1951 | Mr. Denning Drives North | Coroner | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1951 | Fortune in Diamonds | Van Thaal | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1951 | Hell Is Sold Out | Specialist | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1951 | The Late Edwina Black | Head-Master | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1950 | Seven Days to Noon | Arthur Lytton, the Prime Minister | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1950 | Shadow of the Past | solicitor | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1950 | My Daughter Joy | Col. Fogarty | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1949 | Christopher Columbus | Talavera | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1949 | Black Magic | Court President | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1949 | Under Capricorn | Mr. Riggs | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Director General of the BBC (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1949 | Obsession | Talkative, balding club member | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1949 | Boys in Brown | Judge | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1949 | All Over the Town | Sam Vane | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1949 | Diamond City | Film | 6.0 | 52 | |
| 1949 | The Bad Lord Byron | Judge | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1949 | That Dangerous Age | Prosecutor | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1949 | The Case of Charles Peace | Counsel for Defence | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1948 | Bonnie Prince Charlie | Macleod | Film | 5.5 | 51 |
| 1947 | Take My Life | Det Sgt Hawkins - Deaf Man | Film | 7.9 | 50 |
| 1947 | Fame Is the Spur | Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1947 | The Phantom Shot | Caleb Horder | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1946 | Morning Departure | Lt. McFee | Film | — | 49 |
| 1946 | Green for Danger | Dr. White | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1945 | Journey Together | Commanding Officer at Falcon Field | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1945 | Pink String and Sealing Wax | Film | 6.2 | 48 | |
| 1943 | Escape to Danger | George Merrick | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1942 | The Foreman Went to France | Sir Charles Fawcett, Managing Director | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1942 | The Big Blockade | German businessman (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1940 | Meet Maxwell Archer | Nicolides | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1940 | At the Villa Rose | Mons. Besnard | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings | German Bomber Chief | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1939 | Q Planes | Pollack - Aviation Engineer | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1939 | Inspector Hornleigh | Wittens | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1939 | Hell's Cargo | Capt. Dukes | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1939 | The Missing People | Surtees | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1938 | The Drum | Major Gregoff | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1938 | Kate Plus Ten | Police Chief | Film | 8.3 | 41 |
| 1938 | Strange Boarders | Barstow | Film | 8.0 | 41 |