Walter Sparrow: movies and TV shows
Walter Sparrow has 74 credits in the archive: 32 films and 42 TV series, from 1955 to 1999. Highest rated: The Main Chance (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1955 – 1999 · busiest year: 1993 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Treasure Island | Ben Gunn | Film | 5.3 | 72 |
| 1999 | Prometheus | Grandad | Film | 5.8 | 72 |
| 1999 | Simon Magus | Benjamin | Film | 7.4 | 72 |
| 1998 | EverAfter | Maurice | Film | 7.5 | 71 |
| 1998 | The Woodlanders | Old Creedle | Film | 5.0 | 71 |
| 1996 | Jane Eyre | Film | 6.9 | 69 | |
| 1995 | The Thin Blue Line | Local Resident | TV | 7.2 | 68 |
| 1995 | Now and Then | Crazy Pete | Film | 6.9 | 68 |
| 1994 | Dirtysomething | Bill | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 1994 | Anna Lee | Alastair Draper | TV | 6.9 | 67 |
| 1994 | Paris | Hugo | TV | — | 67 |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | William | TV | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1993 | The Secret Garden | Ben Weatherstaff | Film | 7.4 | 66 |
| 1993 | Shadowlands | Fred Paxford | Film | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1993 | Harry's Mad | TV | 6.3 | 66 | |
| 1993 | U.F.O. The Movie | Old Codger | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Tom | TV | 7.2 | 65 |
| 1992 | Memento Mori | Stall Holder | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Duncan | Film | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1991 | Let Him Have It | Nightwatchman | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1991 | Gone to the Dogs | Sketch | TV | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1991 | Smack and Thistle | Waggy | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1990 | One Foot in the Grave | George | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1990 | I Hired a Contract Killer | Receptionist | Film | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1989 | Birds of a Feather | Ernie | TV | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1989 | The Paradise Club | Barney Bailey | TV | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1989 | Somewhere to Run | Neighbour | Film | — | 62 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller | Card Trick Beggar | TV | 8.2 | 61 |
| 1988 | The Accidental Tourist | Hot Dog Vendor | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death | Card Trick Beggar | Film | — | 61 |
| 1987 | Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video | Grandfather | Film | 8.3 | 60 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Archie Farrell | TV | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1986 | Ladies in Charge | Sid | TV | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Bill | TV | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1985 | Howards' Way | Jimmy Wilde | TV | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1985 | Young Sherlock Holmes | Ethan Engel | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1985 | Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil | Klaus | Film | 4.9 | 58 |
| 1984 | The Bill | TV | 6.8 | 57 | |
| 1984 | Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle | Bernie | Film | — | 57 |
| 1981 | Only Fools and Horses | Dirty Barry | TV | 8.1 | 54 |
| 1981 | Private Schulz | Becker | TV | 5.3 | 54 |
| 1979 | Shoestring | Taxi Driver | TV | 7.7 | 52 |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small | Roland Strong | TV | 7.8 | 51 |
| 1978 | The Famous Five | Weston | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1978 | Life Begins at Forty | Barman | TV | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Tramp | TV | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1977 | Jubilee 1977 | Len Moore | TV | — | 50 |
| 1977 | Street Party | Len Moore | Film | — | 50 |
| 1977 | The Kitchen | Tramp | Film | — | 50 |
| 1976 | Victorian Scandals | George Hollamby Druce | TV | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1976 | The Portland Millions | George Hollamby Druce | Film | — | 49 |
| 1975 | Angels | TV | 4.5 | 48 | |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Harry Harris | TV | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1973 | The Adventures Of Don Quixote | 2nd Prisoner | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1973 | Oh, Father! | Charlie | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Jimmy Dobie | TV | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line | George Bethell | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1971 | The Onedin Line | Billy Bones | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1971 | Budgie | Reggie | TV | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1971 | Edna: The Inebriate Woman | Common Lodging House Proprietor | Film | — | 44 |
| 1970 | Ace of Wands | The King | TV | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1970 | The Hunting of Lionel Crane | Lionel's father | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1969 | The Main Chance | Site Foreman | TV | 8.3 | 42 |
| 1969 | Zeta One | Stage Manager | Film | 4.1 | 42 |
| 1968 | The Champions | George Whetlor | TV | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1966 | King of the River | Binns | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Roberts | TV | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | 2nd Prisoner | TV | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Second Ambulance Man (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand") | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1965 | The Pistol | Private First Class Jones | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Train Guard | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Eddie | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 32 | |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week | 1st Snatch | TV | 4.0 | 28 |