William Hoyland: movies and TV shows
William Hoyland has 49 credits in the archive: 33 films and 16 TV series, from 1967 to 2017. Highest rated: The Thick of It (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1967 – 2017 · busiest year: 1972 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Man in an Orange Shirt | Headmaster | TV | 7.5 | 74 |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife | Dr. Godfrey | TV | 7.5 | 69 |
| 2007 | A Mighty Heart | John Bauman | Film | 6.4 | 64 |
| 2006 | Life on Mars | Superintendent Rathbone | TV | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2006 | Scoop | Butler | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 2005 | The Thick of It | Lord Goolding | TV | 8.1 | 62 |
| 2005 | Hunt for Justice | Judge Manet | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2004 | Hellboy | General Klaus Werner von Krupt | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 2002 | The Jury | Hector | TV | 7.3 | 59 |
| 2002 | Plain Jane | Rev Barlow | Film | 9.0 | 59 |
| 2002 | Dead Gorgeous | Senior Civil Servant | Film | 3.8 | 59 |
| 1999 | Tube Tales | Suicide Victim (segment "My Father The Liar") | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1999 | All the King's Men | Lt. Col Proctor Beauchamp | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1998 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | Police Sergeant | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1996 | Half the Picture | John Major / Paul Henderson | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1995 | Bugs | Taska | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1995 | A Very Open Prison | Arthur Hare | Film | 8.5 | 52 |
| 1990 | Die Kinder | Mark | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1990 | Diamond Skulls | Inspector Orchard | Film | 3.4 | 47 |
| 1989 | Resurrected | Captain Sinclair | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1987 | Yesterday's Dreams | Mr. Timmins | TV | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1987 | Hidden City | Film | 5.4 | 44 | |
| 1986 | Ladies in Charge | Doctor | TV | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Imperial Commander (uncredited) | Film | 7.9 | 40 |
| 1983 | Tales Out of School | Mr James | TV | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1983 | Birth of a Nation | Mr James | Film | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Adjutant | Film | 7.6 | 39 |
| 1981 | For Your Eyes Only | McGregor | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small | Mr. Blenkinsopp | TV | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1978 | Edward and Mrs Simpson | Lord Perry Brownlow | TV | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1978 | Edward & Mrs. Simpson | Lord Perry Brownlow | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1977 | A Choice of Evils | Volponi's Secretary | Film | — | 34 |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Captain Roger Mason | TV | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1976 | Ready When You Are, Mr McGill | Bernard | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1975 | The Love School | Doctor | TV | — | 32 |
| 1975 | Sunset Across the Bay | Doctor | Film | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1975 | Kill Two Birds | Turner | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts | Peter Mitchell | TV | — | 30 |
| 1973 | Blooming Youth | Chris Green | Film | — | 30 |
| 1972 | Not Counting the Savages | Film | 9.0 | 29 | |
| 1972 | The Ragman's Daughter | Borstal Barber | Film | 4.2 | 29 |
| 1972 | Skinflicker | Georgie | Film | 9.0 | 29 |
| 1972 | On Reflection: B.S. Johnson on Dr. Samuel Johnson | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1971 | Budgie | Douglas Hardisty | TV | 7.2 | 28 |
| 1971 | Assault | Chemist in Hospital | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1971 | Poem | voiceover | Film | — | 28 |
| 1969 | Paradigm | Man | Film | 10.0 | 26 |
| 1969 | The Unfortunates | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1967 | You're Human Like the Rest of Them | Haakon | Film | 5.8 | 24 |