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John Laurie

Actor

John Laurie

Acting
1930 — 1975 · 25 films
Lived
24 March 1897 — d. 1980
From
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK

John Laurie was a noted Scottish stage, screen, and television actor.

Career Signature

How John Laurie’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

bittersweet
melancholy beauty
emotionally restrained
nostalgic ache
end-of-an-era

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

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Filmography

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

1971

Dad's Army

1971

The Reptile

1966

Kidnapped

1960

Richard III

1955

Hobson's Choice

1954

Devil Girl from Mars

1954

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

1951

Laughter in Paradise

1951

Treasure Island

1950

Madeleine

1950

Hamlet

1948

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

I Know Where I'm Going!

1945

Henry V

1944

The Way Ahead

1944

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

The Four Feathers

1939

Q Planes

1939

The Edge of the World

1937

Jericho

1937

As You Like It

1936

The 39 Steps

1935

Juno and the Paycock

1930