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Jack Watling

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6.4 Popularity Jan 13, 1923 (78 years old) Chingford, Essex, England, UK

Jack Watling is an English actor, who transitioned from a successful film career in the forties to an equally successful television career from the 1960s onwards.

He is the father of the actress Deborah Watling.

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Known For

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963 as Professor Travers
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1992 as The Colonel
Bergerac
Bergerac
1981 as Blakemore
Bergerac
Bergerac
1981 as Frank Blakemore
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster
1990 as Lord Wickhammersley
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck!
1960 as RNVR Signals Officer
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
1958 as Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall

Biography

Jack Watling is an English actor, who transitioned from a successful film career in the forties to an equally successful television career from the 1960s onwards.

He is the father of the actress Deborah Watling.

Filmography 75

2025
Doctor Who: Downtime Movie

as Professor Travers

2022
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen Movie

as Professor Travers (voice)

2022
Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen' Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 Movie

as Professor Travers (voice)

1995
Downtime Movie

as Professor Travers

1992
Wallpaper Warrior Movie

as Michael Foot M.P.

1992
Heartbeat TV

as The Colonel

1991
The House of Eliott TV

as General Treves

1990
Jeeves and Wooster TV

as Lord Wickhammersley

1986
Myth Makers 10: Deborah Watling Movie
1982
Andy Robson TV

as Matthew Dennison

1981
Bergerac TV

as Blakemore

1981
Bergerac TV

as Frank Blakemore

1976
The Cedar Tree TV

as Arthur Bourne (2)

1976
The Cedar Tree TV

as Julian Palmer

1975
Rumpole of the Bailey TV
1974
11 Harrowhouse Movie

as Fitzmaurice

1973
Father Dear Father Movie

as Bill Mossman

1972
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie Movie
1972
Pathfinders TV

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday January 13, 1923 (78 years old)
Died May 22, 2001
Place of Birth Chingford, Essex, England, UK
Also Known As Jack Stanley Watling
Years Active 1938 - 2025
Popularity 6.4
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Career Stats
75 Total Credits
51 Movie Roles
24 TV Roles
2 Photos