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Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey

Actor · Died October 27, 1988, aged 73 · Hounslow, Middlesex, England, UK

George Frederick Joffre Hartree, known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English comedy actor and musician. Beginning at an early age as a boy soprano, he made several records before moving on to radio. His later career encompassed the theatre, the cinema, through the Carry On films, and television.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 30, 1914
Died
October 27, 1988 (aged 73)
From
Hounslow, Middlesex, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 83 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Charles Hawtrey's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Power
23%
Morality
17%
Society
11%
Self
7%
Ideas
5%
Survival
1%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 11 · Wry 3 · Earnest 7

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 23 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 8

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 19 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 20

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 7 of 9 analyzed roles.

Trickster
7 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Absurd
18
Warm
9
Thrilling
2
Manic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy23

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Hawtrey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Hawtrey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

83 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Carry On Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • On Location: The Carry Ons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • What's a Carry On?(1998)

    as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Cheerleader Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Killer's Laugh (archive audio) (uncredited)

  • Super Gran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarence, Duke of Claridge

  • The Plank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Co-Driver

  • That's Carry On!(1977)

    as Various Characters (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • To See Such Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Carry on Abroad(1972)

    as Mr. Eustace Tuttle

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Matron(1972)

    as Dr. Francis A. Goode

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Carry on at Your Convenience(1971)

    as Mr. Charles Coote

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Carry On Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Sir Roger de Lodgerley

  • Carry On Again Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Long John Silver / Old Blind Pew / Night Watchman / Nipper the Flipper

  • Carry on Loving(1970)

    as Mr. James Bedsop

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Up the Jungle(1970)

    as Walter Bagley

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Carry On Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Choir Singer / Goose Thief / Angel / Spirit of Christmas Past / Gloria / Buttons

  • Carry On Christmas Specials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Carry on Again Doctor(1969)

    as Dr. Ernest Stoppidge

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Love Factor(1969)

    as Swyne

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Camping(1969)

    as Mr. Charlie Muggins

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Up the Khyber(1968)

    as Private Jimmy Widdle

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Doctor(1967)

    as Mr. Barron

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Carry on Follow That Camel(1967)

    as Captain Gerrard Le Pice

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Don't Lose Your Head(1967)

    as Duc de Pommfrit

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Terrornauts(1967)

    as Joshua Yellowlees

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Screaming!(1966)

    as Dan Dann

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Carry on Cowboy(1965)

    as Chief Big Heap

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Cleo(1964)

    as Seneca

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Carry on Spying(1964)

    as Agent Charlie Bind

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Carry On Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Walter Sweetley

  • Carry on Cabby(1963)

    as Terry "Pintpot" Tankard

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Best of Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 13 episodes · as Charles

  • What a Whopper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Arnold

  • Dentist on the Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mr. Roper

  • Carry on Regardless(1961)

    as Gabriel Dimple

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Our House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 39 episodes · Actor

  • Carry On Constable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Special Constable Timothy Gorse

  • Inn for Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Silas Withering

  • Please Turn Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Jeweller

  • Carry on Teacher(1959)

    as Mr. Michael Bean

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Carry on Nurse(1959)

    as Humphrey Hinton

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • I Only Arsked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Pvt. 'Professor' Hatchett

  • Carry On Sergeant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Private Peter Golightly

  • The Army Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 13 episodes · as Private 'Professor' Hatchett

  • Who Done It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Disc Jockey

  • The March Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Fisher

  • Man of the Moment(1955)

    as Play Director (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Simon and Laura(1955)

    as Railway Porter

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Atomic Man(1955)

    as Scruffy (office boy)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • As Long as They're Happy(1955)

    as Man in Hippodrome Audience

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • To Dorothy, a Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Waiter at Pub

  • Paid to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Bill

  • You're Only Young Twice! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Adolphus Hayman

  • Brandy for the Parson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as George Crumb

  • Hammer the Toff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Cashier

  • The Galloping Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Lew Rimmel

  • Smart Alec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Farr

  • Room to Let (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mike Atkinson

  • Dark Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Arthur Figson

  • Passport to Pimlico(1949)

    as Bert Fitch

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Story of Shirley Yorke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Markham

  • What Do We Do Now? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • The Ten Year Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Charles Martin

  • A Canterbury Tale(1944)

    as Thomas Duckett

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Much Too Shy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Art Student

  • Let the People Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Young Orton

  • The Goose Steps Out(1942)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost of St. Michael's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Percy Thorne

  • Jailbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Nick

  • Where's That Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Woodley

  • East of Ludgate Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Edwin Tallweather

  • The Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Cashier-Searchlight Operator (uncredited)

  • Good Morning, Boys! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Septimus

  • Sabotage(1936)

    as Studious Youngster (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Brown Wallet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • Cheer Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dancing Boy Scout (uncredited)

  • Get Off My Foot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • Man of the Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Tom

  • The Office Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Actor

  • The Melody-Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Torn

  • As Good as New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • Marry Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Billy Hart

  • The Princess And The Pea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as court jester

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles, 82 of them dated from 1932 to 2015; peak year 1968.

Biggest box office

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

$15 worldwide

Highest rated

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

Midcredits 90th

Film career

19322015

Peak 1968 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1936Screen debut· Sabotage
  • 1969Career best· Carry On Camping

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting82 of 83: 82 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndDirecting1 of 83: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 83: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s13 · acting1940s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew1950s20 · acting1960s23 · acting1970s10 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 29 roles
36616671

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Charles Hawtrey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 31; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 31 titles divides audiences: 20 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

Midcredits 90th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Charles Hawtrey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity7 titles27–50 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Charles Hawtrey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Hawtrey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gerald Thomas shares the most, 19.

Directors

  • Gerald Thomas19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Gerald Thomas

Writers

Actors

  • Joan Sims17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Joan Sims
  • Kenneth Williams17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Kenneth Williams
  • Sidney James14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Sidney James
  • Bernard Bresslaw11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Bernard Bresslaw

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Eric Rogers16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Eric Rogers
  • Alan Hume10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Alan Hume
  • Alfred Roome10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Alfred Roome
  • Ernest Steward7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Ernest Steward

Producers