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Nigel Green

Nigel Green

Actor · Died May 15, 1972, aged 47 · Pretoria, South Africa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nigel Green (15 October 1924 – 15 May 1972) was a South African-born British character actor. Because of his strapping build and commanding demeanour he would often be found playing military types and men of action in such classic sixties films as Jason and the Argonauts, Zulu, Tobruk and The Ipcress File. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nigel Green, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 15, 1924
Died
May 15, 1972 (aged 47)
From
Pretoria, South Africa
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 69 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 26

What are Nigel Green's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
33%
Survival
29%
Power
15%
Self
9%
Bonds
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Deception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 7

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 13
Shadow
4 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Threshold guardian
2 of 13
Hero
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Dread
9
Thrilling
7
Absurd
5
Melancholic
6
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

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 Nigel Green's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nigel Green'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

69 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Gawain and the Green Knight(1973)

    as Green Knight

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Protectors(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Vasili Krassinkov

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Ruling Class(1972)

    as McKyle

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Clochemerle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Tardivaux

  • The Persuaders!(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as John Cavendish

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Jason King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Countess Dracula(1971)

    as Captain Dobi

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Conceptions of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Kurten

  • The Kremlin Letter(1970)

    as The Whore

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Fraulein Doktor(1969)

    as Colonel Mathesius

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Play Dirty(1969)

    as Col. Masters

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Wrecking Crew(1968)

    as Count Massimo Contini

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Pink Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Dennis McCune (incorrectly given in credits as 'Crowley')

  • The Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 20 episodes · as Sir Hugh Standish

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Otto

  • Africa: Texas Style! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Karl Bekker

  • Deadlier Than the Male(1967)

    as Carl Petersen

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Tobruk(1967)

    as Colonel John Harker

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Let's Kill Uncle(1966)

    as Major Kevin Harrison

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Khartoum(1966)

    as General Wolseley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Willowby

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Ken Rollings

  • The Skull(1965)

    as Inspector Wilson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Face of Fu Manchu(1965)

    as Sir Nayland Smith

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Ipcress File(1965)

    as Major Dalby

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Masque of the Red Death(1964)

    as Ludovico

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim Afton

  • Saturday Night Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Paddy

  • Zulu(1964)

    as Colour Sgt. Frank Bourne

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Finally Died(1963)

    as Sergeant Hirsch

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Jason and the Argonauts(1963)

    as Hercules

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Mystery Submarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Chief ERA Lovejoy

  • Playback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Ralph Monk

  • Richard the Lionheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Hermit · as Nicholas

  • The Durant Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Sir Patrick

  • The Prince and the Pauper(1962)

    as The Ruffler

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Spanish Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Breaute

  • The Queen's Guards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Abu Sibdar

  • Pit of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Jonathan

  • Man at the Carlton Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Lew Daney

  • Drama 61-67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamieson

  • Gorgo(1961)

    as Bulletin Announcer (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Lexius Cray · as The President

  • Sword of Sherwood Forest(1960)

    as Little John

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Ted

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Wetzel

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Wild for Kicks(1960)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The League of Gentlemen(1960)

    as Kissing Man in Truck (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • International Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 3 episodes · as Montoro

  • Witness in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as The Intruder

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Edgar Wallace Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Lew Daney

  • Corridors of Blood(1958)

    as Insp. Donovan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of William Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fertog · as Fertog (The Bear) · as The Bear

  • The Gypsy and the Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Game Pup

  • Bitter Victory(1957)

    as Private Wilkins

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Find the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Photographer (Uncredited)

  • The Adventures of Sir Lancelot(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · as 2nd Thief (as Nigel Greene) · as Bart · as Farmer · as Jailer · as Probus · as Second Peasant · as Sir Grint

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Stranger

  • Reach for the Sky(1956)

    as Streatfeild

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Prival

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • As Long as They're Happy(1955)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 3 episodes · as The Ruffler

  • The Venusian(1954)

    as Second Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Sea Shall Not Have Them(1954)

    as Met Officer Howard

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Meet Mr. Malcolm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Sergeant Bassett

  • Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Freddie Henderson

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Williams

  • This Was Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as German Fifth Columnist , disguised as a French soldier

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles from 1942 to 1973; peak year 1964.

Biggest box office

The Wrecking Crew (1968)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Zulu (1964)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19421973

Peak 1964 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 69: 69 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s19 · acting1960s39 · acting1970s9 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
566166

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 Nigel Green's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)

53rd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Zulu (1964)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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 Nigel Green's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles18–49 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles8–33 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Nigel Green work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nigel Green's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Caine shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles