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Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers

Actor · Died October 6, 2013, aged 96 · Plympton, Devon, England, UK

Widely regarded as one of the greatest stage and screen actors both in his native Great Britain and internationally, Paul Rogers was born in Plympton, Devon, attended Newton Abbot Grammar School, and then trained as an actor at the Michael Chekhov Theatre Studio at Dartington Hall. After serving in the Royal Navy from 1940 to 1946, he returned to acting at the Bristol Old Vic. He became a long-serving member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he offered a wide range of memorable roles due to the uniqueness of his acting qualities. Among a very distinguished list of brilliant performances, In 1965 he originated the part of Max in Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming", for which he was honored with Broadway's 1967 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, and recreated the role for its film version The Homecoming (1973), both directed by Peter Hall, with whom he also worked in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1969). His other marvelous stage work included his 1963 nomination for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for Peter Ustinov's "Photo Finish". In 1981 he played the role of Sir in Ronald Harwood's "The Dresser" on Broadway.

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Born
March 22, 1917
Died
October 6, 2013 (aged 96)
From
Plympton, Devon, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 70 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 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Paul Rogers' films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
24%
Self
20%
Bonds
19%
Society
15%
Power
12%
Survival
8%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 3 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2

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 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
4 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
12
Joyful
3
Bittersweet
4
Contemplative
3
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Paul Rogers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Rogers' 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

70 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kavanagh QC(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Granville

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of the Native(1994)

    as Captain Vye

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • As Time Goes By(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Headmaster

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Police Rescue(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Accomplice · as Wilkes

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Tenth Man(1988)

    as Breton

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Chalker

  • Hannay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Berenger

  • Porterhouse Blue(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dean

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Lady's Not For Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Edward Tappercoom

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Rev. Harry Nettles

  • Connie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 13 episodes · as Hector

  • Brigadista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as James Fuller Hayes

  • A Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Drumm

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Hugo

  • Edwin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Thomas Marjoriebanks

  • Struggle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · as Reg

  • Barriers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 19 episodes · as Vincent Whitaker

  • The Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Jan Citron

  • Butterflies Don't Count (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Peter

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 6 episodes · as Earl of Dorincourt

  • Rumpole of the Bailey(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Pierce

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Quilp(1975)

    as Henry Trent

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Mr. Verloc

  • The Abdication(1974)

    as Altieri

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Lost in the Stars(1974)

    as James Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Wessex Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Harlborough

  • The Homecoming(1973)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Centre Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Oswald

  • I Want What I Want(1972)

    as Mr. Waites

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Jan Citron · as Peter

  • The Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as John Hazlitt

  • The Looking Glass War(1970)

    as Haldane

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • 3 Into 2 Won't Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Jack Roberts

  • The Shoes of the Fisherman(1968)

    as Augustinian

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher(1968)

    as Chief Warder

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(1969)

    as Bottom

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Max

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Hillcrist · as Mukovnin · as Stanley Harrington

  • He Who Rides a Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Supt. Taylor

  • Public Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Clemens

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

    Show 1 episode · as Father James Browne · as Sam

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

  • Story Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as George Lisle-Spruce

  • The Third Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Dr Milton Gillen

  • The Chocolate Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Israel Strang

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Samolienko

  • Stolen Hours(1963)

    as Dr. Eric McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Billy Budd(1962)

    as Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Young and Willing(1962)

    as Professor George Chown

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Life for Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Hart Jacobs

  • The Prince and the Pauper(1962)

    as Henry VIII

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Pot Carriers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Governor

  • No Love for Johnnie(1961)

    as Sydney Johnson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Honeymoon Postponed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Ezra Fitton

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

    as Roy Milne

  • Circle of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as MajWilliam Spence

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Laing

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Trials of Oscar Wilde(1960)

    as Frank Harris

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Our Man in Havana(1959)

    as Hubert Carter

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Look at Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Bottom

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

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Josse · as Dr Alexander Logan · as Dr. Smith Huston · as Ezra Fitton · as Israel Strang

  • Othello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Iago

  • Beau Brummell(1954)

    as William Pitt

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

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

    Show 3 episodes · as Henry VIII

  • Svengali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Taffy

  • The Beachcomber(1954)

    as Re. Owen Jones

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Breton · as Captain Vye

  • Murder in the Cathedral(1951)

    as Fourth Knight

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Bottom · as David Fielden · as Henry VIII · as Lt.-Col. Vershinin · as Sir Claude Mulhammer

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles from 1950 to 1995; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

Our Man in Havana (1959)

$114 worldwide

Highest rated

Billy Budd (1962)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Prince and the Pauper (1962)

Film career

19501995

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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 score60th

By decade

1950s11 · acting1960s27 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s3 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
5464

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 Paul Rogers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

I Want What I Want (1972)

71st percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Billy Budd (1962)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. 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.

Who does Paul Rogers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Rogers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cyril Cusack shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers