ACTOR · FROM LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND
Tom Georgeson
1937–202676 credits since 1963
ClassMelancholicDarkGrittyBittersweet
ABOUT TOM
Liverpudlian actor Tom Georgeson was best known for his roles in several groundbreaking TV dramas including Between the Lines and Boys from the Blackstuff, Scully and G.B.H. - the last three all penned by Alan Bleasdale. For film fans he was perhaps best remembered for his role as crook George Thomason (a play on his own name) in John Cleese and Charles Crichton's 1988 comedy smash A Fish Called Wanda.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born8 August 1937
Died18 March 2026
BirthplaceLiverpool, England
Known forActing
On Cineora45 of 76 titles
Known for
The titles people know Tom from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 45
- Average IMDb
- 7.3
- Highest rated
- Foyle's WarIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1963
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
5 titles · IMDb 7.1 on averageMovieas Al
Seriesas Paddy Brennan · 2 episodes
Seriesas Bardolph · 3 episodes
Movieas Superintendent Foley
Seriesas Henry Rackham Snr · 4 episodes
The 2000s
18 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
as Fred
Seriesas Stanley Mitchell · 1 episode
Movieas Marvell
Movieas Ted Mawson
Movieas Father Duffy
The English Harem
Not on Cineoraas Eric Pringle
Movieas Geoffrey Day
Seriesas Clamb · 14 episodes
The 1990s
23 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
as Uncle Matty
Movieas Joseph
as DI Howard Jones · 12 episodes
Movieas Mr. John Lawrence
Movieas Reporter
as Jimmy
as Ray Peters
Seriesas Ron Chalk · 1 episode
The 1980s
17 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
as Goodis
Seriesas Inspector Grange · 1 episode
Movieas Georges Thomason
Les Girls
Not on Cineoraas Conrad · 7 episodes
as Stanley
as Stanley · 1 episode
Seriesas Tim Talbot · 1 episode
Movieas Mr Ross
The 1970s
9 titles · IMDb 7.0 on averageGoing Back
Not on Cineoraas Malcolm Armstrong
as Journalist
Seriesas Reed · 1 episode
as Kavell
as Royston Hargreaves · 1 episode
as Barman
as Kirkbride · 1 episode
Movieas Merry Man (uncredited)
The 1960s
4 titles · IMDb 8.4 on averageAll's Well That Ends Well
Not on Cineoraas Second Soldier
as Stuart · 1 episode
1 episode
Seriesas Detective Inspector · 2 episodes
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Tom’s titles.
Alan BleasdaleCreator · Boys from the Blackstuff, G.B.H. and 2 more
Michael PalinA Fish Called Wanda, Fierce Creatures and 1 more
Bernard HillBoys from the Blackstuff, The Black Stuff and 1 more
Michael AngelisBoys from the Blackstuff, The Black Stuff and 1 more
Paul BettanyThe Reckoning and The Land Girls
Gillian AndersonBleak House and The Crimson Petal and the White
Jamie Lee CurtisA Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures
