Acting

John Witty

Born — Died

1915-09-17 — 1990-01-14

Place of birth

Bristol, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

28 titles

Known for

Doctor Who poster
7.9

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

Doctor Who

1963

Mark Saber poster
8.0

A half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and titles during its run. From October 1951 to June 1954, ABC Mystery Theater stars Tom Conway as the titular character, a plainclothes English detective working with the NYPD Homicide Division. The Vise (seasons 1–4): Donald Gray portrays Saber as a one-armed private detective based in London. Broadcast on ABC from October 1954 to June 1957. Saber of London (seasons 5–7): Gray reprises his role in this final iteration, broadcast on NBC from September 1957 to May 1960.

Mark Saber

1954

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. poster
7.0

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951

The Vault of Horror poster
6.4

The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths.

The Vault of Horror

1973

Look at Life poster
8.0

Look at Life was a regular British series of short documentary films of which 507 were produced between 1959 and 1969 by the Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation for screening in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. The films always preceded the main feature film that was being shown in the cinema that week. It replaced the circuit's newsreel, Universal News, which had become increasingly irrelevant in the face of more immediate news media, particularly on television with the launch of ITN on the Independent Television service, which began broadcasting in parts of the United Kingdom in 1955.

Look at Life

1959

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death poster
7.8

The TARDIS lands in a space museum on Earth in the late 21st century, where the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe learn that contact has been lost between Earth and the Moon. In this era, instant travel — T-Mat — has revolutionised the Earth. Its people have lost interest in space travel. The Doctor and his companions travel to the Moon in an old-style rocket and reach the Moonbase, control centre for T-Mat, only to find a squad of Ice Warriors have commandeered the base and plan to use the T-Mat network to their advantage.

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death

1969

Film credits

1960s · 14 titles

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death poster
7.8

The TARDIS lands in a space museum on Earth in the late 21st century, where the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe learn that contact has been lost between Earth and the Moon. In this era, instant travel — T-Mat — has revolutionised the Earth. Its people have lost interest in space travel. The Doctor and his companions travel to the Moon in an old-style rocket and reach the Moonbase, control centre for T-Mat, only to find a squad of Ice Warriors have commandeered the base and plan to use the T-Mat network to their advantage.

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death

1969

Curse of the Voodoo poster
3.8

In Africa, a professional hunter kills a male lion which is sacred to a local tribe which also practices voodoo; and when he returns to England, he finds himself deteriorating under the influence of a curse which they have placed on him for his sacrilege.

Curse of the Voodoo

1965

The Frightened City poster
6.6

A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.

The Frightened City

1961

1+1=1.5 poster
NR

The population of the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 21st Century is static, thanks to computerised population control, but the wife of the Population Officer becomes pregnant for the second time.

1+1=1.5

1969

On Form poster
NR

Why more people who use paper requiring carbon are buying N.C.R. paper. Intended to be used only at sales seminars.

On Form

1967

No artwork available
NR

A look at the world of scampi, which increased in popularity during the 1960s.

Look at Life: Gold in the Mud

1969

Letraset poster
NR

A film from the Letraset company featuring beautiful and groovy creations made with their many design tools.

Letraset

1968

No artwork available
NR

A trip to Denmark to look at the Danish way of life.

Look at Life: Once Upon a Time...

1967

No artwork available
NR

The manufacture and multifarious uses of an abundantly available substance: ice.

Look at Life: Ice Age

1961

No artwork available
NR

A look at the world of lifts, with a study of the problems faced by engineers to get office workers up to the top of tall buildings.

Look at Life: High Rise

1961

No artwork available
NR

Filmed in Sarawak, we take a look at Britain's trouble shooters - the Royal Marines.

Look at Life: Trouble-Shooters

1964

No artwork available
NR

A look into the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), sixteen years after the Second World War, showing the full range of duties carried out.

Look at Life: Girls Ahoy!

1961

No artwork available
NR

A thoughtful look at the increasing popularity of the countryside and the visitors who spoil it, with a reminder on the need for co-operation in the conservation of the countryside.

Look at Life: The Spoilers

1967

No artwork available
NR

An exciting look at some of the girls of the WRAF who trekked into the jungle, and who also took part in a jungle survival exercise, parachute jumps, and sub aqua diving.

Look at Life: Down to Earth

1966

1950s · 8 titles

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. poster
7.0

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951

A Prize of Gold poster
5.7

A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee's war orphans.

A Prize of Gold

1955

John Wesley poster
4.5

Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people.

John Wesley

1954

No artwork available
9.0

Compilation of 3 episodes of the TV series "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents ...". "The Surgeon", "Take A Number" and "The Scream".

Three's Company

1953

Hangman’s Wharf poster
6.0

A doctor is framed for murder.

Hangman’s Wharf

1950

Soho Conspiracy poster
5.3

The plans of a publicity agent to put on a charity concert are nearly wrecked by a lawyer who wants to take over a restaurant, but the situation is saved by local co-operation.

Soho Conspiracy

1950

Moment of Indiscretion poster
7.0

Janet Miller (Lana Morris) is a married woman caught in awkward circumstances after police investigating a murder come up with evidence, and a potentially lethal motive, which lead them to suspect her of committing the crime. Their suspicions increase when Janet is less than forthcoming about a visit she paid to a former beau. Happily, her loyal husband (Ronald Howard) swears by her innocence and quickly leaps into motion to find the real killer.

Moment of Indiscretion

1958

No artwork available
9.0

A tycoon is conned into believing a homeless man is in actuality the exiled prince of a Balkan nation. The tycoon agrees to bank roll the revolution that is needed to reinstall the prince onto his rightful throne.

Alive on Saturday

1957

Series credits

Doctor Who poster
7.9

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

Doctor Who

1963

Mark Saber poster
8.0

A half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and titles during its run. From October 1951 to June 1954, ABC Mystery Theater stars Tom Conway as the titular character, a plainclothes English detective working with the NYPD Homicide Division. The Vise (seasons 1–4): Donald Gray portrays Saber as a one-armed private detective based in London. Broadcast on ABC from October 1954 to June 1957. Saber of London (seasons 5–7): Gray reprises his role in this final iteration, broadcast on NBC from September 1957 to May 1960.

Mark Saber

1954

Look at Life poster
8.0

Look at Life was a regular British series of short documentary films of which 507 were produced between 1959 and 1969 by the Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation for screening in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. The films always preceded the main feature film that was being shown in the cinema that week. It replaced the circuit's newsreel, Universal News, which had become increasingly irrelevant in the face of more immediate news media, particularly on television with the launch of ITN on the Independent Television service, which began broadcasting in parts of the United Kingdom in 1955.

Look at Life

1959