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John Gordon-Sinclair

Highest Rated: 95% Gregory's Girl (1981)

Lowest Rated: 43% Miss Marx (2020)

Birthday: Not Available

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

John Gordon Sinclair, a British-born actor, found success in the Hollywood movie scene, starring in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. At the start of Sinclair's acting career were roles in comedies such as "Million Dollar Legs" (1932) with Jack Oakie, "That Sinking Feeling" (1979) starring Robert Buchanan and "Gregory's Girl" (1981). He also appeared in "Britannia Hospital" (1983) with Leonard Rossiter and Graham Crowden and "Local Hero" (1983) with Burt Lancaster. He continued to work steadily in film throughout the eighties and the nineties, appearing in the Ian McKellen drama "Loving Walter" (1983), the comedy "The Girl in the Picture" (1986) with Irina Brook and the Tim Robbins comedy adventure "Erik the Viking" (1989). His work around this time also included a part on the TV movie "The Cloning of Joanna May" (1991-92). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "The Brylcreem Boys" (1999) with Billy Campbell and the comedy sequel "Gregory's Two Girls" (2000) with Dougray Scott. He also was featured in the TV movies "My Summer With Des" (1997-98) and "A.k.a. Albert Walker" (BBC 1, 2001-02). Sinclair most recently acted in the Brad Pitt smash hit horror feature "World War Z" (2013).

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Highest rated movies

95% 81% Gregory's Girl
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94% 61% Nico, 1988 Watchlist
50% 58% Erik the Viking
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43% 50% Miss Marx
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A.K.A. Albert Walker
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Self Catering
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Raspberry Ripple
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The Girl in the Picture
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My Summer With Des
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Goodbye Mr. Steadman
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Filmography

Movies

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43% 50% Miss Marx Friedrich Engels (Character) - 2020
94% 61% Nico, 1988 Richard (Character) $73.3K 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Roman Road Unknown (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet A.K.A. Albert Walker DC George Meyrick (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Goodbye Mr. Steadman David Hanson (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 7% Gregory's Two Girls Gregory Underwood (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Summer With Des Cameron (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Brylcreem Boys Richard Lewis (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Self Catering Henry (Character) - 1994
50% 58% Erik the Viking Ivar the Boneless (Character) $656.7K 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Raspberry Ripple Rick (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Girl in the Picture Alan (Character) $206.9K 1986
95% 81% Gregory's Girl Gregory (Character) $7.7K 1981
No Score Yet 65% That Sinking Feeling Andy (Character) - 1979

TV

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63% 87% McDonald and Dodds Nevis McLintock (Character) 2024
No Score Yet 85% Death in Paradise Joe Blythe (Character) 2024
67% No Score Yet Ill Behaviour Talbot (Character) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder in Mind DS Paul Bannister (Character) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nelson's Column Unknown (Character) 1994-1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet An Actor's Life for Me Unknown (Character) 1991