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John Alderton

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An English actor active in the theater since 1961, having made few theatrical movies, none of which particularly outstanding, with the exception of John Boorman's Zardoz and Nigel Cole's popular Calendar Girls, John Alderton has become famous thanks to British television. Appearing in approximately two hundred TV series episodes... See full bio »

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2010 Magic Hour 2
Robert
 
2010 Finding a Sky (short)
Captain Robert McIntock
 
2009 Waiting in Rhyme (video short)
Mr Morgan
 
2008 Little Dorrit (TV mini-series)
Mr. Casby
– Episode #1.14 (2008) … Mr. Casby
– Episode #1.10 (2008) … Mr. Casby
– Episode #1.8 (2008) … Mr. Casby
– Episode #1.5 (2008) … Mr. Casby
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Mr. Casby
 
2004 Doc Martin (TV series)
John Slater
– Of All the Harbours in All the Towns (2004) … John Slater
 
2004 He Knew He Was Right (TV mini-series)
Mr. Outhouse
– Part 3 (2004) … Mr. Outhouse
 
2004 Down to Earth (TV series)
David Brewer
– Family Ties (2004) … David Brewer
 
2003 Calendar Girls
John
 
2002 Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Hawksmoor
 
2001 Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)
Sgt Ted Lock
– Secrets of the Dead (2001) … Sgt Ted Lock
 
1999 Peak Practice (TV series)
Harry Capper
– Before the Lights Go Out (1999) … Harry Capper
 
1998 The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (TV series)
Alastair Bing
– Speedy Death (1998) … Alastair Bing
 
1998 Heartbeat (TV series)
Jim Ryan
– The Enemy Within (1998) … Jim Ryan
 
1996 Testament: The Bible in Animation (TV series)
God / Jonah
– Jonah (1996) … Jonah (voice) / God (voice)
 
1996 Guardian Angel (short)
Father
 
1995 Clockwork Mice
Swaney
 
1995 Family Album (TV movie)
 
1995 The Astonished Heart (TV movie)
 
1989-1992 Forever Green (TV series)
Jack Boult
– Episode #2.12 (1992) … Jack Boult
– Episode #2.11 (1992) … Jack Boult
– Episode #2.10 (1992) … Jack Boult
– Episode #2.9 (1992) … Jack Boult
– Episode #2.8 (1992) … Jack Boult
See all 18 episodes »
 
1991 Tonight at 8.30 (TV series)
Burrows / Christian Faber / Dr Alec Harvey
– Still Life (1991) … Dr Alec Harvey
– Family Album (1991) … Burrows
– The Astonished Heart (1991) … Christian Faber
 
1990 Screenplay (TV series)
Doug
– Keeping Tom Nice (1990) … Doug
 
1987-1988 Fireman Sam (TV series)
Narrator & Character / Narrator & Character Voices
– Treasure Hunt (1988) … Narrator & Character (voice)
– Telly Trouble (1988) … Narrator & Character (voice)
– Lost Cat (1987) … Narrator & Character (voice)
– Barn Fire (1987) … Narrator & Character (voice)
– Kite (1987) … Narrator & Character Voices (voice)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1988 Mr. H Is Late (TV short)
Vicar
 
1980-1988 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Rev. George Duckworth / Robert Sandy
– The Surgeon (1988) … Robert Sandy
– Georgy Porgy (1980) … Rev. George Duckworth
 
1983-1984 Father's Day (TV series)
Lyall Jarvis
– The Love Match (1984) … Lyall Jarvis
– Way Up North (1984) … Lyall Jarvis
– Parents' Day (1984) … Lyall Jarvis
– Liberty, Equality, Paternity (1984) … Lyall Jarvis
– Any Other Business (1984) … Lyall Jarvis
See all 14 episodes »
 
1983 Little Misses and the Mr. Men (TV series)
Narrator (voice)
 
1981 Late Flowering Love (short)
Lt. Alderton (segments "Invasion Exercise on the Poultry Farm" and "A Subaltern's Love-Song")
 
1980 Play for Today (TV series)
Paul Clements
– A Walk in the Forest (1980) … Paul Clements
 
1979 Thomas and Sarah (TV series)
Thomas Watkins
– Love Into Three Won't Go (1979) … Thomas Watkins
– The New Rich (1979) … Thomas Watkins
– Putting on the Ritz (1979) … Thomas Watkins
– Return to Gethyn (1979) … Thomas Watkins
– There Is a Happy Land (1979) … Thomas Watkins
See all 13 episodes »
 
1975-1978 Wodehouse Playhouse (TV series)
Reginald Mulliner / Adolphus 'Stiffy' Stiffham / Adrian Mulliner / …
– Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo (1978) … Augistine Mulliner
– Big Business (1978) … Reginald Mulliner
– The Editor Regrets (1978) … Bingo Little
– The Luck of the Stiffhams (1978) … Adolphus 'Stiffy' Stiffham
– Tangled Hearts (1978) … Smallwood Bessemer
See all 20 episodes »
 
1977 The Upchat Line (TV series)
Mike Upchat
– Home Is the Hunter (1977) … Mike Upchat
– One Good Turn (1977) … Mike Upchat
– The One That Got Away (1977) … Mike Upchat
– Albert's Benefit (1977) … Mike Upchat
– Casualty Ward (1977) … Mike Upchat
See all 7 episodes »
 
1977 It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
James Herriott
 
1974-1975 No, Honestly (TV series)
C.D. / Charles Danby
– Surprise Surprise (1975) … Charles Danby/C.D.
– Only Make Believe (1974) … Charles Danby/C.D.
– Bed, Beautiful Bed (1974) … Charles Danby/C.D.
– Plenty of Shoulder, Not Much Wheel (1974) … Charles Danby/C.D.
– Having Them Back (1974) … Charles Danby/C.D.
See all 13 episodes »
 
1974 Sprout (TV movie)
Darwin Sprout
 
1974 Zardoz
Friend
 
1973 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Azarius
– Tobias and the Angel (1973) … Azarius
 
1972-1973 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Thomas Watkins
– A Family Gathering (1973) … Thomas Watkins
– The Wages of Sin (1973) … Thomas Watkins
– An Object of Value (1972) … Thomas Watkins
– The Property of a Lady (1972) … Thomas Watkins
– Whom God hath Joined... (1972) … Thomas Watkins
See all 7 episodes »
 
1972 My Wife Next Door (TV series)
George Bassett
– Joint Assignment (1972) … George Bassett
– Keep Right on to the End (1972) … George Bassett
– A Sense of Movement (1972) … George Bassett
– Second Time Around (1972) … George Bassett
– Pregnant Moment (1972) … George Bassett
See all 13 episodes »
 
1969-1972 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Bob Acres / Malcolm / Octavius Caesar / …
– Trelawny of the Wells (1972) … Tom Wrench
– Macbeth (1970) … Malcolm
– The Rivals (1970) … Bob Acres
– Julius Caesar (1969) … Octavius Caesar
 
1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Ben Spray
– Ben Spray (1972) … Ben Spray
 
1971 The Fenn Street Gang (TV series)
Bernard Hedges
– Change Partners (1971) … Bernard Hedges
– Meet the Wizard (1971) … Bernard Hedges
– Leave It to Me, Darling (1971) … Bernard Hedges
 
1968-1971 Please Sir! (TV series)
Bernard Hedges
– The Pruning of the Hedges (1971) … Bernard Hedges
– Identitwit (1971) … Bernard Hedges
– And Everyone Came Too (1970) … Bernard Hedges
– Peace in Our Time (1970) … Bernard Hedges
– Situations Vacant (1970) … Bernard Hedges
See all 36 episodes »
 
1971 Brett (TV series)
– Welcome to the City (1971)
 
1971 Please Sir!
Bernard Hedges
 
1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Bernard Hedges
– Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) … Bernard Hedges
 
1968-1969 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– Roly Poly (1969)
– A Personal Affair (1968)
 
1969 Hannibal Brooks
Bernard
 
1968-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Charley / Mike
– A Serpent in Putney (1969) … Mike
– Mooney and His Caravans (1968) … Charley
 
1968 Boy Meets Girl (TV series)
Gerald
– Easy on the Clutch (1968) … Gerald
 
1968 Duffy
Antony Calvert
 
1968 Never a Cross Word (TV series)
Blackdown
– Mr and Mrs Baldock and Friend (1968) … Blackdown
 
1968 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Peter
– One Night I Danced with Mr. Dalton (1968) … Peter
 
1968 Assignment K
George
 
1965 Love Story (TV series)
Albert
– Twice Upon a Time (1965) … Albert
 
1965 Six of the Best (TV series)
Alf
– Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1965) … Alf
 
1965 Operation Crossbow
RAF 'Dakota' Navigator (uncredited)
 
1964 The Girl-Getters
Nidge
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Billy Robinson
– The Colonel from Connecticut (1964) … Billy Robinson
 
1962-1963 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Richard Moone
– Episode #1.631 (1963) … Richard Moone
– Episode #1.630 (1963) … Richard Moone
– Episode #1.629 (1963) … Richard Moone
– Episode #1.628 (1963) … Richard Moone
– Episode #1.627 (1963) … Richard Moone
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1963 Cleopatra
1st Officer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2012 The Unforgettable Gordon Jackson (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Happy Birthday BAFTA (TV movie)
 
2005 Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1990 The 32nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 Mad Dogs and Cricketers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1974 World of Sport (TV series)
Himself
– The Muhammad Ali Talk-In International Sports Special (1974) … Himself
 
1974 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Alderton (1974) … Himself
 
1964 Don't Say a Word (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #2.14 (1964) … Himself - Guest
 
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1994 Harry Enfield and Chums (TV series)
 

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(1985) He acted in Philip King's play, "See How They Run," at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Royce Mills, Maureen Lipman, Simon William, Lionel Jeffries, and Bill Pertwee in the cast. Ray Cooney was director. See more »

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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Was among those actors to be offered the part of "Kane" (Edward Peel) in Doctor Who: Dragonfire, but he was not free to accept the role. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius