Acting
John Alderton
Born 1940-11-27
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English actor who is best known for his roles in Upstairs, Downstairs, Thomas & Sarah and Please Sir!. Alderton has often starred alongside his wife, Pauline Collins. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Alderton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring John Alderton
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Cleopatra
1963
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Play for Today
1970
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Zardoz
1974
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Calendar Girls
2003
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Peak Practice
1993
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Heartbeat
1992
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Tales of the Unexpected
1979
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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The Wednesday Play
1964
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Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (62 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Little Dorrit | Mr. Casby | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Brandmand Sam - I En God Sags Tjeneste | Fireman Sam | Movie | 2006 |
 | He Knew He Was Right | Mr Outhouse | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Calendar Girls | John Clarke | Movie | 2003 |
 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Hawksmor | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Alastair Bing | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Testament: The Bible in Animation | Jonah / God (voice) | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Sgt Ted Lock | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Clockwork Mice | Swaney | Movie | 1995 |
| Character Building | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1995 | |
 | Albert The Fifth Musketeer | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Peak Practice | Harry Capper | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Heartbeat | Jim Ryan | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Tonight at 8.30 | Christian Faber | TV Series | 1991 |
| Tonight at 8.30 | Burrows | TV Series | 1991 |
| Tonight at 8.30 | Dr. Alec Harvey | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Keeping Tom Nice | Doug | Movie | 1990 |
 | Forever Green | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Mr. H Is Late | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | ScreenPlay | Doug | TV Series | 1986 |
 | ITV Christmas Comedy | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
| Father's Day | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 | |
 | Little Miss | Narrator/Male Voices | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Late Flowering Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | A Walk in the Forest | Paul Clements | Movie | 1980 |
 | Tales of the Unexpected | Robert Sandy | TV Series | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Rev George Duckworth | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Thomas & Sarah | Thomas Watkins | TV Series | 1979 |
| The Upchat Line | Mike Upchat | TV Series | 1977 | |
 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet | James Herriot | Movie | 1976 |
 | Time Well Spent | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | No, Honestly | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Wodehouse Playhouse | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
| Wodehouse Playhouse | George Mulliner | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Zardoz | Friend | Movie | 1974 |
 | My Wife Next Door | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
| Ben Spray | Ben Spray | Movie | 1972 | |
 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Thomas Watkins | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Please Sir! | Bernard Hedges | Movie | 1971 |
 | Play for Today | Paul Clements | TV Series | 1970 |
| Macbeth | Malcolm | Movie | 1970 | |
| The Rivals | Bob Acres | Movie | 1970 | |
 | Hannibal Brooks | Bernard | Movie | 1969 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Ben Spray | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Please Sir! | Bernard Hedges | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Duffy | Antony Calvert | Movie | 1968 |
 | Assignment K | George Innes | Movie | 1968 |
 | Cilla | Self | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Boy Meets Girl | Gerald | TV Series | 1967 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Lydia Languish | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Malcolm | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Tom Wrench | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Geoffrey Bell | TV Series | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Richard Fox | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Londoners | Telfer, Rait's Assistant | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Wednesday Play | Charley | TV Series | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Mike | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The System | Nidge | Movie | 1964 |
 | Cleopatra | 1st Officer (uncredited) | Movie | 1963 |
| Drama 61-67 | Peter Harris | TV Series | 1961 | |
 | Emergency: Ward 10 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Peter | TV Series | 1956 |