John Gregson
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Gregson (15 March 1919 – 8 January 1975) was an English actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gregson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: March 15, 1919
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Known For
Dangerous Knowledge
A gritty six-part mystery thriller serial from 1976, starring John Gregson as Bill Kirby. Bill is an insurance salesman travelling back to the UK from France. Accompanied by Laura Marshall (Prunella Ransome), he has to evade the two armed agents that are following him. A series of murders follow and Bill tries to unmask who's behind them.
The Longest Day
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC television comedy series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock with Sid James. The final series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development.
Hand in Hand
Seven-year-olds Michael and Rachel are best friends who do everything together and who have vowed to remain friends "forever and ever and can't be parted for never and never". Unfortunately, the society that Michael and Rachel live in is one of religious intolerance. The fact that Michael is Irish Catholic and Rachel is Jewish is a point of conflict for just about everyone in the community.
The Lavender Hill Mob
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.
Scott of the Antarctic
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him
The Titfield Thunderbolt
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.
True as a Turtle
Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Although Jane suffers from chronic seasickness, she accepts and one day they go on board the Turtle, a fine yacht owned by an industrialist friend, Dudley Partridge. A lot of misadventures await them before they finally reach France.
Man in a Suitcase
Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches for answers.
Filmography
as Bill Kirby
as (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Dennis Croft
as Dr. Cordell
as Mijnheer Brinker
as Colonel Sandauer
as Commander George Gideon
as Inspector Parnell
as Colonel Roberts
as British Padre
as Callendar
as Butler
as Det. Insp. Sayers
as Renato
as Father Timothy
as Richard Hammond
as Captain John 'Jack' Bennett
as Captain Albert Ebbs
as Cpt Williams
as James Ignatius Rooney
as Himself
as Michael Morgan
as Tony Hudson
as Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
as Mike McNeil
as Chayley Broadbent
as Lieutenant Alec Duffy
as Edgar Curtain ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment)
as Tony Rapallo
as Leslie Randall
as Cpl. Bill Morris
as Dr. Michael Hale
as Alan McKim
as Squire Gordon Chesterford
as David Paterson
as Renzo Uccello
as John Cameron
as Pilot Officer T.B. 'Septic' Baird
as Farrow
as Redruth
as Coast Guardsman
as Recruit in Jungle (uncredited)
as Sammy MacCodrun
as Malcolm Murray-Bruce
as P.O. T. Crean R.N.