John Horsley
Acting
Biography
No biography available for John Horsley.
Born: July 21, 1920
Place of Birth: Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Known For
The Woman He Loved
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.
The Sinister Man
When a corpse is found in the Thames, the only clue is that the dead man was killed by a karate or judo expert.
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops selling useless junk. That becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it. In the third and final series he has a dream of forming a commune which his long suffering colleagues help bring to reality. Unfortunately that also fails and he finds himself back in a job not unlike the one he originally had at Sunshine Desserts.
Ben-Hur
In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
The Avengers
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
The Main Chance
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.
The Box of Delights
Patrick Troughton stars in this children's fantasy tale with dark undertones. When a young schoolboy is given a box for safekeeping by a mysterious magician, little does he know the wondrous things he’ll soon discover.
Filmography
as Frith
as Judge Garton
as Ralph Shawcross
as Sir Ralph Shawcross
as Proprietor
as Colonel Gyrth
as Tressilian
as Justice Sir John Hawke
as Sir Anthony Plumb
as Professor Wanstead
as Summerland
as Farley
as Sir Alec Russell
as Sir Mostyn Llewellyn
as Dr Mackendrick
as Vicar
as Sir John
as Judge Lionel Hackett
as Bishop of Tatchester
as Abbot of Thornton Abbey
as Doc Morrissey
as Dr. Jefferies
as Sir Charles Lyell
as Doc Morrissey
as Admiral Nicholas
as Mr. Justice Rigby Swift
as Clive
as Mr Smith
as Giles Rowley
as Norman Birkett K.C.
as Headmaster
as Mitchell
as Osmond Orgreave
as Judge
as Ronnie
as Vicar
as Mr. Justice Mowbray
as The Hon. Mr. Justice Mowbray
as John Burdett
as Judge
as Sir Hugh Russell
as Jack Challen
as Leslie
as Sir Andrew Charles
as 1st Headmaster
as Magistrate
as Chairman
as Tom Dennistoun
as Supt. Hopkinson
as Co-pilot
as Hugo
as Percy Roberts
as Supt. Gilchrist
as Det. Insp. Cameron
as Supt. Ramsey (uncredited)
as Morley
as Mr. Fisher
as Nelson
as Pathologist
as Jon Brainbridge
as Police Sergeant
as Dr. Grant
as Captain - 'Sheffield'
as 1st Editor (uncredited)
as Spintho (uncredited)
as Montell
as Supt. Blake
as Commander Bowerman
as Inspector Parry
as Padre
as Alan Peters
as Doctor attending Gino
as Inspector Powell
as Bert Marlow
as Athelred
as Johnson
as Michael Matlock
as Motor Cycle Policeman
as Fireman
as Peter Hastings
as Assistant Commissioner
as Sir Guy Quentin
as Det. Insp. Taylor
as Det. Sgt. Gibson
as Lt. Anderson
as Sports Organiser (uncredited)
as Worsley
as Inspector Wilkins
as Customs Officer
as Lt. Col. Stanways
as Lamport
as Tony Barlow
as police officer
as Parson (uncredited)
as Inspector Trubridge
as Detective Sergeant Simpson
as Commander John Willis
as Inspector Clements
as Inspector Henley
as Constable Charles Baron
as Bletchley
as Brown
as Harry Armstrong
as Naval Officer Kent
as Joe, Mate
as Dick Bromley
as Maggie's Doctor
as Customs Officer