John Carlin (actor)

John Carlin
Born(1929-11-06)6 November 1929
Johnstone, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died19 November 2017(2017-11-19) (aged 88)
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
EducationRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
OccupationActor

John Carlin (6 November 1929 – 19 November 2017) was a Scottish actor. He appeared on television from 1957 to 1992 and has 109 credits from films and television series.

Early years

Carlin was born on 6 November 1929 in Johnstone, Scotland, and he attended the Glasgow College of Dramatic Art.[1][2][3]

Career

In the late 1950s, Carlin acted with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He made his radio debut in 1955 on the Children's Hour[2] and went on to appear in a number of television programmes in the 1960s.[1][4] Also in the 1960s he worked as a disc jockey on the BBC's Light Programme.[2]

Death

Carlin died on 19 November 2017 in Gloucestershire, England.[2][4]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1957The Piper of OrdeColin
1971RemembrandtKemp
1976Carry On EnglandOfficer
1977Holocaust 2000Robertson
1978Carry On EmmannuelleFrench Parson
1979Suez 1956The Speaker
1980Between the CoversCharles
George and MildredCasino Supervisor
1990A Ghost in Monte CarloConcierge

Television roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1962 The Probation Officer Peter 1 episode
Emergency-Ward 10Angus MacGregor6 episodes
Dixon of Dock GreenKen CrockerEpisode: "The Milkman Knocks on Friday"
Ghost SquadTim CaseyEpisode: "Quarantine a Kavar"
196324-Hour CallJewellerEpisode: "Never Leave Me"
The Plane MakersRowland JessupEpisode: "The Short Run"
SuspensePhilip HaleEpisode: "The White Hot Coal"
1963-1970 Dr. Finlay's Casebook Various 3 episodes
1964Taxi!GeorgeEpisode: "Sunday Mornings Are for Sleeping"
KidnappedLieutenantEpisode: "In the Hands of the Ladies"
Z CarsFactory WorkerEpisode: "Welcome Home, Jigger"
1964, 1967 No Hiding Place Barber/Charlie White 2 episodes
1965Story ParadeBasil JarabyEpisode: "The Old Boys"
CompactRoss Bennett2 episodes
The Flying SwanRogers, of The Sunday StarEpisode: "The Age of Consent"
The TroubleshootersActorEpisode: "Meet Miss Mogul"
The Scales of JusticeWallerEpisode: "The Material Witness"
1966The IdiotBaron S.2 episodes
The LiarsButler1 episode
Theatre 625Medvedenko2 episodes
A Game of MurderLeonard Lincoln4 episodes
The Wednesday PlayEvangelistEpisode: "Toddler on the Run"
Thirteen Against FateSauvegrainEpisode: "The Widower"
IntrigueRanklinEpisode: "Scratch the Surface...and What Do You Find?"
George and the DragonTaxi DriverEpisode: "George Meets the Dragon"
The Three MusketeersKing Louis XIII4 episodes
This Man CraigMr HarrisEpisode: "The Pirate Cut"
1967Mr RoseDanethorpeEpisode: "The Honest Villain"
Love StoryCinema ManagerEpisode: "It's a Long Way to Transylvania"
The Revenue MenHayesEpisode: "Evidence Partial and Impartial"
Baker's Half-DozenAlex5 episodes
1968Pere GoriotMaximeEpisode: "Gilded Youth"
1969Fraud SquadRussell YarwoodEpisode: "Turbot on Ice"
The First ChurchillsVanbrugh2 episodes
1970Out of the PastGranville SharpEpisode: "The Slave Trade: The Case of Jonathan Strong"
Big BrotherDr StockoeEpisode: "There's Always a First Time"
Play for Today Sir James Brenton Episode: "The Lie"
The Adventures of Don QuickTV AnnouncerEpisode: "People isn't Everything"
1971 Hadleigh Dr. Phillips Episode: "Open Verdict"
1971-1973 ...And Mother Makes Three Various 3 episodes
1972Spyder's WebWickeringEpisode: "The Hafiz Affair"
HadleighDr PhillipsEpisode: "Open Verdict"
Armchair Theatre Crown Prince Episode: "High Summer"
1973The View from Daniel PikeSinclairEpisode: "Credit Where It's Due"
JusticeHughEpisode: "The Whole Truth"
1974-1976Man About the HouseMr Gideon/Barman7 episodes
1974Special BranchHotel ManagerEpisode: "Enter Cordiale"
A Little Bit of WisdomSmithersEpisode: "Who Was That Lady?"
1975Love Thy NeighbourJulianEpisode: "The Nannies"
Carry On LaughingEthelbert
Sir Walter Ranleigh
Egbert
Vicar
Major Merridick
Old Man		6 episodes
Edward the SeventhGeorge LewisEpisode: "Scandal"
1976-1979George and MildredVarious3 episodes
1977Miss Jones and SonShop AssistantEpisode: "And Father Came Too"
1978Sexton Blake and the Demon GodDr PatersonPart 1
Robin's NestSidney WatkinsEpisode: "The Candidate"
The SweeneyPierceEpisode: "The Bigger They Are"
The FoundationGeorge Briscoe3 episodes
The LosersBrianEpisode: "The Naming of Parts"
1980Leap in the DarkDr StuartEpisode: "Poor Jenny"
ShoestringFloristEpisode: "Looking for Mr. Wright"
1980-1984 Keep It in the Family Various 4 episodes
1981NannyWebsterEpisode: "Innocent Party"
1982, 1984 Never the Twain Mr. Neville/Mr. Fortescue 2 episodes
1983BergeracFrazerEpisode: "Almost Like a Holiday"
LunaAssistant Galactic Co-ordinatorEpisode: "Environmental Ambience, Wish You Were Here"
PicturesCockburn5 episodes
The GafferEverardEpisode: "The Council of War"
1984MinderDerekEpisode: "Senior Citizen Caine"
Love and MarriageMalcolmAnthology series
I Thought You'd GoneCouncil Official1 episode
Cold WarriorHotel ManagerEpisode: "The Man from Damascus"
Big DealCareyEpisode: "Fighting Chance"
1985Mixed DoublesShop AssistantEpisode: "And Mother Came Too"
1985-1990 Taggart George Cunningham/Paul Cooper 6 episodes
1986Starting OutMr ThompsonEpisode: "Prejudice"
All in Good FaithBishop of LutonEpisode: "An Eye for an Eye"
BoonTed MichaelsEpisode: "Unto Us Four a Son"
Mapp & LuciaMayberryEpisode: "Au Reservoir"
Fresh FieldsMr GallowayEpisode: "One Damned Ming After Another"
1987The Two Mrs. GrenvillesForbes2 episodes
Hardwicke HouseVicar
QueenieJames1 episode
Slinger's DayAuditorEpisode: "The Stocktake"
The New StatesmanHouse of Commons Speaker3 episodes
1988After HenryThe ValuerEpisode: "The Teapot"
Chelmsford 123Poet2 episodes
Screen TwoHotel ManagerEpisode: "The Temptation of Eileen Hughes"
The Bourne IdentityStossel2 episodes
Rumpole of the BaileyHector Vellacott Q.C.Episode: "Rumpole and the Barrow Boy"
1989Around the World in 80 DaysForster3 episodes
Hard CasesRoger1 episode
1990She-Wolf of LondonReverend ParfrayEpisode: "The Juggler"
1991The Upper HandSurgeonEpisode: "The Anniversary"
The Darling Buds of MayReverend Spink3 episodes
1992Agatha Christie's PoirotDr BennettEpisode: "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"

References

  1. 1 2 Lentz, Harris M. III (2018). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017. McFarland. p. 65. ISBN 9781476670324. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary - John Carlin, Scottish actor known for Carry On and The Darling Buds of May". The Herald. Glasgow.
  3. ↑ "John Carlin's Obituary on The Times". The Times.
  4. 1 2 "John Carlin". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.
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