Jon Laurimore

Jon Laurimore
Born
Jon St. Alban Livermore

Between late March and 30 June 1936 (age 90)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
OccupationActor
Years active1959–2010
Spouse(s)
Zoe Hicks
​
​
(m. 1959, divorced)​

Jill Simonson
​
(m. 1968)​
Children2

Jon St. Alban Laurimore (born between late March and 30 June 1936)[1] is an English retired actor, known for his television appearances.[2]

Early life

Originally, he planned to become a farmer and spent some years as an apprentice farmer manager for two-and-a-half years before joining the Royal Air Force, developing a love for flying and acting. While waiting three months before going to agricultural college, Laurimore joined a local theatre as an assistant stage manager. There, he fell in love with an actress and decided to change career path.

[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Career

Beginning as Jon Livermore, he changed his surname to Laurimore in 1959.

His TV credits include The Avengers, The Prisoner, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Public Eye, Warship, Sutherland's Law, The Onedin Line, Rock Follies, Space: 1999, Doctor Who (in the serial The Masque of Mandragora), I, Claudius, Target, Secret Army, Reilly, Ace of Spies, Minder, Dalziel and Pascoe and Jack the Ripper.[9][10] He also appeared as police officers in the films A Touch of the Other (1970) and Die Screaming, Marianne (1971).[11][12]

Personal life

Jon married Zoe Hicks (the aforementioned actress) in 1959 and they later divorced. In 1968, he married Jill Simonson, who later became a television scriptwriter. They had two children, Sophie Laurimore and Dido Laurimore.

He now lives with his family in Suffolk, England.

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jon Laurimore". Archived from the original on 19 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sailing enthusiast". Lowestoft Journal. 2 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "A Talented Company". The Central Somerset Gazette. 25 October 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Around the Cinemas: Llandudno". North Wales Weekly News. 18 June 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Married, Then Back to Work at the Palladium". North Wales Weekly News. 6 August 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Keeping fit to keep us entertained". Liverpool Echo. 14 February 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "No clue". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 26 July 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Jon Laurimore - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  10. ↑ "Jon Laurimore". www.aveleyman.com.
  11. ↑ "A Touch of the Other (1970)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Die Screaming Marianne (1971)". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
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