John Barron

Career timeline

1. 1920 · Born

   Born in Marylebone, London, England, UK

2. 1957 · Screen debut

   Theatre Night (TV)

3. 1961 · Breakthrough

   The Avengers (TV)

4. 2001 · Latest release

   Great Comedy Moments (Movie)

5. 2004 · Died

   July 3, 2004

Career in numbers

4 1950s

17 1960s

17 1970s

16 1980s

2 1990s

1 2000s

• Drama24
• Comedy21
• Crime9
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy6
• Tv Movie6
• Mystery5

Highest-rated title Yes Minister 1980 8.3 Most popular title The Avengers 1961 7.8

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Barron in our catalogue.

Peter Hammond

4 titles together

Herbert Wise

3 titles together

Peter Ustinov

3 titles together

Benedict Taylor

2 titles together

Robert Holmes

2 titles together

Geoffrey Chater

2 titles together

Jonathan Cecil

2 titles together

Stuart Burge

2 titles together

John Krish

2 titles together

John Mortimer

2 titles together

1. 2001 Great Comedy Moments as C.J. (archive footage) Movie
2. 1996 The Legacy of Reginald Perrin as C.J. TV
3. 1996 The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby Movie
4. 1989 Customer Service From Hell Movie
5. 1986 Brush Strokes as Salamander General TV
6. 1985 Thirteen at Dinner as Lord Edgware 5.9 Movie
7. 1985 In Sickness and in Health as Sir Reginald Woodley TV
8. 1985 Alice in Wonderland as Catterpillar TV
9. 1984 Me & My Girl as Mr Brocklebank TV
10. 1984 Duty Free as Sir Geoffrey Stoneleigh-Jackson TV
11. 1984 To Catch a King as Selby Movie
12. 1983 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as C.J. Movie
13. 1983 Clash of Loyalties as General Haldane Movie
14. 1982 The Funny Side of Christmas as C.J. Movie
15. 1982 Whoops Apocalypse as The Deacon TV
16. 1981 Othello as Duke of Venice Movie
17. 1980 The Taming of the Shrew as Vincentio Movie
18. 1980 The Gentle Touch TV
19. 1980 Yes Minister 8.3 TV
20. 1979 Terry and June as Judge TV
21. 1979 Shelley TV
22. 1979 Spooner's Patch as Golf Club President TV
23. 1979 Potter as The Vicar TV
24. 1977 The Foundation as Sir Clive Farmer TV
25. 1977 The Sunday Drama as Doctor TV
26. 1976 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as Charles Jefferson / 'C.J.' 8.0 TV
27. 1976 Victorian Scandals as Colonel Truelove TV
28. 1976 The Fosters as Mr Hudd TV
29. 1975 Awkward Customers as Awkward Customer: Mr. Tiger Movie
30. 1974 The Turn of the Screw as Mr. Fredricks Movie
31. 1973 Hitler: The Last Ten Days as Dr. Stumpfegger 6.2 Movie
32. 1972 Crown Court as The Hon. Mr. Justice Mitchener TV
33. 1972 Romany Jones as Mr Ruskin TV
34. 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Sir Revel Revell, Q.C. TV
35. 1970 Ace of Wands as Bartlett Bonnington TV
36. 1970 Doomwatch as The Minister TV
37. 1968 Ooh La La! as Soldignac TV
38. 1967 Girl in a Black Bikini as Francis Heager TV
39. 1967 All Gas and Gaiters as The Dean, The Very Reverend Lionel Pugh-Critchley TV
40. 1966 The Man in the Mirror as Edmund Beatty TV
41. 1965 The Midas Plague as Sir John Movie
42. 1965 The Power Game as Sir Trevor Hoylake TV
43. 1965 Out of the Unknown as Sir John TV
44. 1965 The Troubleshooters as Price TV
45. 1965 199 Park Lane TV
46. 1964 The Wednesday Play as Superintendent Melchior TV
47. 1962 The Saint as Neal Lammerton 7.4 TV
48. 1962 Jigsaw as Ray Tenby 7.2 Movie
49. 1961 The Day the Earth Caught Fire as 1st Sub-Editor (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
50. 1961 Plateau of Fear TV
51. 1961 The Avengers 7.8 TV
52. 1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre as Inspector France TV
53. 1960 Sink the Bismarck! as Officer P.R.O (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
54. 1959 No Hiding Place TV
55. 1958 I Can Destroy the Sun as Henry Walpole Movie
56. 1957 Emergency: Ward 10 TV
57. 1957 Theatre Night as Geoffrey Harrison TV

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