Colin Jeavons
British television actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1929 · age 97
Colin Abel Jeavons is a Welsh retired actor and television presenter, having trained at the Old Vic Theatre School. He is known for his character roles and has worked in theatre, television and film, especially in literary adaptations and roles related to the works of Charles Dickens.
Colin Jeavons is read about 99 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 14 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1992
StalinFilm, Yagoda1991
The House of EliottSeries, Duroque
Secret FriendsFilm, 1991Vicar1986
LovejoySeries, Bernard
Absolute BeginnersFilm, 1986Pamphleteer1985
Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilFilm, Adolf Hitler1984
Sherlock HolmesSeries, Inspector Lestrade
Squaring the CircleFilm, 1984Glemp1981
BergeracSeries, Claude Raquin
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best FriendFilm, 1981George Tracey1980
An Ordered LifeFilm, The Composer1979
Blue Remembered HillsFilm, Donald1978
DestinyFilm, Dennis Turner1975
AngelsSeries
The Water-BabyFilm, 1975Charles Kingsley1974
Diagnosis: MurderFilm, Bob Dawson1971
Skin DeepFilm, Production Monitor1970
Play for TodaySeries, Dennis Turner1969
The Oblong BoxFilm, Doctor (uncredited)1967
Doctor Who: The Underwater MenaceFilm, Damon1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Snake1964
The Wednesday PlaySeries, Barry Raines1962
Z-CarsSeries1960
MaigretSeries, Jean Metayer1929Born20 October 1929
StalinFilm, Yagoda1991The House of EliottSeries, DuroqueSecret FriendsFilm, 1991Vicar1986LovejoySeries, BernardAbsolute BeginnersFilm, 1986Pamphleteer1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in EvilFilm, Adolf Hitler1984Sherlock HolmesSeries, Inspector LestradeSquaring the CircleFilm, 1984Glemp1981BergeracSeries, Claude RaquinK-9 and Company: A Girl's Best FriendFilm, 1981George Tracey1980An Ordered LifeFilm, The Composer1979Blue Remembered HillsFilm, Donald1978DestinyFilm, Dennis Turner1975AngelsSeriesThe Water-BabyFilm, 1975Charles Kingsley1974Diagnosis: MurderFilm, Bob Dawson1971Skin DeepFilm, Production Monitor1970Play for TodaySeries, Dennis Turner1969The Oblong BoxFilm, Doctor (uncredited)1967Doctor Who: The Underwater MenaceFilm, Damon1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Snake1964The Wednesday PlaySeries, Barry Raines1962Z-CarsSeries1960MaigretSeries, Jean Metayer1929Born20 October 1929People around Colin
Close ties
David Warner Also in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1982)- Frank Middlemass Also in The Island and Atlantis
Jeremy Brett Also in Sherlock Holmes
Karel Reisz Directed The French Lieutenant's Woman (1982)
Stephanie Beacham Also in The Games and Schizo
Edward Hardwicke Also in Sherlock Holmes
Ivan Passer Directed Stalin (1992)
Richard D. Zanuck Produced The Island (1980)- Dennis Potter Directed Secret Friends (1991)
Michael Ritchie Directed The Island (1980)
John McEnery Also in Bartleby and Schizo
Sidney Hayers Directed Diagnosis: Murder (1976)
Don Henderson Also in The Island and Squaring the Circle- Michael Elphick Also in Blue Remembered Hills (1979)
Known for
View all 31 titles
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy 1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman 1981
Frankenstein Created Woman 1967
The Oblong Box 1969
Absolute Beginners 1986
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 31
107 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1929 · age 97
