John Bardon
English actor (1939-2014) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 75
John Bardon was an English stage and screen actor. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1988 for Kiss Me, Kate, sharing the award with co-star Emil Wolk.
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2014Died9 September 20141999
East Is EastFilm, Mr Moorhouse1997
Midsomer MurdersSeries, Mr. Belgrove
Fierce CreaturesFilm, 1997Sealion Spectator1992
HeartbeatSeries, Grandad Rowan1991
Further Up Pompeii!Film, Villainus Brutus1989
Birds of a FeatherSeries, Les Stubbs
Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who DoFilm, 1989Max Miller Impersonator1988
Thin AirFilm, Stan1987
84 Charing Cross RoadFilm, Labour Party Canvasser1985
EastEndersSeries, Jim Branning1984
Miss Marple: The Body in the LibrarySeries, PC Palk
Pericles, Prince of TyreFilm, 1984Lord of Tyre / Fisherman of Pentapolis / Storm Sailor1983
Fords on WaterFilm, Man in Hotel Bar1982
Friend or FoeFilm, Jerry1980
The Gentle TouchSeries
Murphy's StrokeFilm, 1980O'Connor1979
MinderSeries, Juror1976
The ChauffeurFilm, Chauffeur1975
Rumpole of the BaileySeries, Fred Timson
One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingFilm, 1975Bookmaker1974
PlayhouseSeries, Chauffeur
S*P*Y*SFilm, 1974Evans1968
Dad's ArmySeries, Harold Forster1939Born25 August 1939
East Is EastFilm, Mr Moorhouse1997Midsomer MurdersSeries, Mr. BelgroveFierce CreaturesFilm, 1997Sealion Spectator1992HeartbeatSeries, Grandad Rowan1991Further Up Pompeii!Film, Villainus Brutus1989Birds of a FeatherSeries, Les StubbsMax Miller: I Like The Girls Who DoFilm, 1989Max Miller Impersonator1988Thin AirFilm, Stan198784 Charing Cross RoadFilm, Labour Party Canvasser1985EastEndersSeries, Jim Branning1984Miss Marple: The Body in the LibrarySeries, PC PalkPericles, Prince of TyreFilm, 1984Lord of Tyre / Fisherman of Pentapolis / Storm Sailor1983Fords on WaterFilm, Man in Hotel Bar1982Friend or FoeFilm, Jerry1980The Gentle TouchSeriesMurphy's StrokeFilm, 1980O'Connor1979MinderSeries, Juror1976The ChauffeurFilm, Chauffeur1975Rumpole of the BaileySeries, Fred TimsonOne of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingFilm, 1975Bookmaker1974PlayhouseSeries, ChauffeurS*P*Y*SFilm, 1974Evans1968Dad's ArmySeries, Harold Forster1939Born25 August 1939People around John
Close ties
Gordon Scott Produced Friend or Foe (1982)- Jane Lapotaire Also in One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
Joan Hickson Also in One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)- Brian Gibson Directed The Chauffeur (1976)
- Patrick Godfrey Also in Pericles, Prince of Tyre and Clockwise
Veikko Aaltonen Directed Seasick (1996)
Richard Ridings Also in Clockwise and Fierce Creatures
David Hugh Jones Directed Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)
Iain Mitchell Also in Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)
Known for
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84 Charing Cross Road 1987
East Is East 1999
Fierce Creatures 1997
Clockwise 1986
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing 1975
Filmography 20
56 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
He was best known for playing the patriarch of the Branning family, Jim Branning, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for 15 years from 1996 to 2011.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2014 · aged 75
