John Paul
British actor (1921-1995) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 73
John Middleton Lankester Paul was an English actor. He is best known for his television roles, particularly as Dr Spencer Quist in Doomwatch (1970-1972) and Marcus Agrippa in I, Claudius (1976), both for BBC Television.
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1995Died23 February 19951993
Selling HitlerFilm, Karl Wolff1991
Selling HitlerSeries, Karl Wolff1987
Cry FreedomFilm, Wendy's Father1981A Spy at EveningSeries, Sir Richard Considine
Antony & CleopatraFilm, 1981Canidius1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries, Montague
Romeo and JulietFilm, 1978Montague1976
I, ClaudiusSeries, Agrippa1972
Crown CourtSeries1970
DoomwatchSeries, Dr Spencer Quist
CromwellFilm, 1970General Digby1969
Some Girls DoFilm, Test Pilot (uncredited)1968The Jazz AgeSeries, Ataman
The Blood Beast TerrorFilm, 1968Mr. Warrender1967
A Countess from Hong KongFilm, The Captain1965
Stranger in the FamilyFilm, Brown1964
The Wednesday PlaySeries, Dr. Bernd Gisevius
The Curse of the Mummy's TombFilm, 1964Inspector Mackenzie1962
Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries, Henry Davidson1959
No Hiding PlaceSeries
BreakoutFilm, 1959Arkwright1958
The Man Who Wouldn't TalkFilm, John Castle1957
The Girl in the PictureFilm, Detective Sergeant Nixon1956
The Long ArmFilm1921Born20 April 1921
Selling HitlerFilm, Karl Wolff1991Selling HitlerSeries, Karl Wolff1987Cry FreedomFilm, Wendy's Father1981A Spy at EveningSeries, Sir Richard ConsidineAntony & CleopatraFilm, 1981Canidius1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries, MontagueRomeo and JulietFilm, 1978Montague1976I, ClaudiusSeries, Agrippa1972Crown CourtSeries1970DoomwatchSeries, Dr Spencer QuistCromwellFilm, 1970General Digby1969Some Girls DoFilm, Test Pilot (uncredited)1968The Jazz AgeSeries, AtamanThe Blood Beast TerrorFilm, 1968Mr. Warrender1967A Countess from Hong KongFilm, The Captain1965Stranger in the FamilyFilm, Brown1964The Wednesday PlaySeries, Dr. Bernd GiseviusThe Curse of the Mummy's TombFilm, 1964Inspector Mackenzie1962Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries, Henry Davidson1959No Hiding PlaceSeriesBreakoutFilm, 1959Arkwright1958The Man Who Wouldn't TalkFilm, John Castle1957The Girl in the PictureFilm, Detective Sergeant Nixon1956The Long ArmFilm1921Born20 April 1921People around John
Close ties
Ian Bannen Also in Doomwatch (1976)
Esmond Knight Also in I, Claudius and Romeo and Juliet
Richard Attenborough Produced Cry Freedom (1987)
Kevin McNally Also in I, Claudius and Cry Freedom
Richard Marquand Directed Eye of the Needle (1981)
Rupert Davies Also in Breakout and Violent Moment
Ken Hughes Directed Cromwell (1970)- Jimmy Gardner Also in The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
Wanda Ventham Also in The Caesars and The Blood Beast Terror- Marianne Stone Also in The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
- Geoffrey Keen Also in Cromwell and Doomwatch
Peter Sasdy Directed Doomwatch (1976)- Bernard Hepton Also in I, Claudius and The Fanatics
- Donald Houston Also in The Girl in the Picture (1957)
George Innes Also in I, Claudius and Antony & Cleopatra- James Aubrey Also in Cry Freedom and Selling Hitler
Kenneth Cope Also in Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)- Clive Exton Wrote The Trial of Dr. Fancy and Doomwatch
Jack Gwillim Also in The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)- Anthony Chinn Also in Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
George Pastell Also in Deadly Record (1959)- Arthur Lovegrove Also in The Steel Bayonet and Eye of the Needle
Pam St. Clement Also in Doomwatch and The Bunker
Known for
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Cry Freedom 1987
Eye of the Needle 1981
Cromwell 1970
The Bunker 1981
A Countess from Hong Kong 1967
Filmography 27
51 credits on file
Television 21
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1995 · aged 73
