John Carson

Known for

Acting

Born

February 28, 1927

Birthplace

Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]

Died

November 5, 2016 (aged 89)

Biography

John Carson was an English actor known for his appearances in film and television. Not to be confused with the American TV entertainer John "Johnny" Carson.

Best known work

Doomsday

2008

Doctor Who

1963

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Midsomer Murders

1997

Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970

The Plague of the Zombies

1966

The Avengers

1961

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

1973

Shaka Zulu

1986

The Saint

1962

Filmography

2018
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
as Self
2015
Amicus Vault of Horrors
as Critic
2013
The House of Horror - Memories of BrayTV
as Himself (5 episodes)
2008
The Deal
as Nigel Bland
2008
Doomsday
as George Dutton
2006
Boys Briefs 4
as Man (segment "Build")
2004
Build
as Man
2000
I Dreamed of Africa
as Pembroke Headmaster
1999
CI5: The New ProfessionalsTV
1998
Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday
as U.S. Hearing Official #1
1997
Black Velvet Band
as Col. Rowan
1997
Midsomer MurdersTV
as Older Gentleman (1 episode)
1997
Mandela and de Klerk
as Willem de Klerk
1996
The Adventures of SinbadTV
1994
The Visual Bible: Acts
as Ananias, High Priest
1994
The World of HammerTV
as Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)
1994
Woman of Desire
as Judge Parker
1991
The Sheltering Desert
1991
The Last Hero
as Fred Zimmerman
1990
Schweitzer
as Horton Herschel
1989
The Mountain and the Molehill
as Lauderdale
1989
The Last Warrior
as Priest
1989
Agatha Christie's PoirotTV
as Sir George Carrington (1 episode), as Richard Abernethie (1 episode)
1987
Survivor
as Engineer Councillor
1987
City of Blood
as Prime Minister