
John Nettleton
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1929-02-05
- Died
- 2023-07-14
- Place of birth
- Lewisham, London, England, UK
Biography
John Nettleton (5 February 1929 – 14 July 2023) was an English actor.
Known For
TV Shows (54)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Munro Hilliard

Doctor Who
1963
as Reverend Ernest Matthews

The Avengers
1961
as Sir Andrew Ford / Palmer

Play for Today
1970

Great Performances
1971

Minder
1979
as William Shanks

The Bill
1984

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Jasper Fidget

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Hotel Manager

Z-Cars
1962

The Professionals
1977
as Minister

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Captain / Leonard Hoskins / Major Grace

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Mr. Potter

Foyle's War
2002
as Sam Bradshawe

Screen Two
1985
as Mr. Burrill / Mr. Walker

Theatre 625
1964
as Odo / Patterson

The Champions
1968
as Booker

Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Arthur Bellamy

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Lt. Corrigan / Parkin

Maigret
1960

The Protectors
1972
as Inspector Hill

Justice
1971
as Major Hector Stannard

The Expert
1968
as Inspector Gresham

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Belton / Admiral Christador

Out of the Unknown
1965
as George Pattison

Churchill's People
1974
as Sir Francis Bacon

The New Statesman
1987
as Sir Stephen Baxter

Kingdom
2007
as Mr. Macavoy

Department S
1969
as Carter

The Main Chance
1969
as Joseph Shelton

Yes Minister
1980
as Sir Arnold Robinson

Please Sir!
1968
as Police Sergeant

Detective
1964

Yes, Prime Minister
1986
as Sir Arnold Robinson

Elizabeth R
1971
as Sir Francis Bacon

Longitude
2000
as Minister for the Navy

The Edwardians
1972
as Alfred Wood

Ooh La La!
1968

Brass
1983
as Lord Mountfast

Shadows
1975
as Mr Butler

Only When I Laugh
1979
as Col. Walters

Worlds Beyond
1986
as Vicar

Victoria Wood
1989
as Charles

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Charles / Maj. Gen. McAllister

Dead of Night
1972
as Grandman

Not in Front of the Children
1967
as The Reverend John Pettifer

A for Andromeda
1961
as Harries

Anyone for Denis?
1982
as Jenkins

The Flame Trees of Thika
1981
as Major
The Happy Apple
1983
Fairly Secret Army
1984
as Smith
Her Majesty's Pleasure
1968
Charlesworth at Large
1958
as Police Sergeant
Birds on the Wing
1971
as Achmed Abdul Uskudar
Movies (33)

Oliver Twist
2005
as 1st Magistrate

A Man for All Seasons
1966
as Jailer

All Creatures Great and Small
1975
as Head Waiter

Jinnah
1998
as General Gracie

Fishtales
2007
as Professor Coulter

American Friends
1991
as Groves

Dad
2005
as Maurice

And Soon the Darkness
1970
as Gendarme

Black Beauty
1971
as Sir William

The Tempest
1980
as Gonzalo

Burning Secret
1988
as Doctor Weiss

Martin Luther, Heretic
1983
as Andreas Karlstadt

Henry VIII
1979
as Lord Chamberlain

East of Ipswich
1987
as Richard's Father

The Lie
1970
as Mr Arnold
Felix Dexter in Douglas
1996
as Alan

Anyone for Denis
1982
as Jenkins

Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Wagstaff

Sovereign's Company
1970
as Major Grace

Invasion
2005

Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989
as Rev Ernest Matthews

Circles Of Deceit
1990
as Ned

The Lorelei
1990
as Mr Walker

'That Crazy Woman'
1980
as Ashby

Bomber Harris
1989
as Wing Commander Harry Weldon

The Country Wife
1977
as Sir Jasper Fidget

There Is Also Tomorrow
1969
as Henry
The Education of Corporal Halliday
1967
as Maj. Gen. McAllister

The Last Shot You Hear
1969
as DI Nash

Death of a Private
1967
as Captain
The Noise Stopped
1966
as Charles

The Uninvited
1971
as George Pattison

Infidelity Took Place
1968
as Leonard Hoskins
About John Nettleton
John Nettleton (5 February 1929 – 14 July 2023) was an English actor. With 87 credits spanning from 1956 to 2007, John Nettleton has appeared in 33 films and 54 TV shows.
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- Oliver Twist (2005) — as 1st Magistrate
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) — as Jailer
- All Creatures Great and Small (1975) — as Head Waiter
- Jinnah (1998) — as General Gracie
- Fishtales (2007) — as Professor Coulter
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