Noel Johnson
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1916-12-28
- Died
- 1999-10-01
- Place of birth
- West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK
Biography
With the Royal Army Service Corps during World War II. Evacuated from Dunkirk. After a year in hospital, invalided out in 1941. Worked for the BBC Drama Repertory Company from 1945. Until 1949, was best known as the voice of special agent Dick Barton on radio.
Known For
TV Shows (46)

Play for Today
1970

Doctor Who
1963
as King Thous / Charles Grover M.P.

Z-Cars
1962

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Chief Constable

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Father Clark

Theatre 625
1964
as Sir Gregory Broome / Morcar

Inspector Morse
1987
as Butler

No Hiding Place
1959

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Judge Sam Parkin

Maigret
1960
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Lowther

Justice
1971
as Lord Chancellor

The Expert
1968
as Dr. Worseley

Churchill's People
1974
as Chief Justice Popham

Doomwatch
1970
as Priestland

Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Sir Edward Grey

Dalgliesh
1983
as Major Hunt

Poldark
1975
as Captain Gower

Enemy at the Door
1978
as Committee President

Sergeant Cork
1963
as Sir Geoffrey Ormsby

Lady Killers
1980
as Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C.

Colditz
1972
as Devenish

Ivanhoe
1958
as Sir Romer

An Age of Kings
1960
as Duke of Norfolk / Thomas Mowbray / Duke of Exeter

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Naval Captain

Warship
1973

Out of the Unknown
1965
as Gen. Short
Codename
1970
as Melton
Buccaneer
1980
as Admiral Harkness
David Copperfield
1966
as Wickfield

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mr. Davenport

The Spread of the Eagle
1963
as Cominius

Harry's Game
1982
as General Sir Jocelyn Fairbairn

Death of an Expert Witness
1983
as Major Hunt

A for Andromeda
1961
as J.M. Osborne

Malice Aforethought
1979
as Mr Pimm
Counterstrike
1969
as Baldock

Thirteen Against Fate
1966
as Superintendant Godot
This Way for Murder
1967
as Hendrix

Oil Strike North
1975

Bat Out of Hell
1966
as Geoffrey Stewart

Wyatt's Watchdogs
1988
as Hadley

The Andromeda Breakthrough
1962
as Osborne
The Scarlet and the Black
1965
as President of the Court
Movies (31)

For Your Eyes Only
1981
as Vice Admiral

Withnail & I
1987
as General

Frenzy
1972
as Doctor in Pub

The First Great Train Robbery
1978
as Connaught

Defence of the Realm
1986
as Club Member

Royal Flash
1975
as Lord Chamberlain

Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Detective (uncredited)

Highly Dangerous
1950
as Frank Conway (uncredited)

The Comedy of Errors
1983
as First Merchant

Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Chorus

The Snow Goose
1971
as Naval Captain

Licensed to Love and Kill
1979
as Lord Dangerfield

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
1967
as King Thous
The Cruel Necessity
1962
as Sir Thomas Herbert
A Tap on the Shoulder
1965
as Chief Constable

Julius Caesar
1979
as Publius

The Partner
1963
as Charles Briars

Concorde
1966
as Commentator

Michael Regan
1971
as Asst. Chief Constable

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
1995
as Patient 1

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as Sir Charles Grover

Thirteen to Centaurus
1965
as Gen. Short

The Swordsman
1974
as Christian Duval

Appointment with Venus
1951
as Clark - R.N.

Way Off Beat
1966
as Master of Ceremonies
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961
as Lowther
The Interview
1968
The Case of the Missing Scene
1951
as Crawford
Mrs Davenport
1970
as Mr Davenport

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
2023
as King Thous (voice)

Influenced
2018
as Kidnapper
About Noel Johnson
With the Royal Army Service Corps during World War II. Evacuated from Dunkirk. After a year in hospital, invalided out in 1941. Worked for the BBC Drama Repertory Company from 1945. Until 1949, was best known as the voice of special agent Dick Barton on radio. With 77 credits spanning from 1950 to 2023, Noel Johnson has appeared in 31 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Noel Johnson Movies
- For Your Eyes Only (1981) — as Vice Admiral
- Withnail & I (1987) — as General
- Frenzy (1972) — as Doctor in Pub
- The First Great Train Robbery (1978) — as Connaught
- Defence of the Realm (1986) — as Club Member
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