Person
Jerome Willis
Acting · 1928–2014 · London, England, UK
Biography
Jerome Barry Willis was a prominent British stage and screen actor with more than 100 screen credits to his name. Willis had a leading role in the ITV drama series The Sandbaggers as Matthew Peele.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
John Smith
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Edward Pengelley
Doctor Who
Stevens
The Avengers
George
Screen Two
First DPP Official
Heartbeat
Arthur Clough
BBC Play of the Month
The Sea Captain
Crown Court
1972
Theatre 625
Sickingen
Z-Cars
1962
Filmography
- 2006Perfume: The Story of a MurdererCouncillor 1
- 2005Our Hidden LivesOld Man
- 2004Global Conspiracy?Jocelyn Stevens
- 2004The Long Bank HolidayMr. Parish
- 2003AlibiStan Shaps
- 2003Loving YouMagistrate
- 2003The Last Detective
- 2000CareJudge
- 1998A Certain JusticeKynaston
- 1998The Sea ChangeOlder Board Member
- 1998March in Windy CitySir Henry Bryant
- 1997Midsomer MurdersJohn Smith
- 1997The Apocalypse WatchDr. Hans Troupman
- 1997The Apocalypse WatchDr. Hans Troupman
- 1995Tales of Mystery and ImaginationDuke de Mornay
- 1995A Mind to MurderDr. Kynaston
- 1994Space PrecinctCaptain Rexton Podly
- 1994A Business AffairModerator
- 1993Goodnight SweetheartDoctor
- 1993Unnatural CausesDr. Kynaston
- 1992OrlandoTranslator
- 1992A Touch of FrostWalker
- 1992HeartbeatArthur Clough
- 1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsMycroft Holmes
- 1991Sherlock Holmes and the Leading LadyMycroft Holmes
- 1990Dear SarahInspector Still
- 1989Sitting TargetsBeecham
- 1989Death of a SonFirst DPP Official
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotEdward Pengelley
- 1988A Gentleman's ClubLord Cotswold
- 1987The New StatesmanSir Wallis Austin QC
- 1987A Killing on the ExchangeMr Marshall
- 1986Theban Plays: Oedipus at ColonusChorus
- 1986God's OutlawBishop Stokesley
- 1985John Lennon: A Journey in the LifeRegistrar
- 1985Tender Is the NightT.F. Golding
- 1985LifeforcePathologist
- 1985Screen TwoFirst DPP Official
- 1981KesslerHugo Van Eyck
- 1981BergeracRupert Imison
- 1981The Potsdam QuartetJohn Healy
- 1980Yes Minister
- 1979Henry InterveningHnery Procope
- 1978The SandbaggersMatthew Peele
- 1978Return of the SaintInspector Thornton
- 1978Wilde AllianceLadbroke
- 1977PremiereHenry Procope
- 1977A Bunch of FivesAlan Jenner
- 1976It Happened Here AgainHimself
- 1975WinstanleyGeneral Lord Fairfax
- 1974Robinson CrusoeThe Sea Captain
- 1974PlayhouseJohn Healey
- 1974Within These WallsCharles Radley
- 1973Yellow DogHawk Curtis
- 1973Doctor Who: The Green DeathStevens
- 1973WoodstockOliver Cromwell
- 1972Crown Court
- 1972DoomwatchLt. Com. Tavener
- 1971Brett
- 1971The Savage VoyageNarrator
- 1970ManhuntMajor Schneider
- 1969Paul Temple
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamNed Preston
- 1968The Magus'False' German Officer
- 1968The CaesarsMacro
- 1968The Jazz AgeMaj. Norman
- 1967Callan
- 1966KhartoumFrank Power
- 1966The Portsmouth DefenceDetective Sergeant Latcham
- 1965Time in AdvanceRyman
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthThe Sea Captain
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreHaimendorf
- 1965Out of the UnknownRyman
- 1965The TroubleshootersDr. Newman
- 1965The Man in Room 17Guy Leduc
- 1965LondonersRobert Cromer
- 1964RedcapLovelock
- 1964The Count of Monte CristoBeauchamp
- 1964The Count of Monte CristoBeauchamp
- 1964The Wednesday PlayDaniel
- 1964Theatre 625Sickingen
- 1964A Jolly Bad FellowDetective Inspector Armstrong
- 1964It's Dark OutsideBobby Bascombe
- 1963Doctor WhoStevens
- 1963Siege of the SaxonsThe Limping Man
- 1963The Spread of the EagleTullus Aufidius
- 1962The Cruel NecessityThe Lord General Fairfax
- 1962Out of This WorldJohn Irvine
- 1962Studio 4Dr Blundell
- 1962Z-Cars
- 1961The AvengersGeorge
- 1960Danger ManColonel Maturin
- 1960An Age of KingsMorton
- 1960Foxhole in CairoBritish Signals Sergeant
- 1959Bleak HouseAllan Woodcourt
- 1958The Silent EnemySailor
- 1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotPrince of Limerick
- 1956Armchair TheatreAlister Parkes
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