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John Rapley

Acting · 1935–2016 · West Ham, Essex, England, UK

Biography

John Rapley was born on 18 April 1935 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Elephant Man (1980), Jane and the Lost City (1987) and Goodnight Sweetheart (1993). He died on 18 April 2016 in Theydon Bois, Essex, England, UK.

Known for

Filmography

2002tlcExterminator
2000My HeroMr Jenks
1998The Last SaluteMr Brownsword
1993Goodnight SweetheartOld Codger
1990Waiting for GodRon Arthur
1990Jeeves and WoosterMr Trotter
1990NightingalesMr. Younger
1988Coppers
1987Jane and the Lost CityDr. Schell
1986The Fools on the Hill2nd Warehouseman
1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesUnderground Official
1985Lost In LondonPublican
1985Blott on the LandscapeColonel Chapman
1984Sherlock HolmesUnderground Official
1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesServant
1983BlackadderRev. Lloyd
1983The Fourth ArmStage Manager
1982The BounderEnquiry Agent
1982Shine on Harvey MoonBull
1982Gilbert and Sullivan: Their Greatest HitsArthur Sullivan
1980The Elephant ManKing In Panto
1980GrundyBookworm
1979MinderPunter
1979Only When I LaughCustomer
1979Terry and JuneJack
1979Danger UXBSilversmith
1978All Creatures Great and SmallMr. Carter
1977Pit StrikePetrol Station Owner
1977TargetJeweller
1977Murder Most English: A Flaxborough ChronicleHenry Spain
1977Cumbernauld HITWutz
1976The Duchess of Duke StreetErnest Leyton
1975The Hanged ManBig Ears
1975Nurse Will Make It BetterDr. Ward
1974Churchill's PeopleGeorge I
1973The Death of GloryButcher
1973The OperationChief Rotarian
1972Our Miss FredGerman Airman (uncredited)
1972New Scotland YardSimpson
1971The Onedin LineBarman
1971Upstairs, DownstairsMr. Summers
1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesBouchet
1970Little WomenThe Editor
1965FableMichael
1961The AvengersTaxi Driver

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