Person
John Castle
Acting · Born 1940-01-14 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
John Castle (born 14 January 1940) is an English actor. Castle has acted in theatre, film and television. He is well known for his role as Postumus in the 1976 BBC television adaptation of I, Claudius and for playing Geoffrey in the 1968 film, The Lion in Winter. He also played Dr. Carrasco as well as the prisoner called The Duke in the film Man of La Mancha. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Castle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Charles King
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lord Edgware
Silent Witness
1996
Sherlock Holmes
Carruthers
Spooks
Jocelyn Myers
BBC Play of the Month
Merton Densher
Theatre 625
Alexis
A Touch of Frost
Charlie Collingham
ITV Playhouse
Donald Webster
Tales of the Unexpected
Derek Johnstone
Filmography
- 2013The Tractate MiddothJohn Eldred
- 2012I Against ITommy Carmichael
- 2008Fixer
- 2006A Harlot's ProgressSir John Gonson
- 2005Trafalgar Battle SurgeonGunner Rivers
- 2005Princes in the TowerDr. John Argentine
- 2004Murder City
- 2003Gods and GeneralsOld Penn
- 2002SpooksJocelyn Myers
- 2001Hornblower: RetributionCaptain Collins
- 2000A Dinner of HerbsAlfred Cottle
- 1999CI5: The New Professionals
- 1998The Cater Street HangmanRev. Prebble
- 1998Animated Epics: BeowulfHygelac ( voice )
- 1997The Heart SurgeonCharlie Hawkesmore
- 1997The Heart SurgeonCharlie Hawkesmore
- 1997The Vanishing ManMoreau
- 1997Midsomer MurdersCharles King
- 1996SeasickChief Engineer Josif Mantz
- 1996Silent Witness
- 1995BramwellGuy Le Saux
- 1994WycliffeSelby
- 1994Pie in the SkyCharles Rider
- 1994SparrowGiuseppe
- 1993RoboCop 3McDaggett
- 1992Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to SideDetective Inspector Craddock
- 1992A Touch of FrostCharlie Collingham
- 1991The Crucifer of BloodNeville St. Claire
- 1989DealersFrank Mallory
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotLord Edgware
- 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersPeter Walsh
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesMark
- 1987Inspector MorseTony Doyle
- 1986Lost EmpiresNick Ollanton
- 1986LovejoyMax Hunter
- 1985Time for MurderDr David Warreck
- 1985King DavidAbner
- 1984The Life and Death of King JohnEarl of Salisbury
- 1984KimNarrator (voice)
- 1984Sherlock HolmesCarruthers
- 1984The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesCarruthers
- 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesCount Massino
- 1983StoryboardMiles Longstreeet
- 1983Heather AnnPetty Officer
- 1982Realm of Darkness - The Elusive Depths of MexicoNarrator
- 1981Judo ChampMr Hall
- 1980Never Never LandJim
- 1979Eagle's WingThe Priest
- 1979The Wings of the DoveMerton
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedDerek Johnstone
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareEarl of Salisbury
- 1978StrangersMartin Hargreaves
- 1978The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- 1978Wilde AllianceDavid Bardsley
- 1977The ProfessionalsPeter Crabbe
- 1977The Three HostagesDominick Medina
- 19771990
- 1976The Adventures of Eliza FraserCaptain Rory McBride
- 1976The Incredible SarahDamala
- 1976The New AvengersColonel 'Mad Jack' Miller
- 1976I, ClaudiusPostumus
- 1975The Fight Against SlaveryRev. John Newton
- 1973Warship
- 1972Man of La ManchaSanson Carrasco / The Duke
- 1972Dead of NightMichael
- 1972MadeFather Dyson
- 1972Antony and CleopatraOctavius Caesar
- 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasJohn Eldred
- 1969The Promise
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreJack Wakefield
- 1968The Lion in WinterGeoffrey
- 1968If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent ThemThe Young Man
- 1967The PrisonerNumber Twelve
- 1967ITV PlayhouseDonald Webster
- 1967EscapeBrendon O'Mahoney
- 1967Boy Meets GirlRowley Flint
- 1967A Night OutSeeley
- 1966Blow-UpBill
- 1966End in TearsLeonard Dacie
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMerton Densher
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreBenito Mussolini
- 1964The Wednesday PlayMatthew
- 1964Theatre 625Alexis
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