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Milton Johns
Actor

Milton Johns

13 May 1938Born
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Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Milton Johns (born 13 May 1938) is an English actor whose thin features and talent for obsequious or oily characters has often influenced the many television parts he has received. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Johns was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire. He was in Coronation Street as Brendan Scott (1991–93), the shopkeeper who died of a heart attack while pedalling along the eponymous cobbled street.

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Other roles have included parts in Poldark, Born and Bred, Ever Decreasing Circles, Home to Roost, Dempsey and Makepeace, Murder Most English, Shoestring, Yes Minister, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Softly, Softly, Going Straight, The Good Life, Don't Wait Up, Butterflies, Campion and Z-Cars. He played the landlord in The Basil Brush Show (2002–07). Johns also played jobsworth Mr Cassidy in Murphy's Mob, an ITV children's television drama series (1982–85). His character helped to manage the building used by the junior supporters' of the football club, Dunmore United. Johns has appeared in Doctor Who on several occasions: as Theodore Benik in The Enemy of the World; Guy Crayford in The Android Invasion; and Castellan Kelner in The Invasion of Time. In 1972 he starred in the children's Sunday evening series The Intruder and in 1977, appeared in another children's series, Midnight Is A Place. Johns also appeared as an Imperial Officer (Captain Bewil) in the 1980 Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back. He played Perker in the 1985 adaptation of The Pickwick Papers. In the 1986 television series War and Remembrance, Johns took the role of the senior Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann.

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Filmography

  1. 2008The Ties That Bind UsFilm: Kelner (archive footage)
  2. 2002The Basil Brush ShowSeries: Mr. Rossiter, Mr Rossiter (3 episodes)
  3. 2002Born and BredSeries: Ernest Gilles (1 episode)
  4. 2002Making a KillingFilm: L.T. Harvey
  5. 1999BadgerSeries (1 episode)
  6. 1999The Scarlet PimpernelSeries: Fisher (6 episodes)
  7. 1998The X-FilesFilm: British Valet
  8. 1997Sharpe's RevengeFilm: Hopkinson
  9. 1997The Missing PostmanFilm: Len Denbigh
  10. 1996The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersSeries: Mr Meikeljohn (1 episode)
  11. 1996EllingtonSeries: Announcer (1 episode)
  12. 1995JosephFilm: Vintner
  13. 1994Stanley's DragonFilm: Mr Batley
  14. 1993SharpeSeries: Hopkinson (1 episode)
  15. 1991Roy's RaidersSeries: Winco (6 episodes)
  16. 1990The Upper HandSeries: Store Manager (1 episode)
  17. 1989CampionSeries: William Potter (2 episodes)
  18. 1989Precious BaneFilm: Grimble
  19. 1988War and RemembranceSeries: Adolf Eichmann (1 episode)
  20. 1986Hell's BellsSeries: Wilfred Hankey (6 episodes)
  21. 1985Mussolini: The Untold StorySeries: German Ambassador (4 episodes)
  22. 1985Super GranSeries: Mr. L. Chop (1 episode)
  23. 1985Dempsey and MakepeaceSeries: Sid Lowe (1 episode)
  24. 1983WufferSeries: Mr. Wilberforce (5 episodes)
  25. 1982Foxy LadySeries (12 episodes)
  26. 1982TishooFilm: Cullin
  27. 1982Murphy's MobSeries: Derek Cassidy (54 episodes)
  28. 1982American PlayhouseSeries: George Kistiakowsky (2 episodes)
  29. 1981BergeracSeries: Lonny Rice (1 episode)
  30. 1981Bread or BloodFilm: Harbutt
  31. 1980OppenheimerSeries: George Kistiakowsky (2 episodes)
  32. 1980Hammer House of HorrorSeries: A.J. Powers (1 episode)
  33. 1980The Empire Strikes BackFilm: Bewil
  34. 1979MinderSeries: Mr. Sinclair (1 episode)
  35. 1979ShoestringSeries: Porter (1 episode)
  36. 1978ButterfliesSeries (2 episodes)
  37. 1978A Horseman Riding BySeries: Reverend Horsey (5 episodes)
  38. 1978Born and BredSeries: Freddie Peglar (1 episode)
  39. 1978SpearheadSeries: Mr Adams (5 episodes)
  40. 1978Will ShakespeareSeries: Dr Alcibiades (1 episode)
  41. 1978The Limbo ConnectionFilm: Tim Kennaway
  42. 1978Doctor Who: The Invasion of TimeFilm: Castellan Kelner
  43. 1978Going StraightSeries: Mr. Kirby (1 episode)
  44. 1978Armchair ThrillerSeries: Tim Kennaway (3 episodes)
  45. 1977Murder Most English: A Flaxborough ChronicleSeries: George Lintz (2 episodes)
  46. 1976Dickens of LondonSeries: Samuel Starey (1 episode)
  47. 1975The Imp of the PerverseFilm: The Servant
  48. 1975Doctor Who: The Android InvasionFilm: Guy Crayford
  49. 1975PoldarkSeries: Matthew Sanson (3 episodes)
  50. 1975The Poisoning of Charles BravoSeries: Griffiths (3 episodes)
  51. 1975The Good LifeSeries: Ernie (1 episode)
  52. 1974South RidingFilm
  53. 1974Pidgeon – Hawk or Dove?Film: Evelyn de Plume
  54. 1973Centre PlaySeries: The Servant (1 episode)
  55. 1973Baffled!Film: Dr. Reed
  56. 1973The Jensen CodeSeries: Mr Richards (11 episodes)
  57. 1972Crown CourtSeries: Gus Enderby (3 episodes)
  58. 1972The ProtectorsSeries: Conway (1 episode)
  59. 1972The AdventurerSeries: Alex (1 episode)
  60. 1972New Scotland YardSeries: Marty Lewis (1 episode)
  61. 1972The IntruderSeries: Sonny (8 episodes)
  62. 1971BudgieSeries: Nervous Docherty (1 episode)
  63. 1971Sense and SensibilitySeries: John Dashwood (2 episodes)
  64. 1970Play for TodaySeries: Evelyn de Plume (1 episode)
  65. 1970The MisfitSeries: Evans (1 episode)
  66. 1970ManhuntSeries: Renard (1 episode)
  67. 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries: Bedlam Keeper (1 episode)
  68. 1968The ExpertSeries: Professor Kirk (1 episode)
  69. 1968Doctor Who: The Enemy of the WorldFilm: Benik
  70. 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries: Dennis Watson (1 episode)
  71. 1967TrappedSeries: Linwood (1 episode)
  72. 1966The Three MusketeersSeries: Grimaud (6 episodes)
  73. 1966Softly, SoftlySeries (1 episode)
  74. 1965The Trial and Torture of Sir John RampayneFilm: March
  75. 1965OrlandoSeries: Darlington (1 episode)
  76. 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries: March, Hugh Shafton (1 episode)
  77. 1963Doctor WhoSeries: Guy Crayford, Kelner (8 episodes)
  78. 1962The SaintSeries: Vargas (1 episode)
  79. 1962Z-CarsSeries (3 episodes)
  80. 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries (1 episode)

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