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John Grillo
Actor

John Grillo

29 Nov 1942Born
83Age
66Credits
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

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John Grillo (born 29 November 1942, Watford, Hertfordshire) is a British actor and playwright who has appeared in many film and television productions.

He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and while there was actively involved in student theatre. He performed with Footlights in their annual revue. After Cambridge, he was awarded an Arts Council Playwrighting Bursary and his plays were performed at Nottingham, Glasgow, Oxford and Dublin as well as at the ADC Theatre in Cambridge. He played Mr. Samgrass in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited, and Phillip Marriott QC in Crown Court.

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He had minor parts in other shows, including Blackadder II ("Bells"), Bergerac, Taggart and Rumpole of the Bailey.

In 1997 he appeared as Mr Carkdale, the English teacher who spoke only in Anglo-Saxon, in two series of Steven Moffat's school-sitcom Chalk. In 2008, he contributed to the audio commentary for the DVD release.

He is represented by Michelle Braidman Associates. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Grillo,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2002Foyle's WarSeries: Watchmaker (1 episode)
  2. 2002ShackletonSeries: Franks (1 episode)
  3. 2001The Affair of the NecklaceFilm: Dr. Legear
  4. 2001Beech is BackSeries (4 episodes)
  5. 1999Oliver TwistSeries: Mr Grimwig (4 episodes)
  6. 1998Maisie RaineSeries: Franco Lucantoni (1 episode)
  7. 1997The GrandSeries: Mr Bunner (1 episode)
  8. 1997ChalkSeries: Mr. Carkdale (12 episodes)
  9. 1995Jack & SarahFilm: Landlord
  10. 1995Johnny and the DeadSeries: Antonio Vicenti (4 episodes)
  11. 1993CrackerSeries: Simon Appleby (2 episodes)
  12. 1993Mr Don & Mr GeorgeSeries: Major (1 episode)
  13. 1992OrlandoFilm: First Official
  14. 1992Between the LinesSeries (1 episode)
  15. 1992B&BFilm: Mr Dudley
  16. 1992Blame It on the BellboyFilm: Hotel Manager
  17. 1991A Murder of QualityFilm: The Pathologist
  18. 1991The Darling Buds of MaySeries: Mr. Jerebohm (2 episodes)
  19. 1991Fiddlers ThreeSeries: N J Simpson (1 episode)
  20. 1990August SaturdayFilm: Hans
  21. 1990Max and HelenFilm: Joseph Weiss
  22. 1989Danny the Champion of the WorldFilm: Mr Parker
  23. 1988The Man Who Lived at the RitzFilm: Von Behr
  24. 1988The Most Dangerous Man in the WorldFilm: Gebze
  25. 1988Out of the ShadowsFilm: Markos Togas
  26. 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersSeries: Naphta (1 episode)
  27. 1987A Little PrincessSeries: Barrow (2 episodes)
  28. 1986A Very Peculiar PracticeSeries: Dr Tittle (1 episode)
  29. 1986LovejoySeries: 'Snip' Saunders (1 episode)
  30. 1986The Cold War KillersFilm: Jake Shapiro
  31. 1985DrummondsSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  32. 1985Three Up, Two DownSeries: Wilf Perkins (1 episode)
  33. 1985BrazilFilm: Interview Official
  34. 1985EastEndersSeries: Mr. Makepeace (1 episode)
  35. 1985The 17th BrideFilm
  36. 1984The BillSeries (1 episode)
  37. 1984FreudSeries: Delboeuf (1 episode)
  38. 1984Dog EndsFilm: The Vet
  39. 1984ChockyFilm: Sir William Thorbe
  40. 1984AmyFilm: Bell
  41. 1983ChessgameSeries (6 episodes)
  42. 1983TaggartSeries (1 episode)
  43. 1983Heather AnnFilm: Ferguson
  44. 1983AfterwardFilm: Harold Parvis
  45. 1983BlackadderSeries: Dr. Leech (1 episode)
  46. 1983BrassSeries: Seymour Pugh (1 episode)
  47. 1983GaskinFilm: Solicitor
  48. 1982King LearFilm: Oswald
  49. 1982FirefoxFilm: Customs Officer
  50. 1982Shine on Harvey MoonSeries: Boatman (1 episode)
  51. 1981Brideshead RevisitedSeries: Mr Samgrass (3 episodes)
  52. 1980Lady KillersSeries: Mr. Manners (1 episode)
  53. 1980The Great Riviera Bank RobberyFilm: Bank Official
  54. 1980CribbSeries: Goldstein (1 episode)
  55. 1980A Question of GuiltSeries: Mr Norton (6 episodes)
  56. 1979ScumFilm: Mr Goodyear
  57. 1979Dick TurpinSeries: Nightingale (1 episode)
  58. 1978Scorpion TalesSeries: Military Official (1 episode)
  59. 1977A Christmas CarolFilm: Caroline's Husband
  60. 1976The Lady of the CamelliasFilm: Joseph
  61. 1976EnemyFilm: The Policeman
  62. 1975Rumpole of the BaileySeries: Judge Teasdale (1 episode)
  63. 19731939Film: Writer
  64. 1972Dyn AmoFilm: 2nd Girl's Partner
  65. 1972Late Night TheatreSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  66. 1970Play for TodaySeries: The Vet (1 episode)

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