John Glyn-Jones (28 August 1908 – 21 January 1997) was a British stage, radio, television and

film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. His father, William Glyn-Jones, was a Member of Parliament and he was educated at

Bishop's Stortford College Bishop's Stortford College is a private boarding and day school in the English public school tradition for more than 1,200 pupils aged 4–18, situated in a campus on the edge of the market town of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England ...

and

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. He began his acting career in repertory theatre in

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and with the

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Drama Repertory Company, with whom he played Organ Morgan in the original recording of ''

Under Milk Wood ''Under Milk Wood'' is a 1954 radio drama by Welsh people, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. The BBC commissioned the play, which was later adapted for the stage. The first public reading was in New York City in 1953. A Under Milk Wood (1972 film), f ...

'' in 1954. As well as acting he was also a producer and director for the

, during 1947–1951. On television he appeared in 1960 in an episode of the Patrick McGoohan ''

Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again ...

'' series entitled "The Gallows Tree" as Hamish. Also he appeared in 1966 in an episode of '' The Avengers'' entitled "A Sense of History" as the archivist Grindley (ending up deceased with an arrow in his back on a classroom floor).

Selected filmography

* '' Save a Little Sunshine'' (1938) - Impressionist (uncredited) * '' Inspector Hornleigh'' (1939) - Alfred (uncredited) * '' They Came by Night'' (1940) - Llewellyn Jones * '' The Proud Valley'' (1940) - Mr. Howes - Collector (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Mate * '' Sailors Three'' (1940) - Best Man * '' Vice Versa'' (1948) - Bindabun Doss * '' The Long Memory'' (1952) - Gedge * ''

Valley of Song ''Valley of Song'' (U.S.: ''Men Are Children Twice'' ) is a 1953 British second feature ('B') comedy drama film directed by Gilbert Gunn and starring Mervyn Johns, Clifford Evans, Maureen Swanson and the London Welsh Association Choral Societ ...

'' (1953) - Ebenezer Davies * '' The Final Test'' (1953) - Mr. Willis * '' The Heart of the Matter'' (1953) - Harris (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) - Mr. Mitchell (uncredited) * '' The Love Lottery'' (1954) - Prince Boris * '' Carrington V.C.'' (1954) - Reporter - Evans * ''

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'' (1955) - Arkwright * ''

The Truth About Women ''The Truth About Women'' is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Muriel Box and starring Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Mai Zetterling and Diane Cilento. The film was not a commercial success. Plot When his son-in-law comes to him with a ...

'' (1957) - Raven * '' Heart of a Child'' (1958) - Priest * '' The Adventures of Hal 5'' (1958) - Mr. Goorlie * '' Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' (1959) - Newsreel Interviewer * '' Web of Evidence'' (1959) - Magistrate * '' I'm All Right Jack'' (1959) - Detto Executive * ''

Two-Way Stretch ''Two-Way Stretch'', also known as ''Nothing Barred'', is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Robert Day and starring Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Lionel Jeffries and Bernard Cribbins. The screenplay is by Vivian Cox, John Warren ...

'' (1960) - Lawyer * ''

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'' (1960) - Dr. Wilmot * '' The Sinister Man'' (1961) - Dr. Maurice Tarn * '' Locker Sixty-Nine'' (1962) - Insp. Roon * '' Go to Blazes'' (1962) - Fire Chief * '' Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962) - Jenkins the Innkeeper * ''

Heavens Above! ''Heavens Above!'' is a 1963 British satirical comedy film directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting, and starring Peter Sellers. It was written by John Boulting and Frank Harvey, from an idea by Malcolm Muggeridge. Plot A naive but cari ...

'' (1963) - Professor (uncredited) * '' The Yellow Teddy Bears'' (1963) - Benny Wintle * '' Smokescreen'' (1964) - Player * ''

The Verdict ''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. The film stars Paul Newman as a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer in Boston who acc ...

'' (1964) - Harry * '' Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher'' (1968) - Warden * '' Nobody Ordered Love'' (1972) - Harry * '' Dark Places'' (1973) - Bank Manager * ''The Copter Kids'' (1976) - Mr. Davidson (final film role)

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* 1908 births 1997 deaths Male actors from London English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors English male radio actors People educated at Bishop's Stortford College 20th-century English male actors {{England-film-actor-stub