Dennis St John (27 September 1928 - 6 November 2007) was a British actor who most notably portrayed Franz von Papen in Yves Simoneau's

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

. St John was born 27 September 1928 in Lambeth where he studied drama at the

British Theatre Association The British Theatre Association, originally known as the British Drama League, was an organisation established in 1919 to promote amateur and professional theatre in England, with a head office based at Fitzroy Square, London. It was founded by Geo ...

. He emigrated to Canada in 1967 where he began acting professionally at the Concordia University in Montréal. St John died at 79 in 2007 following health complications from his treatment for his

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ...

Filmography

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...

: ''The Scorpio Factor'' - Tag *

: ''

The Tell Tale Heart "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. It is related by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of the narrator's sanity while simultaneously describing a murder the n ...

'' - The Old Man *

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...

: ''

You're Driving Me Crazy "You’re Driving Me Crazy" is an American popular song composed (music and lyrics) by Walter Donaldson in 1930 and recorded the same year by Lee Morse, Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees and Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians (with vocal ...

'' - Father *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

: ''

Map of the Human Heart ''Map of the Human Heart'' (also called ''Carte du Tendre'' and ''La Carte du Tendre''; released in the Philippines as ''War Dragon'') is a 1992 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. The script for ''Map of the Human Heart'' was written by ...

'' - Moravian Minister (uncredited) *

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

: '' Chasseurs de loups, chasseurs d'or'' (TV Series) - Principal *

: '' Hiroshima'' (TV Movie) -

Walter Bartky Walter Bartky (1901–1958) was an American astronomer, applied mathematician, and educator, noteworthy for his role in the Manhattan Project. Education and career Walter Bartky received his B.S. from the University of Chicago in 1923 and his Ph.D ...

* 1996: '' Go West'' (TV Mini-Series) - Fowler *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: ''

The Minion ''The Minion'' is a 1998 Action film, action supernatural horror film directed by Jean-Marc Piché and starring Dolph Lundgren and Françoise Robertson. It was released to television and video in various countries. Plot The film's plot revolves a ...

'' - Gregor *

: ''

Captive Captive or Captives may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Captive'' (1980 film), a sci-fi film, starring Cameron Mitchell and David Ladd * ''Captive'' (1986 film), a British-French film starring Oliver Reed * ''Captive'' (1991 ...

'' (TV Movie) - Shoe Shine Man *

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

: '' Quand je serai parti... vous vivrez encore'' - Lord Russell (uncredited) *

: '' Back to Sherwood'' (TV Series) - The Abbott *

: '' Bonanno: A Godfather's Story'' (TV Movie) - Station Railway Clerk *

: ''

P.T. Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum (; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was ...

'' (TV Movie) - Beefeater *

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

: ''

'' (TV Mini-Series) - Franz von Papen *

: '' The List'' - Priest * 2001: ''

The Sign of Four ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Pl ...

'' - Sherman * 2002: '' Summer'' (TV Movie) - Professor Ridley * 2002: '' Heartstrings'' (Short) - The Salesman * 2004: '' The Aviator'' - Nick the Custodian * 2004: ''

Il Duce canadese ''Il Duce Canadese'', aka ''Il duce canadese: Le Mussolini canadien'' (Canada: French title) is a Canadian television miniseries, which aired on CBC Television in 2004. The series revolves around the Alvaro family, an Italian-Canadian family in ...

'' (TV Mini-Series) - Piano teacher * 2005: '' The Greatest Game Ever Played'' - Wallis' Butler * 2005: '' Ten Days to Victory'' (TV Movie documentary) - Old Man * 2006: '' Bethune'' (TV Movie) - Old Man * 2006: ''

300 __NOTOC__ Year 300 ( CCC) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1053 ''Ab ...

'' - Spartan Baby Inspector * 2007: ''

I'm Not There ''I'm Not There'' is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Todd Haynes, and co-written by Haynes and Oren Moverman. It is an unconventional biographical film inspired by the life and music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Six actors de ...

'' - Captain Henry * 2007: '' Still Life'' - Museum Snob 1

References

External links

* English male film actors 1928 births 2007 deaths English male television actors {{England-screen-actor-stub