John Collin (18 October 1928 – 25 February 1987) was a British actor frequently seen on UK television during the 1960s and 1970s, mainly in supporting roles such as ITC's ''

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'' (S5/E21). Collin's best-known role was as Detective Sergeant Cecil Haggar in the long running BBC police series ''

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''. Another notable role was as Guardian officer Tom Weston in the 1971 ITV political fantasy '' The Guardians''. He also played Mr. Alderson, the father-in-law of

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, in both the 1975 film '' All Creatures Great and Small'' and the later BBC TV series

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collin, John 1928 births 1987 deaths English male television actors 20th-century English male actors