Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 28, 1916
Place of Birth:
West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK
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Noel Johnson
Biography
With the Royal Army Service Corps during World War II. Evacuated from Dunkirk. After a year in hospital, invalided out in 1941. Worked for the BBC Drama Repertory Company from 1945. Until 1949, was best known as the voice of special agent Dick Barton on radio.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace | King Thous (voice) |
| 2018 | Influenced | Kidnapper |
| 1995 | The Vacillations of Poppy Carew | Patient 1 |
| 1987 | Withnail & I | General |
| 1986 | Theban Plays: Antigone | Chorus |
| 1986 | Defence of the Realm | Club Member |
| 1983 | The Comedy of Errors | First Merchant |
| 1981 | For Your Eyes Only | Vice Admiral |
| 1979 | Julius Caesar | Publius |
| 1978 | The First Great Train Robbery | Connaught |
| 1975 | Royal Flash | Lord Chamberlain |
| 1974 | The Swordsman | Christian Duval |
| 1974 | Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs | Sir Charles Grover |
| 1972 | Frenzy | Doctor in Pub |
| 1971 | The Snow Goose | Naval Captain |
| 1971 | Michael Regan | Asst. Chief Constable |
| 1970 | Mrs Davenport | Mr Davenport |
| 1967 | Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace | King Thous |
| 1966 | Way Off Beat | Master of Ceremonies |
| 1966 | Concorde | Commentator |
| 1965 | Thirteen to Centaurus | Gen. Short |
| 1965 | A Tap on the Shoulder | Chief Constable |
| 1962 | The Cruel Necessity | Sir Thomas Herbert |
| 1951 | The Case of the Missing Scene | Crawford |
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Appointment with Venus | Clark - R.N. |
| 1950 | Highly Dangerous | Frank Conway (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | |
| 1988 | Wyatt's Watchdogs | Hadley |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Butler |
| 1983 | Dalgliesh | Major Hunt |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Sir Edward Grey |
| 1982 | Harry's Game | Gen. Sir Jocelyn Fairbairn |
| 1980 | Lady Killers | Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C. |
| 1980 | Buccaneer | Admiral Harkness |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door | Committee President |
| 1975 | Oil Strike North | |
| 1975 | Poldark | Captain Gower |
| 1973 | Warship | |
| 1972 | Colditz | Devenish |
| 1971 | Justice | Lord Chancellor |
| 1970 | Doomwatch | Priestland |
| 1970 | Codename | Melton |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1969 | Counterstrike | |
| 1968 | The Expert | Dr. Worseley |
| 1966 | Thirteen Against Fate | Superintendant Godot |
| 1966 | Bat Out of Hell | |
| 1966 | David Copperfield | Wickfield |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Chief Constable |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | King Thous |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Charles Grover M.P. |
| 1963 | The Spread of the Eagle | Cominius |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | |
| 1962 | The Andromeda Breakthrough | |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | |
| 1961 | A for Andromeda | J.M. Osborne |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | Lowther |
| 1960 | An Age of Kings | Duke of Norfolk |
| 1960 | Maigret | |
| 1960 | An Age of Kings | Thomas Mowbray |
| 1960 | An Age of Kings | Duke of Exeter |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1958 | Ivanhoe | Sir Romer |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Naval Captain |