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John Paul

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 20, 1921 (Died at 74)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthHertfordshire, England, UK
Career Span1956 – 1995
Known Credits38 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

John Paul

Also known as:John Middleton Lankester Paul
Total Works

38

21 movies • 17 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

John Middleton Lankester Paul (20 April 1921 – 23 February 1995) was an English actor. He is best known for his television roles, particularly as Dr Spencer Quist in Doomwatch (1970–1972) and Marcus Agrippa in I, Claudius (1976), both for BBC Television. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paul (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Eye of the Needle
6.7
Eye of the Needle
1981•movie
as Home Guard Captain
Cry Freedom
7.0
Cry Freedom
1987•movie
as Wendy's Father
A Countess from Hong Kong
6.0
as The Captain
The Avengers
7.8
The Avengers
1961•series
as Wells

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 38 titles featuring John Paul

Eye of the Needle
6.7
Eye of the Needle
1981•movie

as Home Guard Captain

Cry Freedom
7.0
Cry Freedom
1987•movie

as Wendy's Father

A Countess from Hong Kong
6.0

as The Captain

The Avengers
7.8
1 eps
The Avengers
1961•series

as Wells

I, Claudius
7.8
1 eps
I, Claudius
1976•series

as Agrippa

The Saint
7.4
1 eps
The Saint
1962•series

as John Hamme

Cromwell
6.6
Cromwell
1970•movie

as General Digby

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
5.5

as Inspector Mackenzie

The Blood Beast Terror
5.5

as Mr. Warrender

The Bunker
6.3
The Bunker
1981•movie

as Gen. Wilhelm Keitel

The New Avengers
7.2
1 eps
The New Avengers
1976•series

as Dr. Kendrick

Some Girls Do
5.8
Some Girls Do
1969•movie

as Test Pilot (uncredited)

Doomwatch
6.1
Doomwatch
1972•movie

as Dr. Quist

The Long Arm
6.9
The Long Arm
1956•movie
The Desperados
4.2
The Desperados
1969•movie

as Sheriff Lacey

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
7.3

as Staff Officer Operations

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
6.5
1 eps

as Matt Helston

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
6.3

as John Castle

Deadly Record
6.0
Deadly Record
1959•movie

as Phil Gamage

Romeo and Juliet
7.6
Romeo and Juliet
1978•movie

as Montague

That's My Boy
6.6
1 eps
That's My Boy
1981•series

as Cyril Openshaw

The Steel Bayonet
5.7
The Steel Bayonet
1958•movie

as Lt. Col. Derry

The Girl in the Picture
6.5

as Detective Sergeant Nixon

Crown Court
5.7
1 eps
Crown Court
1972•series
Doomwatch
6.4
40 eps
Doomwatch
1970•series

as Dr Spencer Quist

The BBC Television Shakespeare
6.0
1 eps

as Montague

The Wednesday Play
5.2
1 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964•series

as Dr. Bernd Gisevius

Theatre 625
7.2
1 eps
Theatre 625
1964•series

as Jean Calas

Breakout
7.1
Breakout
1959•movie

as Arkwright

Antony & Cleopatra
7.2
Antony & Cleopatra
1981•movie

as Canidius

No Hiding Place
4.8
1 eps
No Hiding Place
1959•series
1990
6.5
1 eps
1990
1977•series
Tom Brown's Schooldays
7.9
0
Selling Hitler
8.0
Selling Hitler
1993•movie

as Karl Wolff

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
6.7
4 eps

as Henry Davidson

Stranger in the Family
7.0

as Brown

Victorian Scandals
10.0
1 eps
Victorian Scandals
1976•series

as The Principal

Selling Hitler
7.0
1 eps
Selling Hitler
1991•series

as Karl Wolff