Terry John

Biography

Terry John is a British actor best known for playing Percy in Oh, Doctor Beeching!. He began acting in The '80s, appearing in three episodes of the mini-series Wolcott. The rest of the decade for John contained guest shots in Bergerac, CASUAL+Y, A Very British Coup, and Minder. In The '90s, John made 5 different appearances in The Bill (and would play a further three characters in the next decade). Further guest roles came in Lovejoy, EastEnders, As Time Goes By, Pie in the Sky, and Backup. He was cast as Corporal Tony Genaro in Which Way to the War?, an unaired Pilot written by David Croft. Croft didn't forget about John, and gave him a role in his next series, Oh, Doctor Beeching!, as Percy, a railway guard and notorious skirt-chaser. Following his stint on Beeching!, John's acting career began to slow down, with some of his last acting roles coming in 28 Days Later, Murphy's Law, and Wire in the Blood. His final credit to date came in 2006, in yet another episode of The Bill.

Most Known For

EastEnders

as Crackerman

Minder

as Bertie

Minder

as Winchester Regular

28 Days Later

as Featured Infected

Bergerac

as Det Con Paris

Cadfael

as Fowler

Pie in the Sky

as Bedlows Driver

As Time Goes By

as Taxi Driver

Lovejoy

as Dennis

The Fourth Arm

as Feldwebel

Under Suspicion

as Switchboard Operator

Oh, Doctor Beeching!

as Percy

Wolcott

as Det Cons Dunne

The Fool

Pack of Lies

as Police Gas Man

Birth of a Nation

as Sergeant Powell

Deptford Graffiti

as Sergeant

Which Way to the War

as Corporal Tony Genaro

Making Waves

as Hotel Manager