
John Carlin
Known For
Acting
Born
1929-11-06 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Died
2017-11-19
Biography
John Carlin (6 November 1929 – 19 November 2017) was a Scottish actor. He appeared on television from 1957 to 1992 and has 109 credits from films and television series. In the late 1950s, Carlin acted with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He made his radio debut in 1955 on the Children's Hour and went on to appear in a number of television programmes in the 1960s. Also in the 1960s he worked as a disc jockey on the BBC's Light Programme. Carlin died on 19 November 2017 in Gloucestershire, England
Most Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Dr Bennett

Minder
as Derek

Theatre 625
as Semyon Medvedenko

Bergerac
as Frazer

The Sweeney
as Pierce

Rumpole of the Bailey
as Hector Vellacott Q.C.

Justice
as Hugh

The New Statesman
as House of Commons Speaker

The Upper Hand
as Surgeon

Shoestring
as Florist

The Bourne Identity
as Stossel

Story Parade
as Basil Jaraby

After Henry
as The Valuer

Man About the House
as Mr Gideon

Man About the House
as Barman

The Darling Buds of May
as Reverend Spink

The Darling Buds of May
as Rev. Spink

Carry On Laughing
as Ethelbert

Carry On Laughing
as Sir Walter Raleigh

Carry On Laughing
as Egbert