Cast & creator
John Nettleton
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, Great Performances
John Nettleton (5 February 1929 – 14 July 2023) was an English actor.
36
film credits
72
television credits
108
1956–2007 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (108)
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Midsomer Murders
Munro Hilliard
1997
Doctor Who
Reverend Ernest Matthews
1963
Great Performances
1971
Play for Today
1970
The Avengers
Sir Andrew Ford
1961The Avengers
Palmer
1961
The Wednesday Play
Captain
1964The Wednesday Play
Leonard Hoskins
1964The Wednesday Play
Major Grace
1964
The Bill
1984
Minder
William Shanks
1979
Screen Two
Mr. Burrill
1985Screen Two
Mr. Walker
1985
Tales of the Unexpected
Hotel Manager
1979
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Jasper Fidget
1965
Z-Cars
1962Z-Cars
Detective Superintendent
1962
The Professionals
Minister
1977
Theatre 625
Odo
1964Theatre 625
Patterson
1964
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Charles
1965
Foyle's War
Sam Bradshawe
2002
Rumpole of the Bailey
Dr. Hugo Swabey
1975Rumpole of the Bailey
Mr. Potter
1975
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Lt. Corrigan
1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Parkin
1969
Upstairs, Downstairs
Arthur Bellamy
1971
The Champions
Booker
1968
Maigret
1960
The Expert
Inspector Gresham
1968
Justice
Major Hector Stannard
1971
Churchill's People
Sir Francis Bacon
1974
The Protectors
Inspector Hill
1972
Out of the Unknown
George Pattison
1965
Kingdom
Mr. Macavoy
2007
The Main Chance
Joseph Shelton
1969
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Belton
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Admiral Christador
1971
Please Sir!
Police Sergeant
1968
Department S
Carter
1969
The New Statesman
Sir Stephen Baxter
1987
Yes Minister
Sir Arnold Robinson
1980
Detective
1964
A Man for All Seasons
Jailer
1966
Yes, Prime Minister
Sir Arnold Robinson
1986Yes, Prime Minister
Arnold Robinson
1986
Ooh La La!
1968
Victoria Wood
Charles
1989
Longitude
Minister for the Navy
2000
The Edwardians
Alfred Wood
1972
Only When I Laugh
Col. Walters
1979
Not in Front of the Children
The Reverend John Pettifer
1967
Brass
Lord Mountfast
1983
Elizabeth R
Sir Francis Bacon
1971
Worlds Beyond
Vicar
1986
Six Days of Justice
Chairman
1972
Shadows
Mr Butler
1975
Oliver Twist
1st Magistrate
2005
The Flame Trees of Thika
Major
1981
Armchair Theatre
Charles
1956Armchair Theatre
Maj. Gen. McAllister
1956Spy!
Captain Bennett
1980Fairly Secret Army
Smith
1984
Dead of Night
Grandman
1972
And Soon the Darkness
Gendarme
1970
Village Hall
Bob Gow
1974
A for Andromeda
Harries
1961Birds on the Wing
Achmed Abdul Uskudar
1971
Strife
Oliver Wanklin
1988
Anyone for Denis?
1982Anyone for Denis?
Jenkins
1982
Dad
Maurice
2005
Burning Secret
Doctor Weiss
1988Conceptions of Murder
Major Armstrong
1970Her Majesty's Pleasure
1968
The Uninvited
George Pattison
1971
Fishtales
Professor Coulter
2007Felix Dexter in Douglas
Alan
1996Charlesworth at Large
Police Sergeant
1958
The Last Shot You Hear
DI Nash
1969
The Lorelei
Mr Walker
1990Sheppey
Bradley
1980
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Rev Ernest Matthews
1989
All Creatures Great and Small
Head Waiter
1975The Happy Apple
1983
There Is Also Tomorrow
Henry
1969
Martin Luther, Heretic
Andreas Karlstadt
1983
American Friends
Groves
1991
The Country Wife
Sir Jasper Fidget
1977If It Moves, File It
Froggett
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
Wagstaff
1970Abide with Me
Robert Drummond
1976
Black Beauty
Sir William
1971
East of Ipswich
Richard's Father
1987
Death of a Private
Captain
1967The Education of Corporal Halliday
Maj. Gen. McAllister
1967
Sovereign's Company
Major Grace
1970
Henry VIII
Lord Chamberlain
1979
Jinnah
General Gracie
1998The Noise Stopped
Charles
1966
Anyone for Denis
Jenkins
1982
The Lie
Mr Arnold
1970
Bomber Harris
Wing Commander Harry Weldon
1989Infidelity Took Place
Leonard Hoskins
1968
The Tempest
Gonzalo
1980
Invasion
2005
Circles Of Deceit
Ned
1990
'That Crazy Woman'
Ashby
1980