Cast & creator
John Collin
Best known for Play for Today, The Wednesday Play, Crown Court
John Collin was a prolific British character actor known for his tough, commanding presence in classic UK television series and films. He is most recognized for his role as Detective Sergeant Cecil Haggar in the long-running BBC police drama Z-Cars.
21
film credits
38
television credits
59
1955–1990 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
Showing 59 of 59 credits
Play for Today
Terry
1970
The Wednesday Play
Twigg
1964
Crown Court
Frank Page
1972Crown Court
Det. Sergeant Charles Atrass
1972
The Saint
Sergio
1962The Saint
Cable
1962
BBC Play of the Month
Dawker
1965
ITV Playhouse
King
1967
Z-Cars
Det. Sgt. Haggar
1962
Theatre 625
Josiah Braithwaite
1964
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ross
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre
Sibley
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ted
1965
All Creatures Great and Small
Mr. Alderson
1978
The Sweeney
Parish
1975
ITV Play of the Week
Det. Sgt. Astell
1955
The Expert
Detective Chief Superintendent Mowbray
1968The Expert
Det. Chief Supt. Mowbray
1968
Justice
David McGuire
1971
Public Eye
Allan Biddersloe
1965
The Protectors
Slade
1972
Strangers
Farm Manager
1978
The Main Chance
Charlie Webster
1969
The Adventurer
John Campbell
1972
Manhunt
Paco
1970
Redcap
Inspector Parish
1964
Holocaust
Rahm
1978
Boy Meets Girl
Daniel
1967W. Somerset Maugham
Prynne
1969
Half Hour Story
Matt
1967Dial M for Murder
Sergeant Cassar
1974Confession
George Bartlett
1970
Wuthering Heights
Mr Earnshaw
1978Born and Bred
Ryder
1978
The Guardians
Tom Weston
1971
Tess
John Durbeyfield
1979
Our Mutual Friend
Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood
1976Five More
Baines
1966
Innocent Bystanders
Asimov
1972Escape
Mac
1967
The Pirates of Blood River
Lance (uncredited)
1962
Star!
Jack Roper
1968
The Witches
Dowsett
1966
Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive
Brock
1980
Man at the Top
Wisbech
1973
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Sergeant Woody
1971
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
1990
All Creatures Great and Small
Mr Alderson
1975
Dead Man's Chest
Det. Insp. Briggs
1965The Ship That Couldn't Stop
Sullivan
1961
The Guns and the Fury
Mr. Randolph
1983
The Last Escape
Sgt. Henry McBee
1970A Sound from the Sea
King
1970
Before Winter Comes
Sergeant Woody
1969A Man without Friends
Panton
1972
The Fox Trot
Harry
1971
House of Character
Twigg
1968
Highway Robbery
Terry
1973
The Errand
Warrant Officer
1980