About John Glyn-Jones
Lived 1909 – 1997 (aged 87). John Glyn-Jones was a British actor, film actor, film director, film producer and television actor.
John Glyn-Jones (28 August 1908 – 21 January 1997) was a British stage, radio, television and film actor.
His father, William Glyn-Jones, was a Member of Parliament and he was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and Oxford University. He began his acting career in repertory theatre in Oxford and with the BBC Drama Repertory Company, with whom he played Organ Morgan in the original recording of Under Milk Wood in 1954. As well as acting he was also a producer and director for the BBC, during 1947–1951.
On television he appeared in 1960 in an episode of the Patrick McGoohan Danger Man series entitled "The Gallows Tree" as Hamish. Also he appeared in 1966 in an episode of The Avengers entitled "A Sense of History" as the archivist Grindley (ending up deceased with an arrow in his back on a classroom floor).
In the 1960s, he bought St Margaret's Mill, Fleggburgh, a drainage mill, which he had converted to residential use.
Selected filmography
Save a Little Sunshine (1938) - Impressionist (uncredited) Inspector Hornleigh (1939) - Alfred (uncredited) They Came by Night (1940) - Llewellyn Jones The Proud Valley (1940) - Mr. Howes - Collector (uncredited) Convoy (1940) - Mate Sailors Three (1940) - Best Man Vice Versa (1948) - Bindabun Doss The Long Memory (1952) - Gedge Valley of Song (1953) - Ebenezer Davies The Final Test (1953) - Mr. Willis The Heart of the Matter (1953) - Harris (uncredited) A Day to Remember (1953) - Mr. Mitchell (uncredited) The Love Lottery (1954) - Prince Boris Carrington V.C. (1954) - Reporter - Evans Value for Money (1955) - Arkwright The Truth About Women (1957) - Raven Heart of a Child (1958) - Priest The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958) - Mr. Goorlie Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) - Newsreel Interviewer Web of Evidence (1959) - Magistrate I'm All Right Jack (1959) - Detto Executive Two-Way Stretch (1960) - Lawyer Man in the Moon (1960) - Dr. Wilmot The Sinister Man (1961) - Dr. Maurice Tarn Locker Sixty-Nine (1962) - Insp. Roon Go to Blazes (1962) - Fire Chief Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) - Jenkins the Innkeeper Heavens Above! (1963) - Professor (uncredited) The Yellow Teddy Bears (1963) - Benny Wintle Smokescreen (1964) - Player The Verdict (1964) - Harry Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968) - Warden Nobody Ordered Love (1972) - Harry Dark Places (1973) - Bank Manager The Copter Kids (1976) - Mr. Davidson (final film role)
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Who was John Glyn-Jones?
British actor (1909-1997)
When was John Glyn-Jones born?
John Glyn-Jones was born on 28 August 1909 in London.
When did John Glyn-Jones die?
John Glyn-Jones died on 21 January 1997 in Morocco.
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John Glyn-Jones was an actor, film actor, film director, film producer and television actor.
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John Glyn-Jones was British.
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