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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-11-07

Day of Death

1985-04-21 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Wexford, Ireland

Also Known As

John Welch

John Welsh

Biography

Known For

Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

The Birthday Present

The Birthday Present

Next to No Time

Next to No Time

The Mysterious Stranger

The Mysterious Stranger

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law

Acting

The Long Arm

1956

The Long Arm

as

House Agent at Shepperton

Krull

1983

Krull

as

Seer

The Revenge of Frankenstein

1958

The Revenge of Frankenstein

as

Bergman

From a Far Country

1981

From a Far Country

as

Priest

Rabbit Test

1978

Rabbit Test

as

Army Aide

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

as

The Abbot

Pity About the Abbey

1965

Pity About the Abbey

as

Sir Robert Challoner

Confession

1955

Confession

as

Father Neil

The Mark

1961

The Mark

as

1st Plain Clothes Officer

Francis of Assisi

1961

Francis of Assisi

as

Canon Cattanei

The Pied Piper

1972

The Pied Piper

as

Chancellor

Yellow Dog

1973

Yellow Dog

as

Bewsley

Subterfuge

1968

Subterfuge

as

Heiner

The Dark Avenger

1955

The Dark Avenger

as

Gurd

Beyond the Curtain

1960

Beyond the Curtain

as

Turner

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

as

Squadron Leader Grant

Circle of Deception

1960

Circle of Deception

as

Maj. Taylor

Isn't Life Wonderful!

1953

Isn't Life Wonderful!

as

Uncle James

Lucky Jim

1957

Lucky Jim

as

The Principal (as John Welch)

An Inspector Calls

1954

An Inspector Calls

as

Shop Walker - Mr. Timmon

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

1985

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

as

Salesman

The Rough and the Smooth

1959

The Rough and the Smooth

as

Dr. Thompson

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

as

Cafe Royal Manager

Abducted

1986

Abducted

as

Search Party

Room at the Top

1958

Room at the Top

as

Mayor (uncredited)

Maneaters Are Loose!

1978

Maneaters Are Loose!

as

George Leppard

The Birthday Present

1957

The Birthday Present

as

Chief Customs Officer

Last Wishes

1978

Last Wishes

as

Dr. Welsh

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

1974

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

as

Nowhere to Go

1958

Nowhere to Go

as

Second Mr. Dodds

Journey Into Darkness

1968

Journey Into Darkness

as

Bart Brereton

Next to No Time

1958

Next to No Time

as

Steve, Bar Steward

Timon of Athens

1981

Timon of Athens

as

Flavius

Catch As Catch Can

1965

Catch As Catch Can

as

Paddy

The Mysterious Stranger

1965

The Mysterious Stranger

as

Paddy

The Night Prowler

1965

The Night Prowler

as

Paddy

Mystery at the Forge

1965

Mystery at the Forge

as

Paddy

Highway Robbery

1965

Highway Robbery

as

Paddy

All at Sea

1965

All at Sea

as

Paddy

Dead End Creek

1965

Dead End Creek

as

Paddy

Bobbikins

1959

Bobbikins

as

Uncle Silas

1968

Uncle Silas

as

Austin Ruthyn

The Counterfeit Plan

1957

The Counterfeit Plan

as

Police Inspector Grant

Behind the Mask

1958

Behind the Mask

as

Colonel Langley

My Favorite Year

1982

My Favorite Year

as

Cubby Brown

The Winter's Tale

1981

The Winter's Tale

as

Archidamus

Johnny Nobody

1961

Johnny Nobody

as

Judge

Operation Bullshine

1959

Operation Bullshine

as

Brigadier

Campus Man

1987

Campus Man

as

Professor Jarman

Lost

1956

Lost

as

Police Scientist (Uncredited)

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978

The Thirty Nine Steps

as

Lord Belthane

The Man in the Road

1956

The Man in the Road

as

George White - the Gamekeeper

The Quare Fellow

1962

The Quare Fellow

as

Carroll

Life for Ruth

1962

Life for Ruth

as

Marshall

The Long Haul

1957

The Long Haul

as

Doctor

Brothers in Law

1957

Brothers in Law

as

Mr. Justice Fanshawe

Nightmare

1964

Nightmare

as

Doctor

The Surgeon's Knife

1957

The Surgeon's Knife

as

Inspector Austen

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as

George Fraser (uncredited)

Horatio Bottomley

1972

Horatio Bottomley

as

Mr. Justice Hawkins

The Man Who Haunted Himself

1970

The Man Who Haunted Himself

as

Sir Charles Freeman

Go to Blazes

1962

Go to Blazes

as

Chief Fire Officer

Dunkirk

1958

Dunkirk

as

Staff Colonel

The Secret Place

1957

The Secret Place

as

Mr. Christian (uncredited)

The Man Who Never Was

1956

The Man Who Never Was

as

Bank Manager

Cromwell

1970

Cromwell

as

Bishop Juxon

Do as I Say

1977

Do as I Say

as

Pops

Katie: The Year of a Child

1979

Katie: The Year of a Child

as

Committee chairman

Brassneck

1975

Brassneck

as

Man in the Shadow

1957

Man in the Shadow

as

Inspector Hunt

The Safecracker

1958

The Safecracker

as

Inspector Owing

Contraband Spain

1955

Contraband Spain

as

Oficial superior de aduanas (no acreditado)

She Didn't Say No!

1958

She Didn't Say No!

as

The School Inspector

The Divided Heart

1954

The Divided Heart

as

Chief Marshall

Snowball

1960

Snowball

as

Ted Wylie

The Clue of the Missing Ape

1953

The Clue of the Missing Ape

as

Army Intelligence Officer

Americathon

1979

Americathon

as

Ben

Fire on the Heather

1956

Fire on the Heather

as

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

1984

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

as

Jogger

Number Six

1962

Number Six

as

Assistant Commissioner

The Playboy of the Western World

1962

The Playboy of the Western World

as

Philly Cullen

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

A.J. Drury

Softly, Softly

Softly, Softly

as

Catweazle

Catweazle

as

Colonel Dickenson

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

as

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Codename

Codename

as

Mallory

The Duchess of Duke Street

The Duchess of Duke Street

as

Merriman

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

as

Archbishop

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

as

Governor Walters

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as

Katy

Katy

as

Stryker of the Yard

Stryker of the Yard

as

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

as

13 Queens Blvd.

13 Queens Blvd.

as

The Men From Room 13

The Men From Room 13

as

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Philip Hucknell

The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

as

James Forsyte

Napoleon and Love

Napoleon and Love

as

Kizzy

Kizzy

as

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

as

James Renshaw

Justice

Justice

as

Presiding Judge

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

as

Sir Stephen Kirwin

Justice

Justice

as

Alastair Coates

Night Court

Night Court

as

Doctor

Night Court

Night Court

as

Dr. Friedman

Public Eye

Public Eye

as

Cobden Felcourt

Inheritance

Inheritance

as

Joth Bamforth

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

as

Fred Cartwright

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

as

C. H. Wystan

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

as

Rev. Martindale

Londoners

Londoners

as

Sir Robert Challoner, G.C.B.

Festival

Festival

as

Aegeon, a Merchant of Syracuse

Festival

Festival

as

General

Story Parade

Story Parade

as

Mike Garland

The Men From Room 13

The Men From Room 13

as

Supt. Halcro

The Moonstone

The Moonstone

as

Sergeant Cuff

To Serve Them All My Days

To Serve Them All My Days

as

Cordwainer

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

as

Mr Justice Hawkins

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Hugo

Production

Crew

Directing