JOHN ALDERTON

ACTOR Born in Lincolnshire, England in 1940. 

Popular leading man of the sixties and seventies whose biggest successes came with sitcom Please Sir and period drama series Upstairs Downstairs. Has acted in a number of series with his wife Pauline Collins including the likes of Wodehouse Playhouse, No Honestly and Forever Green. Alderton was also the voice of kids classic Fireman Sam.

KEY ROLES

HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT (2004)
CALENDAR GIRLS (2003)
MRS. CALDICOT'S CABBAGE WAR (2001)
PEAK PRACTICE: BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO OUT (1999)
The MRS BRADLEY MYSTERIES: SPEEDY DEATH (1998)
WISH YOU WERE HERE...? (1998)
HEARTBEAT: The ENEMY WITHIN (1998)
BIG TIME CHARLIE TOMATO (1997)
TESTAMENT The BIBLE IN ANIMATION: JONAH (1996)
The TIME...THE PLACE...: OBSESSIVE FANS (1996)
CLOCKWORK MICE (1995)
FOREVER GREEN (1992)
TONIGHT AT 8.30: STILL LIFE (1991)
TONIGHT AT 8.30: FAMILY ALBUM (1991)
FIREMAN SAM (narrator) (1990)
FOREVER GREEN (1990)
SCREENPLAY: KEEPING TOM NICE (1990)
FOREVER GREEN (1989)
MR. H. IS LATE (1988)
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED: The SURGEON (1988)
LITTLE MISSES (narrator) (1986)
STILL ON THE MOVE (1985)
BOYS TOO (1985)
FATHER'S DAY (1984)
SELLING BENEFITS (1984)
FATHER'S DAY: GUESS WHO'S COMING TO CHRISTMAS DINNER? (1983)
SIX FIFTY-FIVE (1983)
FATHER'S DAY (1983)
LITTLE MISSES (narrator) (1983)
BLOSH (1983)
The ART OF NEGOTIATING (1982)
WELCOME TO WODEHOUSE (story reader) (1981)
SIR JOHN BETJEMAN LATE FLOWERING LOVE (1981)
PLAY FOR TODAY: A WALK IN THE FOREST (1980)
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED: GEORGY PORGY (1980)
THOMAS AND SARAH (1979)
MAD DOGS AND CRICKETERS (1979)
WODEHOUSE PLAYHOUSE (1978)
The UPCHAT LINE (1977)
WODEHOUSE PLAYHOUSE (1976)
IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A VET (1976)
WODEHOUSE PLAYHOUSE (1975)
NO - HONESTLY (1975)
WORLD OF SPORT: The MUHAMMAD ALI TALK-IN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS SPECIAL (1974)
NO - HONESTLY (1974)
SPROUT (1974)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: JOHN ALDERTON (1974)
TIME WELL SPENT (1974)
A REASON TO BUY (1974)
The CHALLENGE OF OBJECTIONS (1974)
CILLA (1973)
UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS (1973)
OURS TO SHARE (narrator) (1973)
ZARDOZ (1973)
MY WIFE NEXT DOOR (1972)
BEN SPRAY (1972)
The FENN STREET GANG: CHANGE PARTNERS (1971)
The FENN STREET GANG: MEET THE WIZARD (1971)
The FENN STREET GANG: LEAVE IT TO ME DARLING (1971)
PLEASE, SIR! (1971)
PLEASE SIR! The Movie (1971)
PLEASE, SIR! (1970)
PLAY OF THE MONTH: MACBETH (1970)
PLAY OF THE MONTH: The RIVALS (1970)
FROST AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM FOR THE BRITISH FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS (1970)
PLEASE, SIR! (1969)
PLAY OF THE MONTH: JULIUS CAESAR (1969)
PLEASE, SIR! (1968)
ARMCHAIR THEATRE: ONE NIGHT I DANCED WITH MR. DALTON (1968)
The CUSTOMER AND YOU (1968)
HANNIBAL BROOKS (1968)
DUFFY (1968)
ASSIGNMENT K (1967)
OPERATION CROSSBOW (1965)
DON'T SAY A WORD (1964)
NO HIDING PLACE: EXPERT WITH SALT (1963)
The SYSTEM (1963)