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John Stratton is a Actor British born on 7 november 1925 at Clitheroe (United-kingdom)

John Stratton

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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 november 1925 at Clitheroe (United-kingdom)
Death 25 october 1991 (at 65 years)

John Stratton (7 November 1925 – 25 October 1991) was a British actor, born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, where he kept his permanent home.

He is perhaps best known for his early film roles during the fifties, where he played the young apprentice parts of Ferraby and Ward opposite Jack Hawkins in both The Cruel Sea (1953) and The Long Arm (1956) respectively. He played a similar role on television in the third Quatermass serial Quatermass and the Pit, essaying the role of Captain Potter opposite André Morell's Professor Bernard Quatermass.

Older and less boyish by the sixties, he emerged as character actor of some range, playing numerous roles in many television programmes of the decade including the part of alcoholic journalist Fred Blane in It's Dark Outside. Other TV appearances include Dixon of Dock Green, The Avengers, Armchair Theatre, The Man in Room 17, Public Eye, Mr. Rose, Z-Cars, Sherlock Holmes (playing Inspector Athelney Jones), Coronation Street, UFO, The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Hadleigh, Softly, Softly, The Pallisers, Fall of Eagles, The Professionals, Doctor Who (in the serial The Two Doctors), Juliet Bravo and Lovejoy.

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Roy Boulting
Roy Boulting
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Robert Donat
Robert Donat
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Gordon Dines
Gordon Dines
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Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
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Filmography of John Stratton (13 films)

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Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag, 49minutes
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Stratton, Charles Edwin Powell
Roles Himself
Rating66% 3.337683.337683.337683.337683.33768
Un film spectaculaire sur les prouesses d'un pilote de chasse américain lors des exercices extrêmes de simulation de combat aérien. Des images inédites de manoeuvres d'entraînement en formation avec le sauvetage virtuel d'un pilote.
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, 1h39
Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Peter Cushing, David Prowse, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith, John Stratton, Patrick Troughton
Roles Adolf Klauss, Asylum Direktor
Rating62% 3.147793.147793.147793.147793.14779
Baron Victor Frankenstein (Cushing) is housed at an insane asylum where he has been made a surgeon at the asylum, and has a number of privileges, as he holds secret information on Adolf Klauss, the asylum's corrupt and perverted director (John Stratton). The Baron, under the alias of Dr. Carl Victor, uses his position to continue his experiments in the creation of man.
The Challenge, 1h41
Directed by John Gilling
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle, Carl Möhner, Barbara Mullen, Robert Brown, Dermot Walsh
Roles Rick
Rating60% 3.0449553.0449553.0449553.0449553.044955
Mansfield plays Billy, a ruthless gang leader who dumps gang member Kristy when he is convicted of robbery. Kristy serves his time, then recovers the stolen loot when he's released. Billy and her gang then kidnap Kristy's son and demand money as ransom.
Terror from the Year 5000, 1h6
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ward Costello, Salome Jens, John Stratton
Roles Victor
Rating29% 1.4697151.4697151.4697151.4697151.469715
Working in the privacy of his Florida island estate, nuclear physicist Professor Howard Erling constructs a machine that breaks the time barrier. With his assistant Victor, Howard conducts a number of experiments and successfully transports a small statue from the future. Concerned over the vast amounts of energy needed to conduct the experiments and realizing that their unique work needs formal verification from another professional, Howard calls a halt to the research, despite Victor's protests. The statue is then sent to premiere archeologist Robert Hedges, who runs a carbon dating test on it and discovers it comes from the year 5,000 A. D. Bob also learns that the statue is radioactive and attempts to contact Howard to question him about it. When he is unable to reach Howard by phone, Bob flies to Florida to see him. Upon leaving the airport in a rental car, Bob realizes that he is being followed. After a wild chase, Bob confronts his pursuer only to discover it is Claire Erling, Howard's daughter and Victor's fiancée. Claire is delighted by Bob's arrival and admits to sending the statue in hopes of accelerating the verification of her father's long work. Claire assures Bob that neither the Erlings or Victor were aware of the radiation contamination. As Claire and Bob pilot a small motorized boat out to the island, the motor dies and Claire reveals this is caused by the power drain from her father's lab. Unknown to Claire and Howard, Victor is conducting further experimentation in secret, against Howard's orders. Howard receives Bob at the house graciously, but Victor is resentful, suspecting that the archeologist intends to refute their work. When the guest room is discovered locked and the key missing, Victor offers to share his room with Bob until the handyman, Angelo, can provide a new key. That night, however, Bob hears Victor enter the guest room next door and follows as Victor removes two metal suitcases from the guest room, then takes them outside where he throws them into a pond. The next morning, Bob accepts Claire's swimming invitation and dives at the spot where Victor disposed of the suitcases. Underwater, Bob locates one suitcase, opens it and before he is forced to surface, finds the carcass of a small animal. Later, Howard shows Bob the lab and demonstrates how he and Victor have succeeded in "trading objects with the future." Howard sends a small bottle through the machine and receives a similar object back. Bob then suggests sending something unusual and submits his fraternity key. The men are startled when a coin from the future materializes with the words "save us" in Greek engraved upon it. That night after the others retire for the night, Victor sneaks down to the lab and continues his experiment by increasing the power level. The higher power results in a human form materializing in the machine that then grabs Victor. Meanwhile, Howard and Bob investigate when Claire sees something unusual from her window. Victor manages to return the figure to the future, although he suffers a serious gash on his arm. Howard and Bob discover that Angelo has been voyeuristically watching Claire and after Bob tells Claire, he comes across spots of blood outside of the guest room door. When Bob then reports Victor's unusual behavior to Howard the next morning, Howard demands evidence. Bob goes to the pond to retrieve the suitcases, but Victor intercepts him and tries to stop him. Howard, Angelo and Claire break up the men's fight and when Howard requests an explanation, Bob reveals Victor's radiation burned arm. Despite Victor's objections, Howard, Bob and Claire take him to the hospital, where the doctor asks them to return in a few hours to give him time to examine Victor. While the Erlings take Bob to a movie, Victor flees from the hospital and drinks at a bar until he is thrown out. Bolstered by the drinks, Victor returns to the island, breaks into the lab and resumes working furiously with the machine at high power levels. Meanwhile, Howard, Bob and Claire stop at the bar and Howard is incredulous when the bartender tells them that Victor was there most of the afternoon. When the bar's television reception goes out, however, Howard realizes that Victor has turned on the time machine. As the Erlings and Bob race back to the island, Victor succeeds in bringing a human form from the future, but is knocked out by the mysterious arrival. Later, upon finding Victor dazed, Howard summons a doctor who then orders a nurse to come out and tend to Victor. The time traveler explores the island surroundings, but when confronted by Angelo, it kills him. Unaware of the traveler's presence, Bob succeeds in retrieving one of the metal suitcases from the pond, which contains the cadaver of a four-eyed cat. Returning to the house, Howard and Bob are stunned when they stumble upon Angelo's body. After Victor tells them about the arrival of the time traveler, Howard confronts Victor with the cat, declaring it the likely result of radiation mutation. Meanwhile, the nurse has arrived on the island and is confronted by the traveler, a woman, who addresses the nurse in Greek. When the nurse flees, the traveler attacks and kills her, then uses a device to duplicate the nurse's facial features, allowing her to masquerade as the nurse. After gaining entrance into the Erling house, the traveler sits with Victor while the men don radiation proof gear and search for the time traveler. The traveler hypnotizes Victor to induce him to return with her to the future where his healthy genes are needed to save her people from extinction. Attracted by noises in the lab, Claire is shocked to find Victor and the traveler reviving up the time machine. In an attempt to break the hypnotic spell on Victor, Claire attacks the traveler and pulls the mask from her face, revealing her radiation-scarred features. Having discovered the faceless body of the real nurse, Howard and Bob return to the lab. They find Victor defending Claire from the traveler until he and the traveler tumble against the machine, which electrocutes and kills them both. Afterward, Bob and Claire wonder if one of them should go to the future to help. Howard insists that by changing the present they can battle against an atomic holocaust future.
Abandon Ship, 1h37
Directed by Richard Sale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan, Stephen Boyd, Moira Lister, Marie Lohr
Roles Jimmy 'Sparks' Clary
Rating74% 3.7436853.7436853.7436853.7436853.743685
The luxury liner SS Crescent Star sinks in seven minutes after striking a rogue mine in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, taking with her nearly all of the 1156 people on board. Twenty-seven of the survivors converge on a single lifeboat designed to accommodate only nine. The dying captain passes command to executive officer Alec Holmes (Tyrone Power). Holmes then learns from "Sparks" Clary (John Stratton), the ship's radio operator, that both transmitters were destroyed before a call for help could be sent. Holmes decides to try to reach the nearest land, Africa, 1500 miles away.
The Man in the Sky, 1h26
Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars, Walter Fitzgerald, John Stratton, Eddie Byrne, Victor Maddern
Roles Peter Hook
Rating66% 3.3431453.3431453.3431453.3431453.343145
Test pilot John Mitchell (Jack Hawkins) disappoints his wife Mary (Elizabeth Sellars) by refusing to increase their unsuccessful bid for a house. What she does not know is that the aircraft manufacturing company he works for is in desperate financial straits. Owner Reginald Conway (Walter Fitzgerald) needs to convince Ashmore (Eddie Byrne) to place an order soon or the firm will go bankrupt.
The Long Arm, 1h36
Directed by Charles Frend
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Jack Hawkins, John Stratton, Dorothy Alison, Samuel John Kydd, Glyn Houston, Richard Leech
Roles Sergeant Ward
Rating69% 3.4944653.4944653.4944653.4944653.494465
When police respond to a burglar alarm they find nothing amiss after meeting the nightwatchman who allowed them to search the premises. However the next day the safe, having been opened with a key, is found empty. Supt Tom Halliday (Jack Hawkins) and his new Detective Sergeant, Ward (John Stratton), begin searching for the fraudulent nightwatchman.
The Cruel Sea, 2h6
Directed by Charles Frend
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Political films
Actors Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, Virginia McKenna, John Stratton, Stanley Baker
Roles Ferraby
Rating73% 3.6956353.6956353.6956353.6956353.695635
The film portrays the conditions in which the Battle of the Atlantic was fought between the Royal Navy and Germany's U-boats. It is seen from the viewpoint of the British naval officers and seamen who served in convoy escorts. The film begins with a voice-over by Ericson (Jack Hawkins);
The Happy Family, 1h26
Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Harrison, Naunton Wayne, Dandy Nichols, John Stratton, Shirley Mitchell
Roles David
Rating65% 3.2781453.2781453.2781453.2781453.278145
The House of Lords is a grocery shop that sits on the South Bank of the river Thames close to the site of Festival Hall which is noisily under construction. It is owned by the Lord family, a husband and wife with several children. Lillian Lord runs the shop, while Henry is a British Railways train driver, who has worked on the railways for over 30 years and who is just about to retire. He is looking forward to enjoying a quiet retirement at the family shop looking after his pet hare, Winston, though his spiritualist sister in law Ada has had supernatural visions of "men in black" bringing discord.
Appointment with Venus, 1h30
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors David Niven, Glynis Johns, George Coulouris, Barry Jones, Kenneth More, Noel Purcell
Roles 1st R.A.F. Officer
Rating60% 3.045973.045973.045973.045973.04597
In 1940, after the fall of France, the fictitious Channel Island of Armorel is occupied by a small garrison of German troops under the benign command of Hauptmann Weiss (George Coulouris). He finds that the hereditary ruler, the Suzerain (Kenneth More), is away in the army, leaving the Provost in charge.
Seven Days to Noon, 1h34
Directed by John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Barry Jones, André Morell, Olive Sloane, Hugh Cross, Sheila Manahan, Joan Hickson
Roles Army Mechanic
Rating69% 3.4942553.4942553.4942553.4942553.494255
The film is set in the early 1950s. The British Prime Minister, (Ronald Adam), is sent a letter by Professor Willingdon (Barry Jones), who works at Britain's Atomic weapons development facility, the Wallingford Research Centre, from which he has surreptitiously taken a nuclear warhead. It is a very explicit threat that Willingdon will destroy the centre of London in a week's time, at noon (hence the film title), unless the British government declares that it is to stop all stockpiling of nuclear warheads. Detective Superintendent Folland (André Morell) of Scotland Yard's Special Branch is charged with tracking down Willingdon and stopping him.
The Small Back Room, 1h46
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins, Leslie Banks, Michael Gough, Cyril Cusack
Roles Young Army Officer
Rating70% 3.5425453.5425453.5425453.5425453.542545
Sammy Rice (David Farrar) is a British scientist working with a specialist "back room" team in London during World War II. Rice is embittered because he feels military scientific research is being incompetently managed. He is also enduring unremitting pain from his artificial foot. The painkillers he has been prescribed are ineffective, and his use of alcohol as an analgesic has led to his alcoholism. His girlfriend Susan (Kathleen Byron) puts up with his self-pitying, self-destructive behaviour as long as she can, but finally breaks up with him, telling him that he lacks the ambition to better himself.