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John Nettleton is a Actor British born on 5 february 1929 at London (United-kingdom)
John Nettleton (born 5 February 1929) is an English actor best known for playing Sir Arnold Robinson, Cabinet Secretary in Yes Minister (1980–84) and President of the Campaign for Freedom of Information in the follow-up Yes, Prime Minister (1985–88). Another political role for Nettleton was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament in the sitcom The New Statesman. A veteran actor with a career spanning many decades, Nettleton is easily at home playing troubled or flawed aristocratic gentlemen or can be seen amongst a comic ensemble.
Other TV roles included a Ministry of Defence department chief in The Avengers (episode "The See-Through Man", 1967), a police sergeant in Please Sir! (1969), Francis Bacon in Elizabeth R (1971), a Detective Superintendent in Doctor at Large in 1971, Upstairs, Downstairs (1972), The Country Wife (1977), Brideshead Revisited (1981), The Flame Trees of Thika (1981), The Citadel (1983), Martin Luther, Heretic (1983), Brass (1983), East of Ipswich (1987), Reverend Ernest Matthews in the Doctor Who serial Ghost Light (1989), Longitude (2000), Midsomer Murders (2005) and Kingdom (2008).
On stage, he has appeared in the Lyttelton Theatre of the National Theatre in the 2006 productions of Harley Granville Barker's The Voysey Inheritance, directed by Peter Gill. He also voices Grandpa in the PC Game, "The Scruffs".
In the 1960s and 1970s, Nettleton was the reader of various illustrated stories on children's television programme Blue Peter. Often these were about historical figures, such as Florence Nightingale.
He is married to actress Deirdre Doone.
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John Nettleton (born 5 February 1929) is an English actor best known for playing Sir Arnold Robinson, Cabinet Secretary in Yes Minister (1980–84) and President of the Campaign for Freedom of Information in the follow-up Yes, Prime Minister (1985–88). Another political role for Nettleton was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament in the sitcom The New Statesman. A veteran actor with a career spanning many decades, Nettleton is easily at home playing troubled or flawed aristocratic gentlemen or can be seen amongst a comic ensemble.
Other TV roles included a Ministry of Defence department chief in The Avengers (episode "The See-Through Man", 1967), a police sergeant in Please Sir! (1969), Francis Bacon in Elizabeth R (1971), a Detective Superintendent in Doctor at Large in 1971, Upstairs, Downstairs (1972), The Country Wife (1977), Brideshead Revisited (1981), The Flame Trees of Thika (1981), The Citadel (1983), Martin Luther, Heretic (1983), Brass (1983), East of Ipswich (1987), Reverend Ernest Matthews in the Doctor Who serial Ghost Light (1989), Longitude (2000), Midsomer Murders (2005) and Kingdom (2008).
On stage, he has appeared in the Lyttelton Theatre of the National Theatre in the 2006 productions of Harley Granville Barker's The Voysey Inheritance, directed by Peter Gill. He also voices Grandpa in the PC Game, "The Scruffs".
In the 1960s and 1970s, Nettleton was the reader of various illustrated stories on children's television programme Blue Peter. Often these were about historical figures, such as Florence Nightingale.
He is married to actress Deirdre Doone.
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Fishtales (2007)
, 1h34Directed by Alki David
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Mermaids in film, Children's films
Actors Kelly Brook, Billy Zane, Alki David, Amber Savva, Olivia Grant, John Nettleton
Roles Professor Coulter
Rating46%
Widowed Classics Professor Thomas Bradley (Billy Zane) is about to lose his research grant studying ancient love spells at Oxford University. He knows he is close to a major academic breakthrough and desperately needs more time to complete his research. Thomas is given one last chance to finish his work, and goes to the Greek island of Spetses, where he has been invited to stay at the home of a supportive Oxford don Professor Coulter. Thomas brings along his 12-year-old daughter, Serena (Amber Savva). The house is in tolerable condition, and Serena finds a book about merpeople that has an ancient Greek inscription on the cover.
Oliver Twist (2005)
, 2h10Directed by Roman Polanski
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman, Barney Clark, Harry Eden, Leanne Rowe, Edward Hardwicke
Rating67%
In the 1800s, young orphan Oliver Twist is forcibly brought to a workhouse in an unidentified town In England on his ninth birthday. He and the other resident children are treated poorly and given very little food. Facing starvation, the boys select Oliver (through a lottery) to ask for more food at the next meal, which he tentatively does. This results in Oliver being chastised, and the workhouse officials, who are wealthy, well-fed, hypocritical men, decide to get rid of him. After nearly being sold as an apprentice to a cruel chimney sweep, Oliver is sent to Mr. Sowerberry, a coffin-maker, whose wife and senior apprentice take an instant dislike to the newcomer. After more poor treatment, Oliver snaps and attacks Noah, the snotty older apprentice, for having insulted his mother. Knowing his life with the Sowerberrys will only get worse, Oliver escapes on foot early the next morning.
Jinnah (1998)
, 1h50Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Actors Christopher Lee, Shashi Kapoor, James Fox, Maria Aitken, Richard Lintern, Indira Varma
Roles General Gracie
Rating77%
“ Few individuals significantly alter the course of history.
American Friends (1991)
, 1h35Directed by Tristram Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Trini Alvarado, Alfred Molina, Bryan Pringle, Jonathan Firth
Roles Rev. Groves
Rating63%
Palin plays Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford professor on holiday in the Swiss Alps in 1861. There he meets the American Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her 18-year-old ward Elinor (Trini Alvarado). Ashby is drawn to them both, particularly Elinor, but is rather surprised when they arrive in Oxford and rent a house. Women are not allowed in the College, nor are Fellows allowed to marry, which puts him in an embarrassing situation. Ashby's rival for the post of College President, Oliver Syme (Alfred Molina), takes full advantage of this to try to discredit Ashby.
Bomber Harris (1989)
, 1h25Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors John Thaw, Robert Hardy, Frederick Treves, Bernard Kay, Sophie Thompson, Phil Brown
Roles Wing Commander Harry Weldon
Rating68%
Burning Secret (1988)
, 1h46Directed by Andrew Birkin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Klaus Maria Brandauer, Faye Dunaway, Ian William Richardson, John Nettleton
Roles Dr. Weiss
Rating65%
Lors d'un séjour qu'il fait accompagné de sa mère dans un hôtel de luxe pour soigner son asthme, le jeune Edmond, âgé de 12 ans fait la connaissance du baron Alexander von Hauenstein, un homme riche et hâbleur qui séduit facilement le jeune garçon, ils deviennent très amis. Le baron l'emmène essayer sa puissante voiture, lui raconte ses exploits guerriers et donne aussi à l'enfant des illusions qui sont parfois cruelles. Car finalement c'est la mère du garçon qui devient vite l'objet de ses attentions, ce que ce dernier accepte mal. Il surprend le baron embrassant sa mère, celle-ci est prête à succomber aux avances d'Alexander alors qu'Edmond a percé les intentions plutôt cyniques de l'homme qui manipule tout le monde.
Martin Luther, Heretic (1983)
, 1h10Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Jonathan Pryce, Maurice Denham, John Nettleton, Clive Swift, Hugh Laurie
Rating67%
The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Hayley Mills, Holly Aird, David Robb, Ben Cross, Sharon Maughan, John Nettleton
Rating77%
Robin Grant(David Robb), his wife Tilly (Hayley Mills) and daughter Elspeth (Holly Aird) move to British East Africa (now called Kenya) to set up a coffee plantation. The meet Piet Roos, a Boer big game hunter and Njombo, a native who goes to work from them. The Grants face many travails in getting established, but these improve after they hire Sammy as the headman of the plantation. Hereward (Nicholas Jones) and Lettice {Sharon Maughan Palmer move to the area. There is a fight between Roos and Sammy. Then Njombo kills Kimon, who was the Palmer’s headman. As a result his chief strips him of his property and Sammy marries the girl Njombo wanted. Elspeth has a very interesting New Year’s Eve party with Mrs. Nimmo and a newcomer to the area Alec Wilson while her parents and the Palmers go to Nairobi. A big game hunter, Ian Crawford (Ben Cross) arrives in the area and becomes infatuated with Lettice Palmer, who gives a pony to Elspeth. We learn Lettice left her first husband to elope with Hereward and Elspeth develops an intense dislike for Hereward Palmer after he shoots a baby antelope on a hunt. Sammy arranges for a curse to be put on Njombo, and it literally takes an “Act of God” to get it lifted. After the railroad reaches Thika, Lettice gets a piano, but during a party held to celebrate its arrival, a leopard kills one of her dogs. During the hunt to get it, Hereward kills the leopard, but is almost killed by its mate, but saved by Roos. The Palmers, Tilly and Crawford go on a safari, during which Lettice and Crawford have an affair. Hereward and Crawford are about to have a brawl when Crawford’s servant stabs Hereward. As a result Crawford leaves and Lettice stays with Hereward. Then on August 4, 1914 the Grants learn war has been declared on Germany. Robin joins the army, while Tilly becomes a nurse and Elspeth goes to school, where she is bullied for being a know-it-all. She runs away back to Thika. Ian Crawford is killed. Then Robin is transferred to France so all the Grants leave Africa and return to Europe for the duration.
, 1h27Directed by David Susskind, Claude Whatham
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Simon Ward, Anthony Hopkins, Lisa Harrow, Freddie Jones, T.P. McKenna, Brenda Bruce
Roles Head Waiter
Rating63%
It is 1937, and newly qualified veterinarian James Herriot travels to Yorkshire to apply for the post of assistant in Siegfried Farnon’s practice. He soon learns the facts of country life but struggles to overcome the prejudices of the Darrowby locals who are sceptical of the novice vet's ability. In between “cases,” Herriot courts pretty farmer’s daughter Helen Alderson and finally marries her.
Black Beauty (1971)
, 1h46Directed by James Hill (réalisateur britannique)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Walter Slezak, Mark Lester, Patrick Mower, John Nettleton, Uschi Glas, Peter Lee Lawrence
Roles Sir William
Rating54%
Black Beauty is a stallion who, as a foal in England c 1856, is befriended by a boy named Joe (the film was actually made in Ireland). After being stolen by a brutal squire who also takes over Joe's family farm, is later killed, he is acquired by gypsies, who then sell him to a Spanish circus.
And Soon the Darkness (1970)
, 1h35Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Pamela Franklin, Jean Carmet, Michele Dotrice, Odette Annable, John Nettleton, Claude Bertrand
Roles Gendarme
Rating65%
Jane (Pamela Franklin) and Cathy (Michele Dotrice) are two young nurses from Nottingham, taking a cycling holiday in rural France. When they stop at a busy cafe, Jane wants to plan their route, but Cathy is more interested in a handsome man (Sandor Elès), whom she spies drinking alone at the next table. Later, as Jane and Cathy make their way along a quiet country road, the man, who rides a Lambretta scooter, overtakes them, and they pass him a few minutes later, as he rests by a cemetery gate. Cathy becomes intrigued by him.
Some Will, Some Won't (1970)
Genres Comedy
Actors Ronnie Corbett, Dame Thora Hird, Michael Hordern, Barbara Murray, Leslie Phillips, Dennis Price
Roles Wagstaff
Rating58%
The Last Shot You Hear (1969)
, 1h30Directed by Gordon Hessler
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Hugh Marlowe, John Nettleton, Alister Williamson, Patricia Haines, John Wentworth (professional name), Thorley Walters
Roles Det. Inspector Nash
Rating52%
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
, 2hDirected by Fred Zinnemann
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Politique, Films about religion, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Orson Welles, Robert Shaw, Susannah York
Roles Jailer
Rating76%
Cardinal Wolsey, the Lord Chancellor of England, summons Sir Thomas More to Hampton Court. King Henry VIII of England wishes to divorce his wife and marry Anne Boleyn. Saying that England needs a male heir to prevent another civil war, Wolsey chastises More for being the only member of the Privy Council to argue against him. When More states that the Pope will never grant a divorce, he is appalled by Wolsey's suggestion that they apply "pressure" on Church lands to force the issue. To Wolsey's fury, More responds, "No, Your Grace. I am not going to help you.