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John Standing
ActorBorn August 16, 1934 (90 years)
Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934) is an English actor and baronet who is known as John Standing. He is the stepson of John Clements. Standing was born in London, the son of Kay Hammond (née Dorothy Katherine Standing), an actress, and Sir Ronald George Leon, 3rd Baronet, a stockbroker descended from Sir Herbert Leon, the builder of Bletchley Park. He succeeded his father as the 4th baronet in 1964, but does not use the title. The Leon family were, until 1937, owners of Bletchley Park, the country house in Buckinghamshire used in the Second World War as a code-breaking centre. He was educated at Eton College and Millfield School, Somerset. He served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps as a second lieutenant, before going on to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London
Standing began his career in Peter Brook's 1955 production of Titus Andronicus starring Laurence Olivier and wife Vivien Leigh and later played leading parts in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Christopher Fry's Ring Round the Moon, A Sense of Detachment by John Osborne, and Noël Coward's Private Lives, with Maggie Smith. He was nominated for an Olivier award (1979) for Close of Play at the National Theatre. He made his film debut in The Wild and the Willing (1962), going on to appear in King Rat (1965), Walk, Don't Run (1966), The Psychopath (1966), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Elephant Man (1980), Nightflyers (1987), Mrs Dalloway (1997) and A Good Woman (2004).
One of his first major television roles was as Sidney Godolphin in the BBC twelve-part serial, The First Churchills (1969). Other television appearances include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979); the ITV sitcom The Other 'Arf (1980–84), with Lorraine Chase; The Choir (1995) and King Solomon's Mines (2004). In the United States, he made guest appearances in numerous weekly programmes including L.A. Law, Civil Wars and Murder, She Wrote, and co-starred briefly with Robert Wagner and Samantha Smith in the action series Lime Street (1985). In 1976, he also appeared opposite Peter O'Toole in the little-seen BBC thriller film, Rogue Male, directed by Clive Donner. He appeared in the horror film Nightflyers (1987) adapted from a short story by George R. R. Martin. In 2002, he had a speaking credit on Lost Horizons, the second studio album from the British electronic duo Lemon Jelly. On track 1, "Elements", he lists the basic “elements" that make up the world: ash, metal, water, wood, fire and sky. On track 3, "Ramblin' Man", Standing reads a long list of various locations around the world, ranging from small Sussex villages to major world capitals. In July 2010, it was confirmed that he would be appearing as Jon Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels.
Standing began his career in Peter Brook's 1955 production of Titus Andronicus starring Laurence Olivier and wife Vivien Leigh and later played leading parts in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Christopher Fry's Ring Round the Moon, A Sense of Detachment by John Osborne, and Noël Coward's Private Lives, with Maggie Smith. He was nominated for an Olivier award (1979) for Close of Play at the National Theatre. He made his film debut in The Wild and the Willing (1962), going on to appear in King Rat (1965), Walk, Don't Run (1966), The Psychopath (1966), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Elephant Man (1980), Nightflyers (1987), Mrs Dalloway (1997) and A Good Woman (2004).
One of his first major television roles was as Sidney Godolphin in the BBC twelve-part serial, The First Churchills (1969). Other television appearances include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979); the ITV sitcom The Other 'Arf (1980–84), with Lorraine Chase; The Choir (1995) and King Solomon's Mines (2004). In the United States, he made guest appearances in numerous weekly programmes including L.A. Law, Civil Wars and Murder, She Wrote, and co-starred briefly with Robert Wagner and Samantha Smith in the action series Lime Street (1985). In 1976, he also appeared opposite Peter O'Toole in the little-seen BBC thriller film, Rogue Male, directed by Clive Donner. He appeared in the horror film Nightflyers (1987) adapted from a short story by George R. R. Martin. In 2002, he had a speaking credit on Lost Horizons, the second studio album from the British electronic duo Lemon Jelly. On track 1, "Elements", he lists the basic “elements" that make up the world: ash, metal, water, wood, fire and sky. On track 3, "Ramblin' Man", Standing reads a long list of various locations around the world, ranging from small Sussex villages to major world capitals. In July 2010, it was confirmed that he would be appearing as Jon Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels.
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Filmography
| 2024 | Can You Hear Me? · as Ben |
| 2023 | The Great Escaper · as Arthur |
| 2019 | Churchill and the Movie Mogul · as Additional Voices |
| 2018 | King Lear · as Butler |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose (TV Series) · as George Watford |
| 2018 | The Happy Prince · as Dr. Tucker |
| 2017 | The Hippopotamus · as Podmore |
| 2016 | The Crown (TV Series) · as Imbert-Terry |
| 2016 | Churchill's Secret · as Lord Camrose |
| 2014 | Queen & Country · as Grandfather George |
| 2012 | The Other Wife (TV Series) · as Lord George Meriot |
| 2012 | Cheerful Weather for the Wedding · as Horace Spigott |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Jon Arryn |
| 2011 | Borgia (TV Series) |
| 2007 | The Shadow in the North · as Webster Garland |
| 2007 | Before the Rains · as Charles Humphries |
| 2007 | Consenting Adults · as Lord Goddard |
| 2007 | The Contractor · as Sir Anthony |
| 2007 | Mumbai Calling (TV Series) · as Telephone Voice |
| 2007 | I Want Candy · as Michael De Vere |
| 2007 | Fallen Angel (TV Series) · as Voice Of Francis Youlgreave |
| 2007 | Outlaw · as Captain Mardell |
| 2006 | Rabbit Fever · as Ally's Dad |
| 2006 | Scoop · as Garden Party Guest |
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty (TV Series) · as Lord Kessler |
| 2005 | V for Vendetta · as Lilliman |
| 2005 | Lassie · as French |
| 2005 | Animal · as Dean Frydman |
| 2004 | A Good Woman · as Dumby |
| 2004 | King Solomon's Mines (TV Series) · as Dr. Sam Maitland |
| 2003 | Shoreditch · as Jenson Thackery |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Trust (TV Series) · as Teresa's Father |
| 2002 | The Real Jane Austen · as Mr. Austen |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm · as Lord Moyne |
| 2002 | The Falklands Play · as Rt Hon William Whitelaw Ch Mc Mp (home Secretary) |
| 2001 | Witness to a Kill · as Foreign Secretary |
| 2001 | Queen's Messenger · as Foreign Secretary |
| 2001 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV Series) · as Black Rod |
| 2001 | In Deep (TV Series) · as Ritchie |
| 2001 | Love in a Cold Climate (TV Series) · as Lord Montdore |
| 2000 | Pandaemonium · as Rev Holland |
| 2000 | The Calling · as Jack Plummer |
| 2000 | Longitude · as Capt. Proctor |
| 2000 | Longitude (TV Series) · as Captain Proctor |
| 1999 | Mad Cows · as Politician |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Rogue Trader · as Peter Baring |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc (TV Series) · as Archbishop |
| 1999 | The Vice (TV Series) |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little · as Embleton |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time (TV Series) · as Nicholas Jenkins (older) |
| 1997 | Mrs Dalloway · as Richard Dalloway |
| 1997 | Drovers' Gold (TV Series) · as Sir Huw |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Charles Rust |
| 1997 | The Woman In White · as Mr. Gilmore |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV Series) · as Admiral Bolgolam |
| 1995 | The Choir (1995) (TV Series) · as Bishop Robert Young |
| 1993 | Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) · as Lord George Meriot |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Jimmy Cheatham |
| 1993 | Riders · as Malise Gordon |
| 1992 | Chaplin · as Butler |
| 1992 | Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (TV Series) · as Whitfield |
| 1991 | Civil Wars (TV Series) · as Terrence Hemmings |
| 1991 | Eerie, Indiana (TV Series) · as Professor Nigel Zirchon |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series) · as Master Lorn |
| 1991 | Tonight At 8:30 (TV Series) · as Toby Cartwright |
| 1990 | Night of the Fox · as Alan Stacey |
| 1989 | Chameleons · as Henry |
| 1989 | Paddington Bear (1989) (TV Series) · as Mr. Brown |
| 1989 | Dark Holiday · as Charnaud |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Colonnel Toby Luttrell |
| 1988 | Murphy's Law (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Windmills of the Gods (TV Series) · as Sir George |
| 1987 | Nightflyers · as D'branin |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Nigel Morris |
| 1985 | Lime Street (TV Series) · as Edward Wingate |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Coudray |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Arthur Constable |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | To Catch a King · as The Duke Of Windsor |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Pygmalion · as Colonel Pickering |
| 1983 | Privates on Parade · as Captain Sholto Savory |
| 1983 | |
| 1980 | The Elephant Man · as Fox |
| 1980 | The Sea Wolves · as Finley |
| 1980 | The Other ' Arf (TV Series) · as Charles |
| 1980 | The Shillingbury Tales (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) |
| 1978 | The Class of Miss MacMichael · as Charles Fairbrother |
| 1978 | The Legacy · as Jason Mountolive |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Captain Winsloe |
| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed · as Father Verecker |
| 1976 | Rogue Male · as Major Quive-Smith |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 (TV Series) · as Pasc |
| 1974 | The Squirrels (TV Series) · as Palmer |
| 1972 | Van der Valk (TV Series) · as Ehrlich |
| 1972 | Au Pair Girls · as Buster |
| 1972 | The Frighteners (TV Series) · as Tony Wardle |
| 1972 | X, Y & Zee · as Gordon |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Lord Amberley |
| 1970 | All the Right Noises · as Bernie |
| 1969 | The First Churchills (TV Series) · as Sidney Godolphin |
| 1969 | A Touch of Love · as Roger |
| 1969 | The Main Chance (TV Series) · as Lord Radchester |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Captain Bluntschli |
| 1967 | Torture Garden · as Leo Winston (segment 3 "mr. Steinway") |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1966 | Walk Don't Run · as Julius D. Haversack |
| 1966 | The Psychopath · as Mark Von Sturm |
| 1965 | King Rat · as Daven |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Jack Chesney |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Henry |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Russ |
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June · as Men's Room Attendant |
| 1963 | Sergeant Cork (TV Series) · as Cedric Brackett |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Jonathan Pearce |
| 1962 | The Swingin' Maiden · as Humphrey Gore-Brown |
| 1962 | Young and Willing · as Arthur |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | A Pair of Briefs · as Hubert Shannon |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Lt. Macneil |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 (TV Series) · as Ronald Brook |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) · as Leonard |
| 1958 | H.G. Wells' Invisible Man (TV Series) · as Croupier In Casino |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Sutcliffe |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Able Seaman Beecher |