John Glyn-Jones

British actor (1908–1997)

William Glyn-Jones (father)

John Glyn-Jones (28 August 1908 – 21 January 1997) was a British stage, radio, television and film actor.^[1]^[2]

His father, William Glyn-Jones, was a Member of Parliament and he was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and Oxford University. He began his acting career in repertory theatre in Oxford and with the BBC Drama Repertory Company, with whom he played Organ Morgan in the original recording of Under Milk Wood in 1954.^[3] As well as acting he was also a producer and director for the BBC, during 1947–1951.^[4]^[5]

On television he appeared in 1960 in an episode of the Patrick McGoohan Danger Man series entitled "The Gallows Tree" as Hamish. Also he appeared in 1966 in an episode of The Avengers entitled "A Sense of History" as the archivist Grindley (ending up deceased with an arrow in his back on a classroom floor).

Selected filmography

Save a Little Sunshine (1938) - Impressionist (uncredited)
Inspector Hornleigh (1939) - Alfred (uncredited)
They Came by Night (1940) - Llewellyn Jones
The Proud Valley (1940) - Mr. Howes - Collector (uncredited)
Convoy (1940) - Mate
Sailors Three (1940) - Best Man
Vice Versa (1948) - Bindabun Doss
The Long Memory (1952) - Gedge
Valley of Song (1953) - Ebenezer Davies
The Final Test (1953) - Mr. Willis
The Heart of the Matter (1953) - Harris (uncredited)
A Day to Remember (1953) - Mr. Mitchell (uncredited)
The Love Lottery (1954) - Prince Boris
Carrington V.C. (1954) - Reporter - Evans
Value for Money (1955) - Arkwright
The Truth About Women (1957) - Raven
Heart of a Child (1958) - Priest
The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958) - Mr. Goorlie
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) - Newsreel Interviewer
Web of Evidence (1959) - Magistrate
I'm All Right Jack (1959) - Detto Executive
Two-Way Stretch (1960) - Lawyer
Man in the Moon (1960) - Dr. Wilmot
The Sinister Man (1961) - Dr. Maurice Tarn
Locker Sixty-Nine (1962) - Insp. Roon
Go to Blazes (1962) - Fire Chief
Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) - Jenkins the Innkeeper
Heavens Above! (1963) - Professor (uncredited)
The Yellow Teddy Bears (1963) - Benny Wintle
Smokescreen (1964) - Player
The Verdict (1964) - Harry
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968) - Warden
Nobody Ordered Love (1972) - Harry
Dark Places (1973) - Bank Manager
The Copter Kids (1976) - Mr. Davidson (final film role)

References

^ Profile, bfi.org.uk; accessed 31 May 2015.
^ "John Glyn-Jones - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
^ "THOMAS, D.: Under Milk Wood and Other Plays (The 1954 Premiere Radio Recording) (Unabridged)". www.naxos.com.
^ Who's Who on Television. Independent Television Publications Ltd. 1970
^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.