AKA John Elton Halliley

Born: 5-Apr-1912
Birthplace: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Died: 15-Nov-1983
Location of death: Ramsgate, Kent, England
Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the Liver

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Dad's Army

Wife: June Melville (m. 1939, div. 1947)
Wife: Hattie Jacques (actress, m. 1949, div. 1965, two sons)
Son: Robin
Son: Kim
Wife: Joan Malin (m. 1965, until his death)

    Risk Factors: Alcoholism

    TELEVISION
    Hancock's Half Hour Various (1957-60)
    George and the Dragon Colonel Maynard (1966-68)
    Dad's Army Sgt. Arthur K. Wilson (1968-77)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Brideshead Revisited (12-Oct-1981)
    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (08-Aug-1980)
    The Spaceman and King Arthur (3-Aug-1979)
    Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (13-Sep-1978)
    Jabberwocky (1977)
    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (14-Dec-1975)
    Confessions of a Window Cleaner (8-Nov-1974)
    Dad's Army (1971)
    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (17-Jun-1970)
    The Italian Job (2-Jun-1969)
    Eye of the Devil (6-Dec-1967)
    The 25th Hour (16-Feb-1967)
    The Wrong Box (4-Jul-1966)
    Where the Spies Are (26-Jan-1966)
    The Early Bird (30-Nov-1965)
    Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (16-Jun-1965)
    The City Under the Sea (26-May-1965)
    The Liquidator (1965)
    The Moon-Spinners (2-Jul-1964)
    The Pink Panther (19-Dec-1963)
    The Mouse on the Moon (17-Jun-1963)
    The Wrong Arm of the Law (Mar-1963)
    The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
    Waltz of the Toreadors (13-Aug-1962)
    Only Two Can Play (9-Mar-1962)
    The Rebel (16-Oct-1961)
    On the Fiddle (1961)
    The Bulldog Breed (13-Dec-1960)
    The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (03-Sep-1960)
    School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating! (11-Jul-1960)
    Never Let Go (7-Jun-1960)
    Shake Hands with the Devil (24-Jun-1959)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles (4-May-1959)
    Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (10-Mar-1959)
    Too Many Crooks (8-Mar-1959)
    The Captain's Table (6-Jan-1959)
    I'm All Right Jack (1959)
    I Was Monty's Double (21-Oct-1958)
    The Battle of the River Plate (30-Nov-1956)
    Private's Progress (12-Mar-1956)

Author of books:
A Jobbing Actor (1984, memoir)

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