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John Glyn-Jones

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John Glyn-Jones
in Smokescreen (1964)
Born(1908-08-28)28 August 1908
London, England
Died21 January 1997(1997-01-21) (aged 87)
Casablanca, Morocco
EducationBishop's Stortford College
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Occupations
Years active1938-1976
FatherWilliam Glyn-Jones

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

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References

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