John Barron(1920-2004)
- Actor
John Barron was born on Christmas Eve, 1920. A kind godfather paid his
training fees at RADA in 1938. During the war, he served in the Navy,
then returned to acting after demob, mostly in rep. productions. He
soon became a theatre director, and directed
Leonard Rossiter in numerous
productions throughout the 1950s. His first regular TV role was in
Emergency-Ward 10 (1957),
which was quickly followed by many sitcoms. Since recording the third
series, John has lost two wives: Joan Peart
(who played Mrs. E. Blythe-Erpingham in Series Three, Episode Five)
died in 1989, after 40 years marriage. His second wife, actress
Helen Christie, died in 1995. He
now concentrates on theatre work and lives in a cottage in Sussex. His
hobbies include fine wines.
