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John Cannon(1938-2020)

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John Cannon was born on 22 May 1938. He was an actor, known for Docteur Who (1963), Beau Geste (1982) and Breakaway (1980). He died on 20 September 2020.
BornMay 22, 1938
DiedSeptember 20, 2020(82)
BornMay 22, 1938
DiedSeptember 20, 2020(82)
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Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Docteur Who (1963)
Docteur Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Trog
  • Guard
  • Miner
  • Striker's Helmsman
  • Technician
  • Elgin
  • Extra
  • Passer by
  • Police Sergeant
  • Sir Ranulf Fitzwilliam's 1st Servant
  • Technican
Beau Geste (1982)
Beau Geste
7.0
TV Mini Series
  • Legionnaire
Breakaway (1980)
Breakaway
7.3
TV Series
  • PC Spiers
Jeremy Brett in Les aventures de Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Les aventures de Sherlock Holmes
8.7
TV Series
  • Roughs

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  • David Morrissey in Out of Town (1989)
    Out of Town
    7.7
    Short
    • Lorry Driver
    • 1989
  • Anthony Valentine, Tim Barlow, Robert Powell, and Gavin Richards in Hannay (1988)
    Hannay
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Music Hall Patron (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Classic Ghost Stories (1986)
    Classic Ghost Stories
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Jury member (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Gabriel Byrne in Raison d'état (1985)
    Raison d'état
    6.5
    • Greenmont Detention Centre Officer (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • George Cole in Minder (1979)
    Minder
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Winchester Club Patron
    • Snooker Player (uncredited)
    • 1980–1985
  • Kenneth Branagh, Alan Cumming, Vincent Price, Rufus Sewell, David Warner, Rosalind Ayres, Dennis Burgess, Andrew Cruickshank, Joanna David, Anthony Dutton, Peter Dyneley, John Flanagan, James Hayter, Joan Hickson, Alison Key, Cyril Luckham, Ferdy Mayne, Julia McKenzie, Ben Miles, Kenneth More, Ronald Pickup, Gene Shalit, David Suchet, Gwen Watford, Martin Compston, Caterina Murino, Cosima Shaw, and Kimberley Nixon in Mystery! (1980)
    Mystery!
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Rough
    • 1985
  • Mission casse-cou (1985)
    Mission casse-cou
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Gang Member (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • John Bardon, Jim Davidson, and Anita Dobson in Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1983)
    Up the Elephant and Round the Castle
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Dermot's friend (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Peter Howell in John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (1984)
    John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
    6.9
    • 1984
  • Jeremy Brett in Les aventures de Sherlock Holmes (1984)
    Les aventures de Sherlock Holmes
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Roughs
    • 1984
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Docteur Who (1963)
    Docteur Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Sir Ranulf Fitzwilliam's 1st Servant
    • Striker's Helmsman
    • Police Sergeant ...
    • 1974–1983
  • Beau Geste (1982)
    Beau Geste
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Legionnaire
    • 1982
  • Stephanie Turner in Juliet Bravo (1980)
    Juliet Bravo
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Jim
    • Motorcyclist
    • 1980–1982
  • Cassie McFarlane in Burning an Illusion (1982)
    Burning an Illusion
    6.9
    • Prison Warder
    • 1982
  • Sam Neill, Anthony Andrews, Lysette Anthony, and Olivia Hussey in Ivanhoe (1982)
    Ivanhoe
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Saxton Nobleman (uncredited)
    • 1982

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  • Born
    • May 22, 1938
  • Died
    • September 20, 2020

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    He can be spotted in Doctor Who: Underworld and Doctor Who: The King's Demons

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