John Standing
John Standing is a distinguished English actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre. He gained recognition for roles in notable films such as 'The Great Escaper' and 'The Man Who Knew Too Much.' Standing is celebrated for his commanding presence and expressive... Read More
Known for
The Elephant Man (1980)
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed...
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
Can You Hear Me?A fallen WWI American soldier strikes a divine bargain to reunite with his bride in England. As he resumes life... |
Ben | |
| 2023 |
The Great EscaperIn the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th... |
Arthur | |
| 2020 |
May… I Have This Dance?The Backstory of the Original Dancing Queen... as told by Sir John Standing. |
Narrator | |
| 2019 |
A Family AffairA woman makes a powerful connection with a surprising stranger on her 30th birthday. |
Bernard | |
| 2019 |
Churchill and the Movie MogulWinston Churchill understood the power of films, but the true extent of his use of cinema as a propaganda tool... |
Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2018 |
King LearAn aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one. |
Butler | |
| 2018 |
Patrick MelroseA critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood... |
George Watford | |
| 2018 |
The Happy PrinceIn 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess... |
Dr. Tucker | |
| 2017 |
The HippopotamusDisgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles. |
Podmore | |
| 2016 |
The CrownThe gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny.... |
Imbert-Terry | |
| 2016 |
Churchill's SecretBritish Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the... |
Lord Camrose | |
| 2015 |
Queen & CountryIn this sequel to Hope and Glory (1987), Bill Rohan has grown up and is drafted into the army, where... |
Grandfather George | |
| 2014 |
The Last ResortAt their isolated hotel in the Canadian Rockies, a pair of teenage twin girls need to get over themselves and... |
Mr. Carpenter (voice) | |
| 2012 |
Rosamunde Pilcher: The Other WifeRebecca Kendall has it all: a stunning house, two wonderful daughters and a handsome, loving husband. When Richard dies in... |
Lord George Meriot | |
| 2011 |
BorgiaThe name Borgia stands for betrayal, intrigue and corruption in the Vatican, which was the center of the world during... |
Unknown character | |
| 2011 |
Game of ThronesSeven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war.... |
Jon Arryn | |
| 2007 |
The Shadow in the NorthSally Lockhart crosses paths with the nefarious industrialist Axel Bellman, the richest and most powerful man in Europe. She's determined... |
Webster Garland | |
| 2007 |
Consenting AdultsFifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading University, recommended the decriminalization of homosexuality.... |
Lord Goddard | |
| 2007 |
The ContractorFormer CIA Operative James Dial is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist in London, but it all goes... |
Sir Anthony | |
| 2007 |
I Want CandyTwo hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by... |
Michael de Vere | |
| 2007 |
Fallen AngelFallen Angel is an ITV series broadcast on 11–13 March 2007 based on the Roth Trilogy of novels by Andrew... |
Voice of Francis Youlgreave | |
| 2006 |
Rabbit FeverThe Rabbit is the world's belling-selling vibrator. In the past year alone, millions have been sold all over the globe.... |
Ally's dad | |
| 2006 |
ScoopAn American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident... |
Garden Party Guest | |
| 2006 |
The Line of BeautyCrawl deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain, seen through the eyes and experiences of a young, gay man, from... |
Lord Kessler | |
| 2006 |
V for VendettaIn a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts... |
Lilliman | |
| 2005 |
LassieA family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true... |
French | |
| 2005 |
AnimalThe young and promising genetics researcher Thomas Nielsen will stop at nothing to become the first person to identify the... |
Dean Frydman | |
| 2004 |
A Good WomanFleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled... |
Dumby | |
| 2004 |
King Solomon's MinesRenowned safari hunter Allan Quatermain is lured back into the unknown recesses of the African jungles to find a man... |
Dr. Sam Maitland | |
| 2003 |
ShoreditchLondon 1939. In the weeks before the beginning of the Second World War, the Say When jazz club keeps London's... |
Jenson Thackery | |
| 2003 |
Keen EddieKeen Eddie is an American action, comedy-drama television series that aired in 2003 on the Fox Network. The series follows... |
Unknown character | |
| 2003 |
TrustIn a busy London corporate law firm, Cooper-Fozard, Stephen Bradley and his team work fast and furious to form mergers,... |
Teresa's Father | |
| 2002 |
The Real Jane AustenDrama-documentary exploring the life of Jane Austen. Actor Anna Chancellor, a distant relative of Jane Austen, discovers the woman behind... |
Mr. Austen | |
| 2002 |
The Gathering StormA love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though... |
Lord Moyne | |
| 2002 |
The Falklands PlayThe Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1982 Falklands War.... |
Rt Hon William Whitelaw CH MC MP (Home Secretary) | |
| 2001 |
Witness to a KillThe Queen's Messenger is called to convey vital dispatches to a highly secretive conference called to combat the activities of... |
Foreign Secretary | |
| 2001 |
PandaemoniumSamuel Taylor Coleridge, an unstable but brilliant poet, becomes friends with the unknown William Wordsworth, and together they set out... |
Rev Holland | |
| 2001 |
Queen's MessengerBy order of Her Majesty's Secret Service, Captain Strong is given a dangerous assignment to deliver a delicate communication to... |
Foreign Secretary | |
| 2001 |
In DeepLying, cheating, thieving—they’re the best undercover cops in the business. Liam Ketman (Nick Berry, Heartbeat) and Garth O'Hanlon (Stephen Tompkinson,... |
Ritchie | |
| 2001 |
Love in a Cold ClimateDramatization of Nancy Mitford's novel about three aristocratic young girls' adventures in love. |
Lord Montdore | |
| 2000 |
The CallingOn her wedding night, a young woman conceives a child during an hallucinatory encounter. Several years later, as her friends... |
Jack Plummer | |
| 2000 |
LongitudeThe fascinating story of John Harrison who, in the 18th century, believed he could make a clock that would work... |
Captain Proctor | |
| 2000 |
LongitudeParallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with... |
Capt. Proctor | |
| 1999 |
Mad CowsWhen her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newly... |
Politician | |
| 1999 |
Rogue TraderRogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up... |
Peter Baring | |
| 1999 |
8 ½ WomenAfter his wife dies, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa... |
Philip Emmenthal | |
| 1999 |
Joan of ArcJoan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During... |
Archbishop | |
| 1999 |
The ViceThe Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. Spanning five short series from 1999 and... |
Paul Weir | |
| 1997 |
The Woman In WhiteBased upon Wilkie Collins Victorian mystery, the gothic tale tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up... |
Mr. Gilmore | |
| 1997 |
The Woman In WhiteBased upon Wilkie Collins Victorian mystery, the gothic tale tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up... |
Mr. Gilmore | |
| 1997 |
The Man Who Knew Too LittleAn American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken... |
Embleton | |
| 1997 |
A Dance to the Music of TimeA Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence that aired on... |
Nicholas Jenkins (older) | |
| 1997 |
Mrs. DallowayClarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a... |
Richard Dalloway | |
| 1997 |
LexxA Time Prophet predicted that Kai would be the one to destroy the divine order in the league of the... |
Count Dracul | |
| 1997 |
Midsomer MurdersThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up... |
Charles Rust | |
| 1997 |
Midsomer MurdersThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up... |
Will Tunstall | |
| 1996 |
Gulliver's TravelsDr. Gulliver has returned from his journey to his family after a long absence - and tells them the story... |
Admiral Bolgolam | |
| 1995 |
Look at the State We're In!A satirical comedy-drama exploring the absurdities of modern life, politics, and society through a series of sketches and parodies. |
Dr Smith | |
| 1995 |
The ChoirBased on Joanna Trollope's novel. Explores the internal politics and scandals of a British cathedral choir school. |
Bishop Robert Young | |
| 1993 |
RidersArrogant aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black has high social position, women at his feet, money and fame in the world of show... |
Malise Gordon | |
| 1992 |
ChaplinAn aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from... |
Butler | |
| 1992 |
The Old Boy NetworkTwo very different former MI6 spies partner up and open a private spy agency together. |
Unknown character | |
| 1992 |
The Count of SolarThe true story of mysterious deaf-mute boy Joseph in France just before the revolution. |
Coudray | |
| 1992 |
Drug Wars: The Cocaine CartelThis follow-up to "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" chronicles the fact-based fight by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the... |
Whitfield | |
| 1991 |
Civil WarsCivil Wars is an American legal drama that aired on ABC from November 1991 to March 1993. The series was... |
Terrence Hemnings | |
| 1991 |
Eerie, IndianaTeenage weirdness investigator Marshall Teller adventures through his new small-town home with his friends, geeky Simon Holmes and mysterious Dash... |
Professor Nigel Zirchon | |
| 1990 |
Night of the FoxThis classic war movie stars George Peppard and Michael York in a gripping tale of danger, intrigue, and a deadly... |
Alan Stacey | |
| 1989 |
ChameleonsShelley, a slightly-crazy heiress, discovers that her eccentric millionaire uncle Jason Carr was rather more eccentric than even she had... |
Henry | |
| 1989 |
Paddington BearPaddington Bear was the second television adaptation of the children's animated series and made by Hanna-Barbera. This series was traditional... |
Mr. Brown | |
| 1989 |
The Endless GameA British agent comes back from retirement after several of his former colleagues, including his former lover, are murdered. He... |
Belfrage | |
| 1989 |
The Endless GameA British agent comes back from retirement after several of his former colleagues, including his former lover, are murdered. He... |
Belfrage | |
| 1989 |
Dark HolidayAmerican tourist Gene LePere (Lee Remick), on vacation in Turkey, is hounded by a street vendor into buying a carved... |
Charnaud | |
| 1989 |
Agatha Christie's PoirotFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits... |
Colonnel Toby Luttrell | |
| 1988 |
Murphy's LawMurphy's Law was an American television series that starred George Segal and Maggie Han, loosely based on the Trace novels... |
Unknown character | |
| 1988 |
Flapjack FloozieA vaudeville star struggles with her addiction to pancakes. |
Dr. Kipper | |
| 1987 |
NightflyersA scientific group set out on a journey into space to find a magical creature. What they find is a... |
D'Branin | |
| 1987 |
VisitorsA British businessman whose family company has been taken over by a multinational corporation clashes with his new American manager... |
Jack | |
| 1986 |
L.A. LawL.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986,... |
Nigel Morris | |
| 1985 |
Lime StreetLime Street is an American action/drama series that aired on the ABC television network during the 1985 television season. The... |
Edward Wingate | |
| 1985 |
Screen TwoSeries of single made-for-television dramas. |
Jack | |
| 1984 |
The Biko InquestBased on the official transcripts of the investigation that followed after the very suspicious notorious death in prison of one... |
Van Rensburg | |
| 1984 |
Murder, She WroteAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. |
Chief Daniel Trent | |
| 1984 |
Murder, She WroteAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. |
Arthur Constable | |
| 1984 |
HunterHunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter... |
George Franklin | |
| 1984 |
To Catch a KingRobert Wagner plays an American who owns a Lisbon nightclub and Teri Garr is a slightly dippy chanteuse who has... |
The Duke of Windsor | |
| 1983 |
PygmalionWhen linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with... |
Colonel Pickering | |
| 1983 |
Privates on ParadeIt is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit... |
Captain Sholto Savory | |
| 1983 |
Invitation to the WeddingAn American student arrives in England for the wedding of his room-mate's sister. |
Unknown character | |
| 1982 |
HotelHotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988... |
Unknown character | |
| 1981 |
Shillingbury TalesShillingbury Tales is a 1980–81 British sitcom produced by Associated Television for ITV. Comprising a single feature length pilot and... |
Dick Firman | |
| 1980 |
The Elephant ManA Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous... |
Fox | |
| 1980 |
The Sea WolvesA German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India,... |
Finley | |
| 1980 |
The Other 'ArfThe Other 'Arf is a British television ITV sitcom series broadcast from 1980 to 1984. It stars John Standing as... |
Unknown character | |
| 1979 |
Hart to HartWealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives. |
Unknown character | |
| 1979 |
Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyTinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC2 spy drama written by Arthur Hopcraft, adapted from John le Carré's eponymous... |
Sam Collins | |
| 1978 |
The Class Of Miss MacMichaelA dedicated teacher tries to reach out to juvenile delinquent students at a London alternative school. |
Charles Fairbrother | |
| 1978 |
The LegacyA couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered... |
Jason Mountolive | |
| 1977 |
Beryl ReidBeryl Reid performs her favourite comedy sketches and scenes, featuring some of her own famous characters, with special guests. |
Unknown character | |
| 1977 |
The Sinking of the HMS VictoriaBased on a Court Martial held aboard HMS Hibernia in Malta in 1893. The court endeavours to determine why, during... |
Captain Winsloe | |
| 1977 |
BBC2 Play of the WeekAn anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April... |
Captain Winsloe | |
| 1977 |
Nanny's Boy1956/57 - This episode reflects the Kim Philby spy affair. |
John Tallwatch | |
| 1977 |
Jubilee 1977Jubilee 1977 is a thirteen-part 1977 BBC One television limited series produced by Pieter Rogers, an anthology centred around the... |
John Tallwatch | |
| 1976 |
The Eagle Has LandedWhen the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate... |
Father Verecker | |
| 1976 |
Rogue MaleIn 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its... |
Major Quive-Smith | |
| 1975 |
Space: 1999The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep... |
Pasc | |
| 1972 |
Van der ValkVan der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred... |
Ehrlich | |
| 1972 |
The FrightenersA horror anthology series, with each episode featuring a different eerie tale. |
Tony Wardle | |
| 1972 |
Au Pair GirlsFour sexy young foreign girls come to England as au pairs and quickly become quite intimate with their employers, host... |
Buster | |
| 1972 |
Zee and Co.The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance... |
Gordon | |
| 1971 |
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesAn anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests,... |
Lord Amberley | |
| 1970 |
All the Right NoisesA married man with two small children begins an affair with a beautiful young actress which quickly blossoms into a... |
Bernie | |
| 1970 |
Wine of IndiaIn the year 2050, advances in medicine have resulted in a need for population control. People reaching the age of... |
Russ | |
| 1969 |
Charley's AuntAdaptation of the play by Brandon Thomas. |
Jack Chesney | |
| 1969 |
The First ChurchillsThe First Churchills is a 1969 twelve-part BBC television serial starring John Neville as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough,... |
Sidney Godolphin | |
| 1969 |
A Touch of LoveIntellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair... |
Roger | |
| 1969 |
The Main ChanceThe Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it... |
Lord Radchester | |
| 1969 |
ITV Saturday Night TheatreAnthology series of dramatic works. |
Captain Bluntschli | |
| 1967 |
Torture GardenA special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr Diabolo, to warn people of foreseeable evil. One... |
Leo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway") | |
| 1967 |
ITV PlayhouseITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such... |
Unknown character | |
| 1966 |
Walk Don't RunDuring the housing shortage of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, two men and a woman share a small apartment in... |
Julius D. Haversack | |
| 1966 |
The PsychopathFour men involved in the investigation of a German millionaire at the end of World War II are found murdered... |
Mark Von Sturm | |
| 1965 |
King RatWhen Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated... |
Daven | |
| 1965 |
BBC Play of the MonthA BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured... |
Cléante | |
| 1965 |
BBC Play of the MonthA BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured... |
Jack Chesney | |
| 1964 |
The Wednesday PlayAn anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually... |
Russ | |
| 1964 |
Hot Enough for JuneA young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage... |
Men's Room Attendant | |
| 1964 |
Sharp at FourJean Hobley has a problem, trying to hold down a job that allows her to pick up her child from... |
Sutcliffe | |
| 1963 |
The Iron MaidenThe film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is eager to sell... |
Humphrey Gore-Brown | |
| 1962 |
The Wild and the WillingHarry Brown is a somewhat rough and wild university student, who has the ability to win friends, especially the underdogs... |
Arthur | |
| 1962 |
The SaintSimon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to... |
Gendarme | |
| 1962 |
A Pair of BriefsShe's new in chambers, and he's a troublemaker. But what 'is' the true status of the old lady's wartime marriage,... |
Hubert Shannon | |
| 1961 |
Drama 61-67Drama 61-67 is anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. It alternated... |
Ronald Brook | |
| 1961 |
The AvengersA quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan... |
Unknown character | |
| 1956 |
Armchair TheatreArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956... |
Sutcliffe |
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John Standing is known for his roles in 'The Great Escaper,' 'The Man Who Knew Too Much,' and 'The Last Tycoon,' showcasing his range as an actor.
While John Standing has not won an Academy Award, he has received recognition for his performances in various theatre productions and British television.
John Standing made his film debut in the 1954 movie 'The Dam Busters,' which marked the beginning of his long and varied acting career.
John Standing has one child, though their name is not publicly known, reflecting his preference for privacy regarding his family life.
John Standing's estimated net worth is around $6 million, reflecting his successful career in film, television, and theatre over the years.
John Standing is known for his strong stage presence and versatility, allowing him to excel in both dramatic and comedic roles throughout his career.
John Standing has appeared in several television series, including 'The Crown' and 'The Forsyte Saga,' showcasing his talent in dramatic storytelling.
John Standing has a significant background in theatre, performing in numerous productions and earning acclaim for his work on stage, highlighting his versatility as an actor.