John Alderton: movies and TV shows
John Alderton has 61 credits in the archive: 21 films and 40 TV series, from 1956 to 2008. Highest rated: Cilla (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2008 · busiest year: 1965 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Little Dorrit | Mr. Casby | TV | 7.8 | 67 |
| 2006 | Brandmand Sam - I En God Sags Tjeneste | Fireman Sam | Film | — | 65 |
| 2004 | He Knew He Was Right | Mr Outhouse | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 2003 | Calendar Girls | John Clarke | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2003 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | Hawksmor | Film | 7.5 | 62 |
| 1998 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Alastair Bing | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animation | Jonah / God (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1995 | Clockwork Mice | Swaney | Film | 4.6 | 54 |
| 1995 | Character Building | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 54 |
| 1994 | Albert The Fifth Musketeer | TV | 5.4 | 53 | |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | Harry Capper | TV | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Jim Ryan | TV | 7.2 | 51 |
| 1991 | Tonight at 8.30 | Christian Faber | TV | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1991 | Tonight at 8.30 | Burrows | TV | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1991 | Tonight at 8.30 | Dr. Alec Harvey | TV | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1990 | Keeping Tom Nice | Doug | Film | — | 49 |
| 1989 | Forever Green | TV | 6.7 | 48 | |
| 1988 | Mr. H Is Late | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay | Doug | TV | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1983 | Father's Day | TV | — | 42 | |
| 1983 | ITV Christmas Comedy | TV | — | 42 | |
| 1983 | Little Miss | Narrator/Male Voices | TV | — | 42 |
| 1981 | Late Flowering Love | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1980 | A Walk in the Forest | Paul Clements | Film | — | 39 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Robert Sandy | TV | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Rev George Duckworth | TV | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1979 | Thomas & Sarah | TV | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1977 | The Upchat Line | Mike Upchat | TV | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1976 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet | James Herriot | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1975 | Time Well Spent | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1974 | Wodehouse Playhouse | TV | 7.0 | 33 | |
| 1974 | Wodehouse Playhouse | George Mulliner | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1974 | Zardoz | Friend | Film | 5.9 | 33 |
| 1974 | No, Honestly | TV | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1972 | My Wife Next Door | TV | 6.5 | 31 | |
| 1972 | Ben Spray | Ben Spray | Film | — | 31 |
| 1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Thomas Watkins | TV | 7.8 | 30 |
| 1971 | Please Sir! | Bernard Hedges | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Paul Clements | TV | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1970 | The Rivals | Bob Acres | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1970 | Macbeth | Malcolm | Film | — | 29 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Ben Spray | TV | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1969 | Hannibal Brooks | Bernard | Film | 6.4 | 28 |
| 1968 | Please Sir! | Bernard Hedges | TV | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1968 | Cilla | Self | TV | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1968 | Duffy | Antony Calvert | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1968 | Assignment K | George Innes | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1967 | Boy Meets Girl | Gerald | TV | — | 26 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Lydia Languish | TV | 5.3 | 24 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Malcolm | TV | 5.3 | 24 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Tom Wrench | TV | 5.3 | 24 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Geoffrey Bell | TV | 4.2 | 24 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Richard Fox | TV | 4.2 | 24 |
| 1965 | Londoners | Telfer, Rait's Assistant | TV | — | 24 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Charley | TV | 5.2 | 23 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Mike | TV | 5.2 | 23 |
| 1964 | The System | Nidge | Film | 6.3 | 23 |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | 1st Officer (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Peter Harris | TV | — | 20 |
| 1957 | Emergency: Ward 10 | TV | 6.5 | 16 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Peter | TV | 6.0 | 15 |