Terry John

Career overview

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Name: Terry John.
Nationality/Type: British actor / British character actor.
Known for: Percy in Oh, Doctor Beeching!.
Start: Began acting in the 1980s. First appeared on screen in 1981.
1980s credits: Three episodes of the mini-series Wolcott. Guest shots in Bergerac, CASUAL+Y (or Casualty), A Very British Coup, and Minder.
1990s credits: 5 appearances in The Bill. Guest roles in Lovejoy, EastEnders, As Time Goes By, Pie in the Sky, and Backup (1995).
Other credits: Corporal Tony Genaro in Which Way to the War? (unaired Pilot written by David Croft).
Other credits: 28 Days Later (2002), The Fourth Arm (1983), Kavanagh QC.
Future/Next decade: Played three further characters in The Bill in the next decade (after the 90s).
Paragraph 1: Early Career and 1980s.
Terry John is a British character actor who began his acting career in the 1980s, making his first on-screen appearance in 1981. During this decade, he appeared in three episodes of the mini-series Wolcott. His work in the 1980s also included guest appearances in Bergerac, CASUAL+Y, A Very British Coup, and Minder. Additionally, he appeared in The Fourth Arm in 1983.
Paragraph 2: 1990s and later work.
In the 1990s, John made five appearances in The Bill and had guest roles in Lovejoy, EastEnders, As Time Goes By, Pie in the Sky, and Backup in 1995. He was cast as Corporal Tony Genaro in the unaired pilot Which Way to the War?, which was written by David Croft. Following this, he appeared in Croft's series Oh, Doctor Beeching!, where he is best known for playing the character Percy. His subsequent work included playing three additional characters in The Bill in the following decade. Other credits for John include appearances in Kavanagh QC and the film 28 Days Later in 2002.
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Terry John is a British character actor who began his acting career in the 1980s, with his first on-screen appearance occurring in 1981. During this decade, he appeared in three episodes of the mini-series Wolcott. His television credits throughout the rest of the 1980s included guest roles in Bergerac, CASUAL+Y, A Very British Coup, and Minder. He also appeared in The Fourth Arm in 1983.

In the 1990s, John made five different appearances in The Bill. His guest roles during this period included work in Lovejoy, EastEnders, As Time Goes By, Pie in the Sky, and the 1995 production Backup