John Castle
Biography
John Castle is an English actor whose screen work began with Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup (1966), playing Bill, and who became known for film and television roles. Born in Croydon, he studied at Brighton College and Trinity College, Dublin, and trained at RADA. His stage debut came in 1964 as Westmoreland in Henry V at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, and he later appeared on Broadway in the musical Georgy. On screen he portrayed Prince Geoffrey in The Lion in Winter (1968), Octavius Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra (1972), and Postumus Agrippa in the BBC series I, Claudius (1976). Other credits include Man of La Mancha (1972), The Crucifer of Blood (1991), and the 1992 Miss Marple film The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, where he played Inspector Craddock. He also appeared in RoboCop 3 (1993) and has worked as a voice actor, recording an audiobook of Vanity Fair.
86years old
Turns 87 on January 14in 94 days
- Born Croydon
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- John Michael Frederick Castle (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 40 years1966 to 2006
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First role
Castle's first professional appearance came on 5 June 1964, when he played Westmoreland on stage in Henry V at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, at the age of 24.
First role
Castle made his screen debut in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blowup, playing Bill, the artist friend of David Hemmings' character.
Beyond film
Castle played the title character in a 1982 play about Mohandas Gandhi, staged at the Tricycle Theatre in London under director Peter Stevenson.
First role
Castle made his first appearance on Broadway in the musical Georgy, playing the part of Jos. The show had a short run, opening in February 1970.
John Castle movies on Netflix
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Worked with
John Castle shares two films with Charlton Heston, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Charlton Heston's page
Peter O'Toole's page
Harvey Keitel's page
Anthony Hopkins's page
Robert Duvall's page
Martin Sheen's page
All films by Anthony Harvey
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