John Stratton
Biography
John Stratton was a British actor who was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He came to notice in the 1950s through youthful film parts, playing the apprentices Ferraby and Ward alongside Jack Hawkins in The Cruel Sea (1953) and The Long Arm (1956). For television he took a comparable role, Captain Potter, in Quatermass and the Pit, the third of the Quatermass serials, working with André Morell. He moved into character roles in the 1960s and appeared in many television dramas of the decade, including It's Dark Outside, where his part was Fred Blane, an alcoholic journalist. He also had parts in long-running series such as Z-Cars and Doctor Who, and in 1980 he took the central role of Jess Oakroyd in an adaptation of J.B. Priestley's The Good Companions. He died in 1991.
65years old at death
- Born Clitheroe
- Died Hampstead
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as John Wilson Stratton
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 21 years1953 to 1974
Every film, newest first
- 1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellIMDb rating 6.2
- 1957The Man in the SkyIMDb rating 6.7
- 1956The Long ArmIMDb rating 7.0
- 1953The Cruel SeaIMDb rating 7.4
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Charles Frend directed two of these films. Jack Hawkins appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jack Hawkins's page
Alec McCowen's page
Megs Jenkins's page
Glyn Houston's page
Charles FrendDirector, 2 films, 1953 to 1956
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