John Glyn-Jones | |
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| Born | 28 August 1908 London, England |
| Died | 21 January 1997 (aged 87) Casablanca, Morocco |
| Education | Bishop's Stortford College |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
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| Years active | 1938-1976 |
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John Glyn-Jones (28 August 1908 – 21 January 1997) was a British stage, radio, television and film actor.[1][2]
His father, William Glyn-Jones, was a Member of Parliament and he was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and Oxford University. He began his acting career in repertory theatre in Oxford and with the BBC Drama Repertory Company, with whom he played Organ Morgan in the original recording of Under Milk Wood in 1954.[3] As well as acting he was also a producer and director for the BBC, during 1947–1951.[4][5]
On television he appeared in 1960 in an episode of the Patrick McGoohan Danger Man series entitled "The Gallows Tree" as Hamish. Also he appeared in 1966 in an episode of The Avengers entitled "A Sense of History" as the archivist Grindley (ending up deceased with an arrow in his back on a classroom floor).
