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John Bown
Born(1934-07-01)1 July 1934
Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England, UK
Died5 November 2017(2017-11-05) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1956–2006
SpouseSibylla Kay (1960[1]–2017)

John Bown (1 July 1934 – 5 November 2017) was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was best known for playing Commander Neil Stafford in the final season of the TV series Doomwatch.

Biography

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John Bown was born on 1 July 1934 in Corfe Mullen, Dorset[2] and educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Wimborne Minster[3]. He trained at LAMDA and some time after went into repertory in Salisbury and Birmingham[3]. In the 1960s, he directed and wrote the screenplay for the short film North West Confidential and the feature film Monique. After Bown was planning his next project titled Hey, You!, but could not find the backing for it. He resumed acting.[4]. From 1976 to 1979 he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Filmography

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Actor

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Director and screenwriter

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  • North West Confidential (1969)
  • Monique (1970)

References

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  1. ^ Maxford, Howard (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 448. ISBN 9781476629148.
  2. ^ "John Bown". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Bown, John (2011). Aquaruis Dawning. Austin Macauley Publishers. ISBN 9781849630429.
  4. ^ McGillivray, David (1992). Doing Rude Things. Sun Tavern Fields. ISBN 9780951701225.
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Category:1934 births Category:2017 deaths Category:British film actors Category:20th-century British actors Category:British television actors Category:British stage actors Category:People from Dorset