Terry John
Known For: Acting
Biography
Terry John is a British actor best known for playing Percy in Oh, Doctor Beeching!. He began acting in The '80s, appearing in three episodes of the mini-series Wolcott. The rest of the decade for John contained guest shots in Bergerac, CASUAL+Y, A Very British Coup, and Minder. In The '90s, John made 5 different appearances in The Bill (and would play a further three characters in the next decade). Further guest roles came in Lovejoy, EastEnders, As Time Goes By, Pie in the Sky, and Backup. He was cast as Corporal Tony Genaro in Which Way to the War?, an unaired Pilot written by David Croft. Croft didn't forget about John, and gave him a role in his next series, Oh, Doctor Beeching!, as Percy, a railway guard and notorious skirt-chaser. Following his stint on Beeching!, John's acting career began to slow down, with some of his last acting roles coming in 28 Days Later, Murphy's Law, and Wire in the Blood. His final credit to date came in 2006, in yet another episode of The Bill.
Filmography
2002
- 28 Days Later as Featured Infected
1996
- Oh, Doctor Beeching! as Percy
1994
- Pie in the Sky as Bedlows Driver
- Cadfael as Fowler
- Which Way to the War as Corporal Tony Genaro
1992
- As Time Goes By as Taxi Driver
1991
- Under Suspicion as Switchboard Operator
- Deptford Graffiti as Sergeant
1990
1987
- Making Waves as Hotel Manager
- Pack of Lies as Police Gas Man
1986
- Lovejoy as Dennis
1985
- EastEnders as Crackerman
1983
- Birth of a Nation as Sergeant Powell
- The Fourth Arm as Feldwebel
1979
- Minder as Bertie