John Gregson (15 March 1919 - 8 January 1975) was a British actor. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

He was born as Harold Thomas Gregson in Wavertree, Liverpool, England, of Scottish descent, where he was educated at the St Francis Xavier School. He met his wife, the actress Thea Gregory, when they were appearing together in rep at Perth in 1946 and they were married in London in 1947. They had three daughters and three sons. Location within the British Isles Wavertree is an area of Liverpool. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Not to be confused with St. ... Thea Gregory was an English actress who was born in 1929, She appeared in several British films, such as The Weak and the Wicked (1952) with John Gregson and Laurence Harvey. ...

He appeared as John Gregson in 40 films between 1948 and 1971 and on television from 1960 until his death. He was often cast as a police inspector or as a navy or army officer, or for his comedy roles in Ealing and other British films. From 1965 he mainly worked on TV, starring as Commander George Gideon in the series Gideon's Way, known as Gideon C.I.D. in America. Ealing Studios, a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London, claims to be the oldest film studio in the world. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Gideons Way was a British TV crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...

His most famous comedy role was in the film chosen for the Royal Command Performance in 1953, Genevieve, also starring Kenneth More, Dinah Sheridan and Kay Kendall. He also appeared in the Ealing comedies The Titfield Thunderbolt and The Lavender Hill Mob. Kenneth More has been described as his "rival" in British cinema at the time, although Gregson tended to appear in less comedy films and more dramas than More, and was less 'broad' in his performances. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... In Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, Saint Genevieve (Nanterre near Paris, ca 419/422 - Paris 512) is the patron of Paris. ... Kenneth Gilbert More CBE, (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was a successful British cinema, television and theatre actor. ... Dinah Sheridan (born Dinah Mec in Hampstead, London on 17 September 1920) is a popular English-born actress who appeared in the film Genevieve (1954). ... Kay Kendall (May 21, 1926 – September 6, 1959) was a British actress. ... The Titfield Thunderbolt is a 1952 film about a story of villagers trying to prevent British Railways from closing the fictional Titfield branch line. ... The Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios which tells the story of a mild-mannered bank clerk who masterminds the robbery of his bank. ...

His best known drama films are probably The Battle of the River Plate, Angels One Five and Above Us the Waves. Among his many other roles he had leads in Treasure Island and The Treasure of Monte Cristo. Gregson concentrated on TV from the mid-sixties onwards, including The Saint with Roger Moore and a popular comedy adventure series with Shirley MacLaine; Shirley's World. He took over from Kenneth More in long running TV adverts for coffee on British television. The Battle of the River Plate (1956) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... Above Us the Waves is a 1955 war film starring John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice, Michael Medwin, William Franklyn, Anthony Newley, John Horsley and James Kenney. ... Treasure Island is a 1950 Disney film based on Robert Louis Stevensons novel Treasure Island. ... The Saint was a long-running British action adventure television series, made by ITC Entertainment, that aired on ITV stations between 1962 and 1969, and on American television as a syndicated show (1962-1967) and on NBC (1967-69). ... For other people named Roger Moore, see Roger Moore (disambiguation). ... Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty April 24, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actress, well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. ... Shirleys World is a television series aired first by American Broadcasting Company during the U.S. 1971-72 television season. ... Kenneth Gilbert More CBE, (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was a successful British cinema, television and theatre actor. ...

He appeared in 'It's The Geography That Counts', the last play at the St James's Theatre before its closure in 1957. The St Jamess Theatre was in King Street, London opening in 1835 and was demolished in 1957. ...

John Gregson died suddenly from a heart attack in Porlock Weir, Somerset, aged 55. He left a widow and six children. His final television role was in the BBC serial "Dangerous Knowledge", which was broadcast posthumously in 1976. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Porlock Weir at high tide Porlock Weir lies about 1. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...

External links

• John Gregson at the Internet Movie Database
• John Gregson Site