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Encyclopedia > John Paul (actor)

John Paul (April 20, 1921–February 1995) was a British actor. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


He is best known for his roles as Dr Spencer Quist in Doomwatch (1970-72) and Marcus Agrippa in I, Claudius (1976), both for BBC Television. During his career he also appeared in films such as The Yangtse Incident (1957) and Cry Freedom (1987), and had guest roles in episodes of popular television series such as Out of the Unknown, The Avengers, Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint and The New Avengers, mostly during the 1960s and 70s. Doomwatch was a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on the BBC1 channel for thirty-seven fifty-minute episodes, plus one unshown, and one part made, in three seasons transmitted on Mondays from 9 February 1970 to 14 August 1972. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC-12 BC) was a Roman statesman and general, son-in-law and minister of the emperor Caesar Augustus. ... I, Claudius is a novel by Robert Graves, (ISBN 067972477X) first published in 1934, dealing sympathetically with the life of the Roman Emperor Claudius and the history of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and Roman Empire, from Julius Caesars assassination in 44 BC to Caligulas assassination in 41 AD... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1936. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cry Freedom is a feature film directed by Richard Attenborough, produced in 1987, which is set in the 1970s, during the apartheid era of South Africa. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Avengers is a British 1960s television series featuring secret agents in a fantasy 1960s Britain. ... Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series, which ran from 1955 to 1976, and later a radio series. ... 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). ... A 1970s New Avengers paperback features Mike Gambit (Gareth Hunt), Purdey (Joanna Lumley) and the ubiquitous John Steed (Patrick Macnee). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...


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