John Warner (actor)
John Hickson Warner (1 January 1924 – 19 May 2001) was a British film, television and stage actor whose career spanned more than five decades.Born the son of a clergyman in George in South Africa, Warner was educated at Brighton College after his family returned to Britain in 1929.[1] After service in the Royal Navy during the Second World War on board HMS Rattlesnake (he rose to the rank of Lieutenant), which included working on the Russian convoys, he resumed his acting career.Later television appearances include The Winslow Boy (1958), Duty Bound (1958), Sunday Night Theatre (BBC, 1950–1958), Ivanhoe (1958), BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960), An Age of Kings (1960), Softly, Softly (1966), The Man in Room 17 (1966), Theatre 625 (1967), Doctor in the House (1969), Paul Temple (1969), Comedy Playhouse (1970), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971), The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1972), Son of the Bride (1973), Doctor in Charge (1973), Prince Regent (1979) and Cribb (1980).[3][4] Other television appearances include The Treaty (1991), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1992), Lovejoy (1992), Mr. Bean (1992), Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992–94)[5] and Desmond's (1994).